Letter : to Ida Kar, 1954.

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Letter : to Ida Kar, 1954.

To the photographer Ida Kar thanking her for some photographs, discussing his work and philosophy, and giving some antobiographical details.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8264077

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Villon, Jacques, 1875-1963

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