"Jim and I are really looking forward to your show! [..] Pleased to be a lender." Postcard: Roundup Time, Jackalope.
Date
May 8, 1978
postcard
March 9, 1970
Title
postcard
Description
"Your letter arrived yesterday and we laughed ourselves silly." Postcard: Elephant's Bathtime.
Date
March 9, 1970
postcard
April 1971
Title
postcard
Description
Address only. Postcard: Chili peppers.
Date
April 1971
postcard
July 19, 1971
Title
postcard
Description
"Lots of great birch sticks up here but it's hard to get 'em (pre-cut) before their either milled or rotten on the forest bottom. Very inspiring though, I've got lots of designs for some stick furniture & no sticks!"
Date
July 19, 1971
postcard
October 28, 1972
Title
postcard
Description
Happy Winter. Postcard: Sheriff.
Date
October 28, 1972
postcard
October 11, 1977
Title
postcard
Description
"The flip side -- Back alley Europe the tourists seldom see." Small illustration of two dogs' tails. Postcard: Saint-Gilles.
Date
October 11, 1977
postcard
April 9, 1972
Title
postcard
Description
"This place is unbelievable. There are so many beautifully detailed models it would make you nervous. Have you ever been here? I'm all fired up to work after coming here - it's packed full of treasures - captain's chests and carvings." Postcard: Mariners Museum, Newport News, Virginia
Date
April 9, 1972
postcard
August 10, 1967
Title
postcard
Description
"We're having a lovely trip. This Jasper Park is just such a beautiful spot." Postcard: Totem pole, Jasper Park, Alberta, Canada
Date
August 10, 1967
postcard
July 29, 1968
Title
postcard
Description
Just came back from a big rodeo. Lots of trout fishing. Postcard: Flatiron Rocks near Boulder
Date
July 29, 1968
postcard
July 1980
Title
postcard
Description
"Folks here say they'd sure like to see some of your stuff down under here in Aussie land." Postcard: Snake Gully tourist center, Australia
Date
July 1980
postcard
June 16, 1969
Title
postcard
Description
Love, Doreen and Rolf. Postcard: Tour Eiffel, Paris
Date
June 16, 1969
postcard
March 27, 1977
Title
postcard
Description
Postcard 1 of several: "Dear Cliff and Joanna, I got this card when I was in Cologne for a show in 72. […] Saw your new pieces Cliff in the back room of Frumkin's. " Postcard: Köln am Rhein
Date
March 27, 1977
postcard
n.d.
Title
postcard
Description
[Lorie Yarlow, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston] "Dear Lorie: Your welcome to come - however I don't have any work here to speak, of. Allan Frumkin has the work. Sincerely, H.C. Westermann." Presumably never sent. Postcard: Balanced rock, Mushroom Park, Colorado
Date
n.d.
postcard
October 21, 1957
Title
postcard
Description
postcard with envelope
Date
October 21, 1957
postcard
August 5
Title
postcard
Description
"We miss you at the MUSEUM OF ART!!" Come visit soon. Postcard: Holographic LACMA building
Date
August 5
postcard
October 28,1977
Title
postcard
Description
Is building a small studio. Has never done carpentry before, a real valuable experience. Postcard: "Joy Riding": small girl riding an alligator, Los Angeles
Date
October 28,1977
postcard
n.d., before 1980
Title
postcard
Description
Has been working on some landscapes. Postcard: "Oldtime Ecology Christmas Postcard"
Date
n.d., before 1980
postcard
July 19, 1977
Title
postcard
Description
"I would never have believed this had I not seen it." Postcard: Saddling up Big Jack (rabbit),
Date
July 19, 1977
postcard
August 10, 1979
Title
postcard
Description
"Its [sic] true all roads do lead to sculpture." Signed by both Richard and "Gillespie." Postcard: Garden of Eden (Cain and Abel) sculpture in Lucas, Kansas.
Date
August 10, 1979
postcard
n.d., probably late 1978 or early 1979
Title
postcard
Description
Took in HCW's show in Des Moines. Postcard: Hieronymous Bosch.
Date
n.d., probably late 1978 or early 1979
postcard
June 16, 1971
Title
postcard
Description
Trying to find a resting place for our family. "I hop;e the most beautiful piece of land awaits us! After that on to Minnnesota. You will be receiving a barrage of cards!" Postcard: Stand Rock.
Date
June 16, 1971
postcard
July 19, 1971
Title
postcard
Description
Address only. Postcard: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Date
July 19, 1971
postcard
February 5, 1976
Title
postcard
Description
No complaints, except that it's cold. Wish we could see you. Happy Valentine's Day. Postcard: "A beautiful place to camp"
Date
February 5, 1976
postcard
1973
Title
postcard
Description
Address only. Postcard: Vanadinite
Date
1973
postcard
May 31, 1980
Title
postcard
Description
The books HCW sent to the kids "sure had an impact," "the kids were delighted!" Postcard: Horse.
Date
May 31, 1980
postcard
October 3, 1977
Title
postcard
Description
"Been meaning to send this for a long time." Postcard: "Super Hoppers"
Date
October 3, 1977
postcard
n.d.
Title
postcard
Description
Only Westermann's address, in script. Postcard: Fur bearing trout.
Date
n.d.
postcard
January 23, 1978
Title
postcard
Description
Found out HCW recommended him for a sculpture competition in Madison, Wisconsin. Describes snow in New York city. Postcard: Winter in Jeffersonville Vermont.
Date
January 23, 1978
postcard
1977
Title
postcard
Description
Illustrated, painted design. Postcard: New York City.
Date
1977
postcard
n.d.
Title
postcard
Description
Second card of unknown number. Living in loft now. Would like to come and visit with the Westermanns. "Did I mention that 'Norma Jean' is now framed, and it gives me much pleasure." Postcard: Ava Gardner.
Date
n.d.
postcard
n.d., after 1977
Title
postcard
Description
Out on the coast until July doing a show for Corcoran. Postcard: Allen Jones postcard, woman in assless chaps.
Date
n.d., after 1977
postcard
October 16, 1979
Title
postcard
Description
Karl Wirsum "Taffy Talk" acrylic on wood, 1979. Postcard: Exhibition announcement.
Date
October 16, 1979
postcard
November 14, 1979
Title
postcard
Description
Henry Darger "Untitled" watercolor, etc. Postcard: Exhibition announcement.
Date
November 14, 1979
postcard
October 6, 1978
Title
postcard
Description
Will you be coming to the opening of your show at the [Des Moines] Art Center? Westermanns are welcome to stay with Frank and wife Joanne. Postcard: collaged paper.
Date
October 6, 1978
postcard
September 19, 1968
Title
postcard
Description
Postcard of Brown Palace Hotel in Denver Colorado. Ink inscription from 1906. Postcard: Vintage postcard.
Date
September 19, 1968
postcard
February 5, 1979
Title
postcard
Description
In London, "taking everything in." Postcard: Holbein, Jane Seymour.
Date
February 5, 1979
postcard
July 10, 1969
Title
postcard
Description
At Oregon coast. "We're having lots of fun and finding some fantastic rocks." Postcard: Crater Lake National Park, Oregon.
Date
July 10, 1969
postcard
July 18, 1969
Title
postcard
Description
Went through lumbermill today, saw them debarking redwood logs. Postcard: Sawmill and Log pond.
Date
July 18, 1969
postcard
March 16, 1971
Title
postcard
Description
Address only. Postcard: Artist Nyla Thompson, polio victim, paints with brush between her teeth.
Date
March 16, 1971
postcard
March 25, 1971
Title
postcard
Description
Address only. Postcard: Mexicali Mexico.
Date
March 25, 1971
postcard
n.d.
Title
postcard
Description
Address only. Postcard: Log Raft
Date
n.d.
postcard
August 13, 1979
Title
postcard
Description
"It won't be long now!" Postcard: Personal photograph? Man in studio / workshop.
Date
August 13, 1979
postcard
1970
Title
postcard
Description
Describes vacation with his daughters on the French coast. Some work news. Postcard: Le touquet-paris-place
Date
1970
postcard
October 5, 1969
Title
postcard
Description
News about brush fires. "Guy did one armed handstands on Red Ellstams head!" Postcard: Clouded Leopard, San Diego Zoo
Date
October 5, 1969
postcard
March 1, 1968
Title
postcard
Description
Postcard to his show of lithographs and watercolors at Allan Frumkin Gallery. Hope to see HCW at opening.
Date
March 1, 1968
postcard
November 4, 1975
Title
postcard
Description
Great visiting the Westermanns and seeing their studios. "The Dust Pans are great, I look at them all the time, admiring the contrasts, between the solid woods, and tin." Postcard: Greetings U.S.A. 1976
Date
November 4, 1975
postcard
July 5, 1979
Title
postcard
Description
"'Cowboy' it is pal!" Postcard: Exhibition announcement, Shawnee Mission, Kansas
Date
July 5, 1979
postcard
n.d.
Title
postcard
Description
Mentions a "one of a kind" that HCW sent him. The students were very enthusiastic about HCW's visit. "How's the mansion coming?"
Date
n.d.
postcard
n.d.
Title
postcard
Description
Thanks to Joanna for card. “Theodora in great shape hope to see her today.”
Date
n.d.
postcard
August 19, 1976
Title
postcard
Description
Thanks for helpful letter, will contact HCW when a decision has been made.
