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Creator:
Button, John, 1929-1982  Search this
Fabian, Gerald Langston  Search this
Subject:
Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Type:
Correspondence
Date:
1959 July 15
Place of publication, production, or execution:
No place, unknown, or undetermined
Physical Description:
Letter : 1 p. : handwritten ; 41 x 23 cm
Summary:
Button writes with updates on movies and other arts and culture he has seen in New York, the activities of mutual friends, giving Marlon Brando a tour of MoMA, and planning for a trip to visit Fabian in California. <br>Year based on Button's mentions of the "new movie" <em>Some like it hot</em> and Eileen Farrell performing as Ariadne with the San Francisco opera. <br>Portions of the letter are handwritten and portions are typewritten, cut out and pasted onto the handwritten sheet.
Citation:
John Button. John Button letter to Gerald Langston Fabian, 1959 July 15. John Button letters to Gerald L. Fabian, 1950-1982. 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)12117
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Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
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