White, Robert W. (Robert Winthrop), 1921-2002 Search this
Type:
Correspondence
Place:
Conn.
Date:
1962 June 26
Place of publication, production, or execution:
No place, unknown, or undetermined
Physical Description:
1 letter : typescript ; 13 x 9 cm.
Summary:
Styron relates his experience witnessing a hearing at the Connecticut State Prison in which a prisoner named Benjamin Reid was granted clemency. He mentions that he saw "Salome, bathed in sunlight" (presumably a sculpture by White) when he returned and muses whether she had something to do with the verdict.
Citation:
William Styron. William Styron letter to Robert W. White, 1962 June 26. Robert W. White papers, 1889-2003. 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
