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[[preprinted letterhead]] MORTON C. BRADLEY, JR. 20 MAPLE STREET ARLINGTON 74, MASSACHUSETTS [[/preprinted]] Dear Mr. Seligman: Thank you for your kind thoughts about my work on the Watteau. The back of the panel is waxed for protection, and the [[strikethrough]] back ha [[/strikethrough]] picture has a very light coat of polyvinyl acetate sprayed over the varnish. This is simply an added protection against deterioration. The box is air-tight. I cannot believe that the panel will ever misbehave with this insulation. It would have been a little easier to fit the frame to the box, than the box to the frame. I merely point this out in case a similar problem should occur in the future. In an imperfect and non-air-conditioned world, I think that this is the safest possible