Wayne Thiebaud letter to Hassel Smith
Object Details
- Creator
- Thiebaud, Wayne, 1920-2021
- Smith, Hassel Wendell, 1915-2007
- Place of publication, production, or execution
- No place, unknown, or undetermined
- Physical Description
- 1 letter : handwritten, ill. ; 10 x 18 cm.
- Summary
- Cartoon by Thiebaud showing an artist seated before an empty canvas, captioned: Why do they have to make these canvases so damn blank?
On the verso is a short handwritten note from Thiebaud. - Citation
- Wayne Thiebaud. Wayne Thiebaud letter to Hassel Smith, 1999. Hassel Smith papers, circa 1900-2004. 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
- 1999
- Record number
- (DSI-AAA)6627
- Type
- Correspondence
- See more items in
- Hassel Smith papers, circa 1900-2004, bulk 1930-1995
- Archives of American Art
- Topic
- Caricatures and cartoons
- Record ID
- AAADCD_item_6627
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
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