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letter
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Woman in Brookfield, CT thanks HCW for the easel, brushes, and canvas he gave her.
Date
April 30, 1975
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letter
Description
Mother has passed away and they will bring her ashes to be buried in Chicago at the Irving Park Cemetery. Enclosed pictures they thought HCW would like to have. “Man pretending to work but really daydreaming of the island.” They have retired to Sarasota and love it. (photographs not with letter)
Date
April 26, 1981
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letter
Description
General greetings. If HCW decides to visit, the door is always open.
Date
August 4, 1981
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letter
Description
(New Orleans Museum of Art) Forwarding a letter to HCW sent in care of the museum. They are looking forward to presenting the Whitney’s retrospective. (enclosure not with letter)
Date
August 3, 1978
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letter
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Enjoyed the show at Frumkin's gallery in Chicago. The Stanley Hammer was his favorite.
Date
February 20, 1970
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letter
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They have found some good Mexican restaurants in New York City. Their dog, Mooch, died on their last trip to Chicago. Sarah has been teaching in Dayton.
Date
November 23, 1973
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letter
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He’s sure Joanna will have a good time teaching in Colorado. He has a large commissioned piece that will be at the Hudson River Museum in October. He is
sorry that they haven’t been able to get together for so long. He wants HCW and Joanna to know how important their friendship is to him and Sarah.
Date
September 14, 1979
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letter
Description
He enjoyed spending the day with the Westermanns. Enclosed a tentative list for the show in London scheduled for December 4, 1980 to February 1, 1981.
Date
June 27, 1980
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letter
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(Director, Walker Art Center) Expresses interest in including HCW in an upcoming sculpture exhibition which will contrast minimalist sculpture with sculpture dealing with transformed objects and figures. Encloses a list of six pieces he is interested in and asks for more information about some of the houses and “robot” figures.
Date
June 23, 1966
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letter
Description
Confirming meeting on 7/18/66 [sic] and asks for any documentary materials HCW might have regarding his work. "Liked getting your last illustrated letter."
Date
July 18, 1966
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letter
Description
New Zealand artist in New York via a travel grant would like to meet HCW. Discusses the appearance of HCW's work in the press in New Zealand. Mentions Richard Marshall, curator at the Whitney.
Date
July 19, 1979
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letter
Description
How does it look for a show in November? They will have the two pieces from the Art Institute, “the hearts and small houses as well as your terrific drawings, so we will only need a few more things.” Have you gotten the money from Sao Paulo yet?
Date
September 3, 1974
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letter
Description
Thanks for recommendation to Mr. Pierce. He learned a lot from HCW when he was at San Francisco Art Institute.
Date
March 16, 1972
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letter
Description
(Curator, Indiana Univ. Art Museum) She is happy HCW has accepted invitation to participate in their spring show and she has been in contact with Allan Frumkin with loan agreements.
Date
January 18, 1967
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letter
Description
She is organizing an exhibition of drawings at the New York Cultural Center (Feb/Mar 1973 and would like to include work of HCW.
Date
October 26, 1972
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letter
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(Chicago Sun Times) She was pleased to hear from HCW. Her column is called “A Time for Living” and runs weekly in the New Haven Courier Journal. Enclosed “a few representative columns and a piece that ran on me in Time magazine last year.” (only one column from Chicago Sun Times dated 9/17/78 is with letter)
Date
September 20, 1978
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letter
Description
(Whitney Museum) Enclosed copies of articles about HCW's retrospective. (not with letter)
Date
June 16, 1978
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letter
Description
Color copy of a collage featuring Andy Warhol. “Here’s some recycled art for ya.”
Date
March 4, 1977
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letter
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He and David Weinrib are organizing a show of functional objects for the Thorpe-Intermedia Foundation. Invitation to participate.
Date
February 23, 1977
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letter
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(Kansas City Star) Thank you for the letter and drawing. He thinks the letter HCW wrote to Life regarding Ian Fleming was excellent. Encloses a newspaper article (11/20/66) that quotes HCW’s letter to Life and mentions the sculpture exhibit at the Kansas City Art Institute in October.
Date
November 28, 1966
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letter
Description
Saw HCW’s Antimobile in Kansas City. "I can't swallow the great art conspiracy these days - so your piece helps me go on believing in the exceptions."
Date
February 4, 1971
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letter
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General greetings. Discusses progress on his own work.
Date
October 26, 1975
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letter
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He sold Machine Dedicated to Spike Jones to Sarah Estribou in Carmel, CA. “I didn’t relate to it entirely.” Mentions the field stone with a chain through it. Would HCW make him one? His own work is going well. The poster he sent HCW is an enlargement of an ad he placed in Art in America.
Date
September 15, 1978
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letter
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(School of the Art Institute of Chicago) Request for a video interview with HCW
Date
November 1, 1977
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letter
Description
Thanks for the drawings. He now has six Westermann sculptures and six drawings.
Date
July 28, 1972
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letter
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Thanks for the letter and stamps. He is showing in October at the Walker Art Center. “I enclose my three political pieces. I am having the Rio de Janeiro page
reprinted by offset.” “Pee Wee is the Anne Arnold rabbit sculpture in the Mayor’s bedroom in case you didn’t know.” “I met last night and did a drawing of his
fine head George Willig, the guy who climbed the World Trade Center.”(no enclosures with letter)
Date
July 21, 1978
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letter
Description
He has heard about HCW’s upcoming show in London wonders if HCW will be coming over for it. He has moved to a new place in London. He thinks of Conrad when he sees HCW’s work.
Date
October 22, 1980
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letter
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Art student at Northern Illinois University would like more information about HCW.
Date
April 21, 1975
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letter
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(National Endowment for the Arts) Inquiring if HCW would consider a large scale outdoor public commission, but in metal rather that wood, due to issues of permanence.
Date
May 17, 1977
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letter
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(Research Assistant, Smithsonian Institution) Details for the Made in Chicago exhibit and an invitation to the reception.
Date
September 4, 1974
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letter
Description
(Collector, wife of Judd Marmor) Discusses the repair situation of the Great Mother Womb.
Date
February 14, 1970
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letter
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(Art Editor, Weekly Soho News) The May 21st issue will publish artists’ statements about “what Picasso means to you.” Asks HCW to contribute his thoughts.
Date
March 31, 1980
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letter
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(Registrar, Whitney Museum) Explains the $50 check they sent HCW for the repair of the Old Eccentric’s House.
Date
February 15, 1980
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letter
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(Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey, B.C.) He is curating “a two-part exhibition of works that relate to the impact of flight on the perceptions of the artist.” He would like to include some of HCW’s pieces.
Date
May 3, 1979
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letter
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(Abrams Original Editions) Looks forward to seeing first proofs from Jack [Lemon] and the branded wood.
Date
February 11, 1972
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letter
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(Nicholas Wilder Gallery) Thanks for the letter/drawing.
Date
September 27, 1974
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letter
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He and Sarah have moved to NYC. Went back to Chicago briefly to sort out some things. Saw Allan Frumkin, Dennis Adrian, Bill, and Jack Lemon.
Date
July 13, 1972
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letter
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(Galerie Neuendorf, Hamburg) Thanks for the letter/drawings. He has written to Frumkin about having a show in Germany and that he is interested in Little Egypt.
Date
March 3, 1970
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letter
Description
It was good to see him at the opening of Maryan’s show. The letter from Kansas City is interesting and the idea of doing a group of related prints bound in a portfolio particularly interests him. He was very pleased with Goo and the chrome technique.
Date
October 14, 1966
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letter
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Enclosed check. Franz Schulze is doing a book about the “Chicago spirit” and there is to be a big section about HCW.
Date
October 4, 1971
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letter
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Looks forward to seeing The Diver. Forwarding a letter from Michael Phillips. Has worked out a list of pieces for Germany [Documenta].
Date
May 23, 1972
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letter
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Enclosed check for $1500, as was discussed; will review accounting for previous year next week. Thinks this amount will be possible for the rest of the year. Mentions James Corcoran.
Date
January 2, 1974
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letter
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Enclosed certificate from the State Dept. showing that HCW’s show went to Hungary and Poland; still nothing from Sao Paulo. "A New Piece of Land" was chosen for the Art Institute show this summer. Jim Speyer is also considering including the new Death Ship. Jim Corcoran has done very well with the show.
Date
April 18, 1974
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letter
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Enclosed check. He saw in an English paper that the Felicity Samuel Gallery in London had a small show of HCW’s work. The AIC might buy "Angry Machine."
Date
March 3, 1975
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letter
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Brief note about a visit to Connecticut. Maryan's show. Saw [William] Wiley in New Jersey.
Date
March 13, 1968
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letter
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When HCW goes to Chicago for the Landfall Press project, Frumkin will visit him. Enclosing a check for $1000.
Date
January 14, 1972
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letter
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Thanks for the beautiful show. Lots of interest already.
Date
November 4, 1974
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