Letters, ca. 1937-1939.

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Letters, ca. 1937-1939.

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Personal notes to "Georges" from Stein in Belley (Ain) France, include: a long letter of 1937 discusses her recommendations to the Chicago Art Club on purchasing and commissioning contemporary art in Paris, with reference to Talcoat and Balthus; her reflections on Chicago taste and discussion of the sale of two landscapes (from her collection?); with a letter of 1939 or 1940 on the outbreak of war and her fears for her property. With brief references to her writings and to Francis Rose and Virgil Thompson.

4 letters in 8 sheets.

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