$640
A double-sided two-page letter written to Marilyn Monroe from "Uncle Art," who was a relative of Monroe's foster mother, Grace Goddard. The letter reads in part "So glad you are making satisfactory progress in school. I advise that you be particularly diligent in the cultural subjects...sad is the fate of the young woman who has not the ambition to so model and mold her language and conduct as to have [illegible] herself to the point where she can mingle with cultured people inconspicuously." The letter is written on International Correspondence Schools of Scranton, Pennsylvania, stationery, undated and signed "Devotedly Yours, Uncle Art." 11 by 8 1/2 inches PROVENANCE Sotheby Parke Bernet, Sale number 94, October 21, 1973 Categories: Marilyn Monroe
Auctioneer:
Juliens Auctions
Date:
2012-03-31
