Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1927-1974, n.d.

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Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1927-1974, n.d.

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Cook's letters are almost entirely about the progress of his work, his exhibitions, and his travels across America. There are two fairly detailed biographical statements from 1928 and 1930. His early life with artist-wife Barbara Latham seems to have been self-contained, with little mention of social activities or other artists. Their years in Taxco, Mexico resulted in informative letters, detailing the community life among artists there, and the charms of rustic life in Mexico (1932-1934). As the Depression deepened, and paying work became harder to find, Cook joined with the American Artists Group, competed for WPA assignments as a muralist and travelled on a Guggenheim Fellowship just before the sta rt of World War II. Latham and Cook settled in Taos, and letters describe life there, travelling to Indian ceremonies with Ralph Flint and Dorothy Brett, meeting up with Andrew Dasburg and Georgia O'Keeffe. The War, and Zigrosser's departure from Weyhe Gallery, brought a break in Cook's career. After 1940, letters are often addressed to Laura Canadé at Weyhe Gallery (Canadé was Zigrosser's second wife), there are references to Frank K. M. Rehn Galleries, (Cook's new dealer), and to Cook's brief career as an Army artist war correspondent. Cook's letters after the war have a changed tone; his southwest subject matter and representational style were out of fashion, and Cook struggled with his career. He began teaching and mentions the art community and the work of other artists more often. He writes critically of his own work and his decision to leave Rehn Galleries for the Grand Central Moderns, a gallery with younger artists. His letters from the '60s mention Cook's increasing troubles with Multiple Sclerosis, his new work in collage, teaching, Barbara Latham's continued career, and a growing appreciation of the challenges he has faced in the past 20 years. The correspondence includes a quantity of printed matter concerning exhibitions and reproductions, as well as some photographs of Cook and Latham and some works of art.

451 items (617 leaves).

University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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