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November 29th., 1934

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Dear Madame:

On Wednesday, December 5th., we will open at our galleries an exhibition of "Prints (for the wall) and Crafts".  All of the work to be shown will be living American artists.

[[underlined]] The "CRAFTS" [[/underlined]]: Since we opened our galleries to the works of contemporary American painters last spring, we have been told repeatedly by craftsmen, of the difficulty they encounter in having their work presented to the public as "works of art" and for this reason we are incorporating "Crafts" in our Dept. of Contemporary American Art.  To the best of our  knowledge this will be the first time that the work of American craftsmen will have been recognized as being as definitely an "art" as painting and sculpture.

The exhibition will include wood carvings, enamels, metalwork, glass, ceramics, etc., by craftsmen in all parts of the country - New Orleans, Los Angeles, Cleveland, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, and many other cities.  To mention the names of some of the better known craftsmen who will participate there will be pieces by Peter Mueller-Munk (metals), Kenneth F. Bates (enamels) Maurice Heaton (glass) Leon Volkmar (ceramics).

[[underlined]] PRINTS: [[/underlined]] Among the artists whose prints will be shown, are Gordon Grant, Harrison Cady, John E. Costigan, C. Jac Young, Lewis C. Daniel, Adolf Dehn and Margaret Manuel.  Particular care has been taken in choosing subjects "for the wall".

I do hope that this new endeavour of my firm linked with the program already started this spring of showing the work of American artists, will meet with your and the public's approval.

Yours very sincerely,

(Germain Séligmann)


Miss Eleanor Trenoy,
Time, Inc.,
135 East 42nd. St.,
New York City.