Description

FIRST EDITION of this elegy written after the tragic death of his son, Philippe-Manguilien Senghor, in a traffic accident.Elegy for jazz orchestra and polyphonic choir illustrated with three original engravings by Viera da Silva : suddenly, the earth, the sky .

SINGLE EDITION OF 72 COPIES ON NACRED JAPON signed by the author and the artist.

A touching autograph signed letter:

"To Marie Thérèse Seguin
thanking her for all the kindness she has done for our Philou
and expressing our affectionate thoughts.
Senghor

The book features a printed thank-you card from the Presidency of the Republic of Senegal, altered by the President's wife, Colette Senghor, and signed by the couple.

One of Galerie Jeanne Bucher's fine productions reproducing the handwritten text and its typhographic version.