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EINSTEIN, Albert (1879-1955). – SASSE, Arthur (1908-1975). Photograph signed in the upper right margin (“A Einstein ‘51”), [Princeton, 1951].
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EINSTEIN, Albert (1879-1955). – SASSE, Arthur (1908-1975). Photograph signed in the upper right margin (“A Einstein ‘51”), [Princeton, 1951].
250 x 175mm (sight). Matted and framed.
The iconic (and comical) portrait of Einstein sticking out his tongue for the photographers on his 72nd birthday. A very rare example signed by Einstein. Einstein is shown seated in an automobile between Dr. Frank Aydelotte, head of the Institute of Advanced Study in Princeton and his wife, returning from a celebration of Einstein’s 72nd birthday at the Princeton Club. For the benefit of a gaggle of photographers, Einstein stuck out his tongue, but only Arthur Sasse, a United Press International photographer, managed to capture it. Sasse’s editors debated the appropriateness of the photograph for some time before submitting it for publication. It became the most popular photograph ever taken of the Nobel Laureate, demonstrating his playful side. Einstein was so delighted with the photo that he ordered multiple prints of this image. Most examples of this photograph are cropped to Einstein’s head, while this example shows the entire scene in its proper context.
250 x 175mm (sight). Matted and framed.
The iconic (and comical) portrait of Einstein sticking out his tongue for the photographers on his 72nd birthday. A very rare example signed by Einstein. Einstein is shown seated in an automobile between Dr. Frank Aydelotte, head of the Institute of Advanced Study in Princeton and his wife, returning from a celebration of Einstein’s 72nd birthday at the Princeton Club. For the benefit of a gaggle of photographers, Einstein stuck out his tongue, but only Arthur Sasse, a United Press International photographer, managed to capture it. Sasse’s editors debated the appropriateness of the photograph for some time before submitting it for publication. It became the most popular photograph ever taken of the Nobel Laureate, demonstrating his playful side. Einstein was so delighted with the photo that he ordered multiple prints of this image. Most examples of this photograph are cropped to Einstein’s head, while this example shows the entire scene in its proper context.