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Creator:
Sloan, John French, 1871-1951  Search this
Pach, Walter, 1883-1958  Search this
Type:
Correspondence
Date:
1920 June 9
Place of publication, production, or execution:
No place, unknown, or undetermined
Physical Description:
Letter : 2 p. : handwritten, ill. ; 28 x 22 cm.
Summary:
Sloan describes his return to Santa Fe, and mentions going to the Metropolitan Anniversary Exhibit in New York. <br>The letter is illustrated with a drawing of a man smoking a pipe and holding paintbrushes, standing in front of a painting on an easel and another person (a girl?) crouching on the floor. He is turned toward another man who is looking in the doorway, saying "you want me pose?" Two bugs are flying near the ceiling, annotated "big moths very common."
Citation:
John French Sloan. John Sloan letter to Walter Pach, 1920 June 9. Walter Pach papers, 1857-1980. 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
Topic:
Illustrated letters  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)3219
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Walter Pach papers, 1857-1980
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_item_3219