Elvis Presley Reading His Fan Mail, 1956
© Alfred Wertheimer / MUUS Collection

Elvis Presley Reading His Fan Mail, 1956

Photograph
By Alfred Wertheimer
About the image
Once inside his suite at The Warwick, Elvis finds an envelope containing dozens of fan letters, which he proceeds to read and then tears into small pieces. New York, March 17, 1956.

Release Notes:
Alfred Wertheimer printed and sold his original museum-quality photographs for many years until his death in 2014. He left a small archive of photographs in a variety of sizes (8" x 10" sheet size to 20" x 24" sheet size) which are now available here for purchase. Supplies are extremely limited.

Collector's Notes:
All available works were printed during the artist’s lifetime, there are no posthumous prints. Both signed and unsigned examples may be available. Each piece is uniquely marked with annotations, stamps, and signatures.

Prices on Wertheimer archive photographs start at $3,000 (unsigned) and vary depending on the image in question, size, condition, and signature status.

Buyers will receive a certificate of authenticity following delivery of their artwork.

Please contact us with any questions, or for information on any other pieces that may be available.

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Elvis Presley Reading His Fan Mail, 1956
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