Antoine de Saint-Exupéry letter to Hedda Sterne

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Object Details

Creator

Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de, 1900-1944

Sterne, Hedda, 1910-

Place of publication, production, or execution

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Physical Description

Letter : 1 p. : handwritten, ill. ; 26 x 28 cm.

Summary

Illustrated letter from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry to Hedda Sterne. The illustration depicts a figure in a field with flowers, drawn with ink. The text notes some daily activities such as waking up and returning home, and concludes with thanks to Sterne for her help.
Letter is written in French.

Citation

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry letter to Hedda Sterne, circa 1942. Hedda Sterne papers, 1939-1977. 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

circa 1942

Record number

(DSI-AAA)6645

Type

Correspondence

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Hedda Sterne papers, 1939-1977

Data Source

Archives of American Art

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

AAADCD_item_6645