Correspondence : with Carl Zigrosser, 1927-1969, n.d.

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Correspondence : with Carl Zigrosser, 1927-1969, n.d.

Diego Rivera was introduced to the Weyhe Gallery through William Spratling and Walter Pach, and Weyhe Gallery became Rivera's New York agent. Rivera's letters concern exhibitions at Weyhe, shipping details for his work, and the progress of his mural commissions. Other correspondence in this file reflects the Weyhe Gallery's promotion and protection of Rivera's work, Rivera's work for the American Artists Group, and commisiions around the country. Included with the correspondence are price lists, press releases, book covers designed by Rivera, newspaper clippings (particularly about his murals in Detroit and New York City), exhibition brochures, and photograp. Hs of Rivera and of his work. Included are carbons and drafts of letters from Carl Zigrosser to Diego Rivera, and some letters from Frances Toor and William Spratling.

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