Wilmington Library to sell Wyeth illustrations
Posted May 06, 2009 11:00 pm
WILMINGTON, Del. -- The Wilmington Library is selling 14 N.C. Wyeth illustrations painted for the 1920 publication of "Robinson Crusoe" to pay for a new roof, heating and air conditioning system and other repairs.
The collection of Wyeth originals is expected to bring about $5 million when it's auctioned piece by piece at Christie's in New York on Dec. 2.
The library will also auction off a rare, complete 20-volume set of Edward S. Curtis' books and photographs of the native peoples of North America and Alaska. It's expected to raise $700,000 to $900,000.
The library plans to divide any proceeds between renovations and the library's endowment.
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