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Property from the Collection of Joan Didion
An American Icon: Property from the Collection of Joan Didion
Joan Didions career as a writer and influential critic of American culture began in the 1960s when she burst on the scene as a new and distinctive voice. After marrying fellow writer John Gregory Dunne, the couple moved to Didions home state of California where they would pursue their careers and became a bicoastal glamour couple, frequenting the Hollywood scene in California and the literary world in New York. It is the influence of both of these places that can be felt throughout Joan Didions career as a writer, as well as in the collection of art and objects that occupied her New York City apartment at the end of her life. Friendships with artists produced the opportunity to acquire works of art that reflect the creative and intellectual milieu the Didion-Dunnes occupied, and are the structure that will create a sale that does justice to Joan Didions legacy.
Highlights in the sale include works by Richard Diebenkorn, Sam Francis, Brice Marden, Ed Ruscha, Jennifer Bartlett, Vija Celmins and Patti Smith. Also included is a selection of photographs of Joan Didion by Brigitte Lacombe, Annie Liebovitz, Mary Ellen Mark and Julian Wasser. Furnishings and decorations from Didions apartment include a large partners desk from California, a Late Regency Pembroke table, an American writing desk, silver, porcelain and collectibles amassed by the Didion-Dunnes on their travels, and objects gifted to them by artists and writers. A selection of books and ephemera will also be included.
Proceeds from the sale will benefit patient care and research of Parkinsons and other movement disorders at Columbia University, and the Sacramento Historical Society for the benefit of Sacramento City College scholarship for women in literature.
Auction Curators:
Founder and President
Director of Fine Arts
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0077: Random House Unabridged Dictionary and a Laminate Veneered Faux Wood StandEst. US$500-US$700
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0081: American Painted Wood Cylindrical Document Box, a Painted Wood Blotter and an InkstandEst. US$200-US$400
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0084: Timothy Greenfield-Sanders (b. 1952): Knopf Authors Including Joan Didion, Robert Caro, and ToniEst. US$2,000-US$4,000
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0085: Brigitte Lacombe (b. 1950): Joan, Vanessa and David, Booth TheatreEst. US$1,500-US$2,500
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0086: Mary Ellen Mark (1940-2015): Susan and Pablo-Wilmington North CarolinaEst. US$1,000-US$2,000
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0089: Lynn Davis (b. 1944): Very Large Array #2, New Mexico, 1997Est. US$6,000-US$8,000
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