Creator:

Smithson, Robert  Search this

Holt, Nancy, 1938-2014  Search this

Type:

Correspondence

Place:

Rome, Italy

Date:

1961 July 29

Place of publication, production, or execution:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Physical Description:

Letter : 1 p. : handwritten, ill.

Summary:

Handwritten, illustrated letter from Robert Smithson to Nancy Holt, sent from and on the subject of Rome, Italy. The letter features religious and apocalyptic imagery. Illustrations of a broken column, nude figures, and the mythical she-wolf who fed Romulus and Remus accompany the text.

Citation:

Robert Smithson. Robert Smithson letter to Nancy Holt, 1961 July 29. Robert Smithson and Nancy Holt papers, 1905-1987. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Use Note:

© Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution

Location Note:

Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560

Record number:

(DSI-AAA)19238

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Robert Smithson and Nancy Holt papers, 1905-1987, bulk 1952-1987

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_item_19238