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A group of Cher signed notes to Ret Turner and a Polaroid image 1
A group of Cher signed notes to Ret Turner and a Polaroid image 2
Lot 159

A group of Cher signed notes to Ret Turner and a Polaroid

27 March 2017, 13:00 EDT
New York

US$600 - US$900

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A group of Cher signed notes to Ret Turner and a Polaroid

Three notes on personal stationery cards, all embossed "Cher" in gold, one with original transmittal envelope addressed to "Ret Perfect Turner," 1980s-1990s, with a Polaroid photograph from The Player (1992) labeled "Ret Turner / 10 4 x 4" in black marker. Cher and costume designer Ret Turner enjoyed a long and warm working relationship, stretching from Cher's 1960s-1970s variety shows into the 1990s and beyond. Turner famously designed Cher's feathered outfit for the 1986 Academy Awards®. These cards, written in pen and pencil, express her abiding affection for him. One reads: "My Darling Ret, / I think of / you always [.] I love you forever / and I think this is perfect / Cher." Another says: "My Dearest Ret, / You are always / in my thoughts! I love you / Me!" The Polaroid photograph was taken during the filming of Cher's brief cameo in Robert Altman's Hollywood satire, The Player (1992); it depicts Cher in a red gown and Turner in the back of a limousine. Cher said that she would only appear in the film if Turner was in it as her "date." With a letter from the Ret Turner estate describing the photograph.
Cards: 4 1/4 x 6 1/2 in; Polaroid: 4 x 4 in

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