Helen Keller

Postcard photograph of Helen Keller and Enrico Caruso, signed and inscribed.

• Helen Keller (American).
• Parkersburg, West Virginia: May 22, 1916.
• On the verso, Keller has written: "He poured his wonderful voice into my hand." Signed and inscribed, "With Love / Helen Keller," in pencil vertically in the blank right margin.
• Includes an autograph note to Mrs. John Hays Hammond, on verso: "He poured his wonderful voice into my hand and my soul was filled with music," in pencil.

On April 24, 1916, in Atlanta, Georgia, Enrico Caruso gave a private performance for Helen Keller of the opening aria of the third act from Saint-Saëns’ "Samson and Delilah." Two years later, the two corresponded regarding Keller's acquisition of Italian and her desire for Caruso to appear in a film, which he politely declined.

American Foundation for the Blind (AFB), Helen Keller Archive: Letter from Helen Keller, Forest Hills, NY to Enrico Caruso, July 2, 1918.

Letter from Enrico Caruso, NYC to Helen Keller, July 13, 1918.