(6) Keith Carter Photograhic Studies Books, Many Signed

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(lot of 6) Books, photographic studies by Keith Carter (Wisconsin, Texas, b.1948), including: (1) "Natural Histories," for an exhibition at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas, November 2000-February 2000, signed at the title page "For Connie with affection, Keith Carter, 2000," includes photo prints and essay by Bill Wittliff, Unisource-Dallas, paperback, 13" x 6.5" x 1/8"; (1) "Heaven of Animals," Rice University Press, 1995, approx 125 pages, 130 plates, signed at the 5th interior page "For Connie, love, Keith Carter, 1996," dustcover, approx 11.25" x 11.25" x 1"; (1) "Fireflies: Photographs of Children," University of Texas Press, 2009, first edition, approx 164 pages, dustcover, approx 12.25" x 12.25" x 1"; (1) "Photographs: Twenty-Five Years," University of Texas Press, 1997, Wittliff Gallery Series, signed first title page "to Consolata, I love you (with heart), Keith Carter, 1997," signed again at the dedication page "To Beautiful Connie, Thanks for Asking, God Bless You, Jane Goodrich (Kips Mom)," approx 170 pages, 75 plates, dustcover, approx 11.25" x 11.25" x 1"; (1) "Bones," hardcover, Chronicle Books, San Francisco, 1996, signed at the first title page "For Connie (over a triangular drawn figure) with love, Keith Carter, 1996," approx 108 pages, dustcover, approx 10.25" x 10" x 0.75"; (1) "Bones," softcover, Chronicle Books, San Francisco, approx 108 pages, approx 10" x 9.75" x 0.75"; 14lbs total (for shipping purposes only) 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.