Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1939-1964.

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Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1939-1964.

This brief correspondence documents Stuart Davis' break with the Downtown Gallery and Zigrosser's interest in acquiring the artist's prints for the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

4 items (6 leaves).

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