Robert Motherwell letter to Joseph Cornell

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Object Details

Creator

Motherwell, Robert Burns, 1915-1991

Cornell, Joseph

Place of publication, production, or execution

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Physical Description

Letter : 2 p. : handwritten ; 23 x 16 cm

Summary

Motherwell writes Cornell of his plans to open the Subjects of the Artist school in October and of ongoing efforts to produce the second issue of the journal Possibilities. Motherwell encourages Cornell to submit his piece on Edgar Allan Poe and the ballerina Marie Tagiolini for the publication.

Citation

Robert Burns Motherwell. Robert Motherwell letter to Joseph Cornell, 1948 September 21. Joseph Cornell papers, 1804-1986. 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

1948 September 21

Record number

(DSI-AAA)17876

Type

Correspondence

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Joseph Cornell papers, 1804-1986, bulk 1939-1972

Data Source

Archives of American Art

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

AAADCD_item_17876