Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1930-1933, n.d.

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Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1930-1933, n.d.

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Frances Toor was the editor of Mexican Folkways. An American living in Mexico, she wrote to Carl Zigrosser regarding the work of Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Orozco, Howard Norton Cook, and Frida Kahlo. She mentions the competitive feelings of the other artists towards Rivera and his success. She frequently mentions her periodical and William Spratling.

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