Louis Untermeyer Autographs
Louis Untermeyer (October 1, 1885 – December 18, 1977) was an American poet, anthologist, critic, and editor. He was appointed the fourteenth Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1961.
Untermeyer was born in New York City, the son of Emanuel, German-Jewish jewelry manufacturer, and Julia Michael Untermeyer. He initially joined his father's firm as a designer, rising to the rank of vice president, before resigning from the firm in 1923 to devote himself to literary pursuits. He was, for the most part, self-educated.
He married Jean Starr in January 1907, and their son Richard was born in December of that year. (Richard Untermeyer died by suicide in January 1927 while studying at Yale, at the age of 19.) After a 1926 divorce, they were reunited in 1929, after which they adopted two sons, Laurence and Joseph. He married the poet Virginia Moore (1903–1993) in 1927; their son, John Moore Untermeyer (1928), was renamed John Fitzallen Moore after a painful 1929 divorce. In the 1930s, he divorced Jean Starr Untermeyer and married Esther Antin (1894–1983). This relationship also ended in divorce in 1945. In 1948, he married Bryna Ivens, an editor of Seventeen magazine.
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Traded items with a signature of Louis Untermeyer
The most expensive item with a signature of Louis Untermeyer (Louis UNTERMEYER / The Younger Choir with The Younger Quire Signed 1st ed 1910) was sold in December 2025 for $5,005.00 while the cheapest item (Louis Untermeyer signature Famous POET Blacklisted) found a new owner for $0.99 in January 2008. The month with the most items sold (3) was October 2013 with an average selling price of $6.50 for an autographed item of Louis Untermeyer. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2020 with $350.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was January 2008. In average, an autographed item from Louis Untermeyer is worth $25.25.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Louis Untermeyer were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | American Poet LOUIS UNTERMEYER 3 Typed Letters Signed to GRACE HAZARD CONKLING | $350.00 |  |
| American Poet LOUIS UNTERMEYER 3 Typed Letters Signed to GRACE HAZARD CONKLING | $350.00 | |
| Autograph Partial Poem Handwritten and Signed by Louis Untermeyer, & one signed | $50.00 | |
| Autograph Partial Poem Handwritten and Signed by Louis Untermeyer, & one signed | $50.00 | |
| Louis Untermeyer - American Poet - Authentic Vintage Autographed Letter | $34.50 | |
| Louis Untermeyer - American Poet - Authentic Vintage Autographed Letter | $34.50 | |
| Louis Untermeyer Autographed Hand Signed 1925 Letter To An Author. | $75.00 | |
| Louis Untermeyer Autographed Hand Signed 1925 Letter To An Author. | $75.00 | |
| Louis Untermeyer Autographed Hand Signed 1925 Letter To An Author. | $75.00 | |
| Louis Untermeyer Autographed Hand Signed 1925 Letter To An Author. | $75.00 | |
| Louis Untermeyer Autographed Hand Signed 1925 Letter To An Author. | $75.00 | |
| Louis Untermeyer Autographed Hand Signed 1925 Letter To An Author. | $75.00 | |
| Louis Untermeyer Poet Laureate Signed Letter ORIGINAL AUTOGRAPH re: Ezra Pound | $48.00 | |
| POET LAUREATE,WRITER LOUIS UNTERMEYER TYPED LETTER SIGNED | $38.70 | |
| POET LAUREATE,WRITER LOUIS UNTERMEYER TYPED LETTER SIGNED | $38.70 | |
