Wayne Thiebaud letter to Hassel Smith

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Object Details

Creator

Thiebaud, Wayne, 1920-2021

Smith, Hassel Wendell, 1915-2007

Place of publication, production, or execution

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Physical Description

1 letter : handwritten, ill. ; 10 x 18 cm.

Summary

Cartoon by Thiebaud showing an artist seated before an empty canvas, captioned: Why do they have to make these canvases so damn blank?
On the verso is a short handwritten note from Thiebaud.

Citation

Wayne Thiebaud. Wayne Thiebaud letter to Hassel Smith, 1999. Hassel Smith papers, circa 1900-2004. 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

1999

Record number

(DSI-AAA)6627

Type

Correspondence

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Hassel Smith papers, circa 1900-2004, bulk 1930-1995

Data Source

Archives of American Art

Topic

Caricatures and cartoons

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

AAADCD_item_6627