Robert Motherwell letter to Joseph Cornell

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Object Details

Creator

Motherwell, Robert Burns, 1915-1991

Cornell, Joseph

Subject

Cornell, Joseph

Place of publication, production, or execution

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Physical Description

Letter : 3 p. : handwritten ; 28 x 22 cm

Summary

Motherwell explains that the Walker Art Institute asked him to write a preface to Cornell's upcoming exhibit there. He encloses two typewritten pages of the preface he has written for Cornell's review.

Citation

Robert Burns Motherwell. Robert Motherwell letter to Joseph Cornell, 1953 June 26. 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

1953 June 26

Record number

(DSI-AAA)17879

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_17879