Correspondence, 1928-1929.

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Correspondence, 1928-1929.

Correspondence among Dreier, Frederick P. Keppell (Carnegie Corporation and Secretary of the New York City Art Commission), and Mary Van Kleeck (Russell Sage Foundation) focusing on Dreier's appeal for assistance in the Société Anonyme's efforts to exhibit and explicate modern art. Also, correspondence with Keppel regarding Dreier's mural at Washington Irving High School in New York City.

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Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)

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Van Kleeck, Mary, 1883-1972

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Keppell, Frederick P.

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Dreier, Katherine Sophie, 1877-1952

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