Alexander Calder, Roxbury, Connecticut letter to Ben Shahn, New York, New York
Object Details
- Creator
- Calder, Alexander, 1898-1976
- Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969
- Place of publication, production, or execution
- No place, unknown, or undetermined
- Physical Description
- Letter : 2 p. : handwritten, ill. ; 28 x 22 cm.
- Summary
- Sculptor Alexander Calder, who lives in Roxbury, Conn., writes to invite painter Ben Shahn from New York, N.Y. for a visit. The letter is illustrated with a map to Calder's house.
- Citation
- Alexander Calder. Alexander Calder, Roxbury, Connecticut letter to Ben Shahn, New York, New York, 1949 February 24. Ben Shahn papers, 1879-1990. 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
- 1949 February 24
- Record number
- (DSI-AAA)504
- Type
- Correspondence
- See more items in
- Ben Shahn papers, 1879-1990, bulk 1933-1970
- Archives of American Art
- Record ID
- AAADCD_item_504
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
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