Frida Kahlo telegram to Emmy Lou Packard

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Object Details

Creator

Kahlo, Frida, 1907-1954

Packard, Emmy Lou, 1914-1998

Subject

Arensberg, Walter

Kaufmann, Edgar

Place of publication, production, or execution

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Physical Description

Telegram : 1 p. : typescript ; 15 x 21 cm.

Summary

Kahlo neglected to mail her December 15th letter to Packard early enough to reach her in San Francisco and sent this urgent telegram to Packard. Here, she offers the same painting I with my Nurse to Walter Arensberg at a slightly higher price in lieu of Birth, which was for Edgar Kaufmann.

Citation

Frida Kahlo. Frida Kahlo telegram to Emmy Lou Packard, 1941 December 17. Emmy Lou Packard Papers, 1900-1990. 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

1941 December 17

Record number

(DSI-AAA)747

Type

Correspondence

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Emmy Lou Packard Papers, 1900-1990

Data Source

Archives of American Art

Topic

Art--Prices

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

AAADCD_item_747