Dan Flavin letter to Ellen H. Johnson

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Object Details

Creator

Flavin, Dan

Johnson, Ellen H., 1910-1992

Subject

Kensett, John Frederick

Hudson River Museum

Place of publication, production, or execution

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Physical Description

Letter : 2 p. : handwritten ; 28 x 22 cm.

Summary

Flavin discusses a new catalogue of works by John Frederick Kensett, and includes a long list of Kensett drawings that he has purchased or will soon purchase. He also mentions his activities in relation to a new "Museum of the Hudson Highlands" where he will serve as artist-curator, and asks if Johnson would lend some of her Kensetts for their gala opening.

Citation

Dan Flavin. Dan Flavin letter to Ellen H. Johnson, 1979 Jan. 22. Ellen Hulda Johnson papers, 1872-2018. 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

1979 Jan. 22

Record number

(DSI-AAA)6603

Type

Correspondence

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Ellen Hulda Johnson papers, 1872-2018, bulk 1921-1992

Data Source

Archives of American Art

Metadata Usage

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Record ID

AAADCD_item_6603