Celebrating 175: Hedda Sterne, Correspondence, A-Z Miscellaneous, circa 1949-1970 page: AAA-AAA_sterhedd_2444849

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THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO
MICHIGAN AVENUE AT ADAMS STREET CHICAGO 3 ILLINOIS TELEPHONE CENTRAL 6-7080

January 23rd, 1962

Mrs. Hedda Sterne 
172 East 71st Street
NEW YORK, N.Y.

Dear Mrs. Sterne:

It gives me great pleasure to inform you that the jury of the 65th American Exhibition has awarded you the Guri Seaver Memorial Prize of two hundred dollars for your painting VERTICAL HORIZONTAL NO.2. I should like to offer you my personal congratulations. 

I am enclosing a check for the amount of the prize. 

Yours sincerely,
James Speyer [[Signed]]
A. James Speyer
Curator 20th Century Art

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