(2) Graciela Iturbide (B.1942) Signed Gelatin Silver Print & Photography Book

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(lot of 2) Framed photograph and photography book by Graciela Iturbide (Mexico, b.1942), including: (1) framed gelatin silver print on paper, Nude Female Portrait with Mask, paper mount signed G. Iturbide with sentimental inscription "Connie, te mando un beso y espero que nos veamos pronto, Graciela (Connie, I'm sending you a kiss and I hope we see each other soon, Graciela)," photograph: approx 4"h, 4"w, sight: approx 7.5"h, 5.5"w, overall: approx 10"h, 8"w; (1) book: "Eyes to Fly With: Portraits, Self-Portraits, and Other Photographs," with interview by Fabienne Bradu, foreword by Alejandro Castellanos, from the Witliff Gallery Series, series edited by Bill Wittliff (William Dale Wittliff, American, active in Austin, Texas, 1940-2019), volume edited by Connie Todd (Texas, 1941-2024), published by University of Texas Press, Austin, stated first edition, 2006, 195 pages, approx 12 3/8"h, 12 3/8"w, 1"d; 5.5lbs total Provenance: From the estate of Connie Todd (Constance Clare Todd, Austin, Texas, 1941-2024). For many years, Connie Todd was the personal assistant to prominent Austin-based book publisher, photographer, and author Bill Wittliff (William Dale Wittliff, American, active in Austin, Texas, 1940-2019). Bill Wittliff wrote celebrated screenplays such as "Lonesome Dove" (1982), "Legends of the Fall" (1994), and "Barbarosa" (2000), and founded the regionally-oriented publishing company, Encino Press, with his wife Sally in 1963. Connie Todd later served as the founding director of the Wittliff Collections at Texas State University from 1997-2010, transforming it into an internationally-acclaimed collection through noteworthy acquisitions such as the Cormac McCarthy archive. After retiring from Texas State, Connie Todd spent time traveling the world with friends and family.