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Title
letter
Description
"A note to cover the other $1000." They are slowly getting back in shape after the disaster. He sent a slide to Des Moines and suspects that they will get the Phantom.
Date
September 15, 1976
Title
letter
Description
Confirmation that he is purchasing the 30 Dustpans piece for $15,000 and will sell the dustpans separately. He will provide a list of the individual purchasers at a later date. Barbara Haskell would like to come visit HCW in CT.
Date
March 19, 1977
Title
letter
Description
Thanks for the check, it came when he needed it most. HCW’s letter/drawing (Ole Duke) was great. He’s glad HCW got the money “you’ve probably got it all spent on tools & lumber by now!” [Envelope from Allan Frumkin Gallery]
Date
January 26, 1967
Title
letter
Description
(Kent State University) They are preparing a catalog to accompany the upcoming exhibition of Ira Joel Haber’s work and would like to include comments about Ira from people he respects.
Date
August 9, 1977
Title
letter
Description
(American Federation of Arts) Details about participation in the Venice Biennale. American pavilion show Critical Perspectives in American Art. Enclosed copy of the press release, and loan form for Untitled, 1974.
Date
April 20, 1976
Title
letter
Description
He went to the opening in San Francisco and enjoyed seeing all of those pieces in one space. Sorry to hear that HCW has been ill. He will never forget the gift of tools HCW gave him which has helped him make a lot of sculpture.
Date
May 5, 1979
Title
letter
Description
(School of the Art Institute of Chicago) Further discussion about the visiting artist request.
Date
May 16, 1967
Title
letter
Description
Seeing HCW’s studio was an inspiration. “I walked over to the World Trade enter, to see just what held up that Willig guy, it looked like this [illustration] he seems to be a very humble man at that.
Date
June 14, 1977
Title
letter
Description
HCW’s drawing was a joy. HCW’s show (at the Kemper Gallery in K.C.) looks good. He encloses a memo from Andrew Morgan, president of Kansas City Art Institute, expressing interest in having HCW come to K.C. to produce some lithographs with Jack Lemon. Also enclosed is a list of printing charges.
Date
n.d.
Title
letter
Description
Gert died in late March; she loved the watercolor HCW made for her. Describes his house and studio in Pine Plains, New York.
Date
September 30, 1973
Title
letter
Description
Saw the Whitney show; liked the Cliff piece and a painting by Joanna. Discusses his reaction to Cliff.
Date
October 18, 1973
Title
letter
Description
Thanks for letter and drawing of a dog. Mentions his own current work and how a lot of artists have the “trick of art down pat.”
Date
January 25, 1976
Title
letter
Description
Letter of apology. He ran into a drawing of HCW’s recently. “It’s like a city with the people gone, bat-like figures circling in the air.”
Date
September 17, 1981
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letter
Description
Thanks for the $300 donation to the Hyde Park Art Center.
Date
September 23, 1974
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letter
Description
(ASPCA Animals & Art 1979) Per their discussion, she is sending the print that was in the auction to Xavier Fourcade to sell at a price he chooses. Thanks for the contribution.
Date
May 21, 1979
Title
letter
Description
Would like to know what kind of silver paint HCW used to paint the Destructive Machine From Under the Sea. Asks HCW to paint his boat’s name “Disappearance” on the end panel.
Date
August 3, 1973
Title
letter
Description
Chain letter: Flyswatter and Joan Mondale. “Please add to & return to Ray Johnson, 44 West 7th St., Locust Valley, N.Y. 11560”
Date
n.d.
Title
letter
Description
Thanks for the announcement for the Corcoran show. Saw the NY Times reference to the Sao Paulo Biennale award.
Date
March 23, 1974
Title
letter
Description
Thanks for the colored woodcut for the Tenth Anniversary Auction. Enclosed form for HCW to sign for their records.
Date
September 23, 1977
Title
letter
Description
Thanks for the special day and the unique dedication of the catalog. Agrees with HCW that “FLLW’s [Frank Lloyd Wright] probable disdain of the 2 center (2¢)—on the other hand he took a helleva licking when the 13¢ went to 15¢.”
Date
August 1, 1978
Title
letter
Description
Would like to exchange work with HCW. Sent small box in exchange for a small drawing.
Date
May 31, 1973
Title
letter
Description
(New York Hospital—Cornell Medical Center) Response to HCW’s letter about the staff and doctors at the Hypertension Center.
Date
April 4, 1978
Title
letter
Description
Friend from the Enterprise updates HCW with family news.
Date
March 17, 1969
Title
letter
Description
He saw Little Egypt in Documenta 5 in Kassel, Germany. It is bearing up well under all of the slamming.
Date
October 3, 1972
Title
letter
Description
Mentions the Mexico trip; Billy’s back is bothering him a lot and he’s showing interest in Tai Chi thanks to HCW’s influence.
Date
April 11, 1974
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letter
Description
(HCW's maternal aunt.) Sending a check for HCW’s share of the proceeds of the sale of the Muskogee land.
Date
October 5, 1967
Title
letter
Description
(Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago) Thanks for letter/drawing, he enjoyed their visit.
Date
February 19, 1969
Title
letter
Description
Enclosing check for $100. Thanks for restoring the Rope Tree.
Date
May 25, 1969
Title
letter
Description
Sent “two printing blocks from India” to HCW. Is looking forward to seeing the show in Chicago.
Date
January 14, 1969
Title
letter
Description
Thanks for the donation of a drawing to be auctioned at Sotheby’s on behalf of the Nicaraguan Earthquake Relief Committee.
Date
May 16, 1973
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letter
Description
Glad HCW stopped by to visit. She forgot to ask if HCW was still hanging rocks on chains out in the woods. Sent him a Garabedian print.
Date
1975
Title
letter
Description
Family news. Martha and Laura (daughter) are going to Europe and Russia. She bought Frank (husband) an English Bulldog for his birthday.
Date
July 1, 1977
Title
letter
Description
Thanks for the early sketchbook drawing.
Date
January 9, 1972
Title
letter
Description
(New York University) Permission to use slides of HCW’s work on a televised course on Twentieth Century American Art.
Date
June 26, 1972
Title
letter
Description
They will dip into the bottle of Special Old Reserve whiskey as soon as they finish the taxes.
Date
April 8, 1981
Title
letter
Description
When he saw the announcement for HCW’s show [probably at Xavier Fourcade.] “I said to Marianne, ‘Looks like Cliff has some leftover wire lathe, and the lastering must be complete.’ Good luck with Jack of Diamonds.” Family news.
Date
October 31, 1981
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letter
Description
(Portland Art Museum) Invitation to the preview dinner for Masterworks in Wood: the Twentieth Century.
Date
August 8, 1975
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letter
Description
Galerie Neuendorf, Hamburg) Congratulations on the show; he loves Cliff with Joanna’s painting in the background. He has not had any luck with Frumkin regarding a show for HCW in Germany.
Date
May 15, 1970
Title
letter
Description
Philosophical musings on nothingness. “May I send you a Robert Nelson?”
Date
November 1, 1966
Title
letter
Description
Reassures HCW that “we too take completely seriously Goo [Mr. Goo] and we are very grateful for your insightful comments about its possible derivation from a rubber doll.”
Date
n.d.
Title
letter
Description
“My blimp is just about the nicest thing I own.” HCW
repaired it.
Date
January 10, 1978
Title
letter
Description
(Whitney Museum, Head of Publications) Tom Armstrong mentioned that HCW might be interested in designing some stationary for the museum. Enclosed paper samples. (samples not included) (no envelope)
Date
January 8, 1979
Title
letter
Description
Recounts story of a visit to a doctor. List of some of his songs and the circumstances that led to their creation. Is sending a copy of the catalog from his show last month in Pasadena.
Date
February 1981
Title
letter
Description
Thanks for the drawing. She saw HCW’s fingerprint ring while visiting Noma Copley. Mrs. Marmor said she hasn’t heard from the Museum of Contemporary Art
about the repair of her piece.
Date
January 16, 1970
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letter
Description
He and Heps are back in New York. Heps is working at the Metropolitan Museum and he is unemployed.
Date
October 15, 1975
Title
letter
Description
Gives details of the portrait he carved of HCW entitled Cliff. Everything he makes now is of avocado wood.
Date
September 8, 1971
Title
letter
Description
Carl [Bloom] just died of cardiac failure on the way to the hospital. “Carl kept all of your letters—George is family historian now.”
Date
January 24, 1978
Title
letter
Description
(Mrs. Robert Delford Brown) Received HCW’s drawing; they are always delighted to receive (“Rhett”)’s letters which she has accumulated in a file. She encloses a flyer from the “3rd Grand Opening of the First National Church of the Exquisite Panic(in London) and an article from the (London) Daily Mail of 8/15/66 describing the event.
Date
October 26, 1966
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