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a series of family photographs, each annotated by plath
The following images offer an intimate photographic record of Plath’s first years of motherhood, with each of these mementos annotated by her to record the subject, time, or location of the photograph. Plath wrote in a letter to Marcia B. Stern in April 1957 that she wanted to be a “triple threat woman” - wife, mother and poet. For the period covered by these photographs, from Frieda’s birth in 1960 to her Christening in 1962, she was, most unusually for an artist of her time, successfully all three. Any material inscribed in Plath’s hand, let alone items of such intimate personal sig- nificance, is rare in commerce.
10. “Frieda Almost New” [April 1960]. Original photograph of Sylvia Plath and her daughter Frieda. 60x60mm. Inscribed by Plath to verso, “Frieda almost new / Chalcot Square”. A little blurred [41663] £950
11. “Frieda About 3 Months” [July 1960]. Original photograph of Sylvia Plath and her daughter Frieda. 60x60mm. Inscribed by Plath, “Frieda about 3 months”. [41647] £750
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