Dates reflect the Cartier letter (1942 Nov. 16) and the envelope (not scanned, postmarked 1943 Jan. 11). Pène du Bois' letter itself is dated 1942 Nov. 30. <br>Pène du Bois writes to his fiancée Bouché while he is in the army. He tells her about an "inter-ally" tennis match he played, answers her questions, and encloses two pieces of correspondence he thinks she will find interesting: one from the editor at <em>Yank</em> magazine which compliments the stories he has written for them, and one from Cartier regarding a ring he purchased for Bouché. <br>The first page is illustrated with a cartoon of a man wearing a suit made of many different fabric patches, with the caption "Mr. Crashaw the civilian clothing conservation gentleman."
Citation:
William Pène du Bois. William Pène du Bois letter to Jane Bouché, New York City, New York, 1942 Nov. 16 to 1943 Jan. 11. Louis Bouché papers, 1880-2007. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Current copyright status is undetermined
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560
