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Olin Dows letter to William Gropper and draft response from Gropper

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    Object Details

    Creator

    Dows, Olin, 1904-1981
    Gropper, William, 1897-1977

    Subject

    Dows, Olin
    Gropper, William
    Treasury Relief Art Project

    Place of publication, production, or execution

    No place, unknown, or undetermined

    Physical Description

    Letter : 2 p. : various media ; 27 x 21 cm.

    Summary

    Dows writes in a type-written letter on U.S. Treasury Department letterhead. He informs Gropper that his mural design was selected by the Treasury Department Art Program for the Freeport Post Office, and asks Gropper to confirm his interest in continuing with the project.
    A handwritten draft of Gropper's response follows, in which Gropper lambastes Dows and the other "fellows in Washington" for "not having offered [him] an outright job."

    Citation

    Olin Dows. Olin Dows letter to William Gropper and draft response from Gropper, 1936 May 18. William Gropper papers, 1916-1983. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

    Use Note

    Current copyright status is undetermined

    Location Note

    Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560

    Date

    1936 May 18

    Record number

    (DSI-AAA)10986

    Type

    Correspondence

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    William Gropper papers, 1916-1983

    Data Source

    Archives of American Art

    Topic

    Murals

    Metadata Usage

    Usage conditions apply

    Record ID

    AAADCD_item_10986

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