Creator:

Motherwell, Robert Burns, 1915-1991  Search this

Baziotes, William, 1912-1963  Search this

Subject:

Motherwell, Robert Burns  Search this

Type:

Correspondence

Date:

1945 May 5

Place of publication, production, or execution:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Physical Description:

Letter : 1 p. : typescript, ill. ; 22 x 14 cm (letter); 11 x 25 cm (envelope)

Summary:

Motherwell writes that he has found someone who may give Baziotes a contract and advises that they may need to find other representation because Peggy Guggenheim may close her gallery. <br>Back of letter has abstract sketches. <br>Back of envelope has two faces sketched on it, one of which appears to be a self-portrait by Motherwell.

Citation:

Robert Burns Motherwell. Robert Motherwell letter to William Baziotes with illustrated envelope, 1945 May 5. William and Ethel Baziotes papers, circa 1900-1992. 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

Record number:

(DSI-AAA)17836

See more items in:

William and Ethel Baziotes papers, circa 1900-1992, bulk 1935-1980

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

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