Vladimir Nabokov supports the Ward's Natural Science institution.
Original check from the National Bank of Ithaca, NY, signed by Lolita's father to the American institution Ward's Natural Science Establishment .
1.200€
Original check from the National Bank of Ithaca, NY, signed by Lolita's father to the American institution Ward's Natural Science Establishment .
1.200€
Vladimir Nabokov (1899.1977)
Signed piece.
An oblong sheet (7 x 16 cm) mounted on black paper.
May 8, 1958
Original check from the National Bank of Ithaca, NY, signed by Lolita's father to the American institution Ward's Natural Science Establishment .
Founded in 1862 in Rochester by naturalist Henry Augustus Ward, the institution made a considerable contribution to natural species collections.
We also know of Nabokov's all-consuming passion for lepidoptera and natural sciences.