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April 26th., 1947.

Dear Alfred:

Again in pursuance of my promise earlier this season, I am writing you regarding the late Spring and Summer plans of my recently formed Contemporary American Department, which will be active throughout July.

BENNINGTON COLLEGE, Bennington, Vermont (Department of Art, Science & Humanities) has invited ten canvases from our March "UNDER 25" exhibition, to be shown there from May 17th. through 31st. A list of those selected is attached hereto.

From May 12th. through the 24th., we will hold an "exchange" exhibition sent down from the STUART ART GALLERY, Boston, of the work of GEORGE SHERIDAN, a talented young man who has already made a name for himself and is on the staff of the Boston Museum School.  The STUART Gallery on the other hand, has invited Esther G. ROLICK's paintings for showing in Boston from May 20th, through June 5th.  A large number of the pictures will not have been seen before, as a number included in our January exhibition which are no longer available, have been replaced with new ones.  If I am not mistaken, I already have called your attention to Dr. Valentiner's purchase for the Los Angeles Museum of on of the very large canvases by her.  

From June 2nd., through the 21st., we are going to hold Part II of what originally was titled "UNDER 25".  However, so many of the young artists referred to us by Museum Directors and art schools in the many states this side of the Mississippi (the exhibition will embrace, we expect, entried from each state EAst of the Mississippi) were already twenty-five years of age, that we decided to change the title to "25 and Under".  As you are aware, we plant o make this an annual event open to young artists throughout the country.

From June 23rd. to July 9th., "The Printmakers" will be given their first exhibition.  This group is made up of young artists whos ages range from 19 to 29 years of age; /they are just setting out, and as is to be expected from their youth, are doing work very modern in conception and in which color is freely used.  

From July 14th. through 30th. we are going to present "HAITIAN DRAWINGS" - these will not be primitive works, but very ably executed compositions, many of which are abstract.

I felt that at this time you ight like to be posted on these plans, and thus have availed myself of your suggestion that I keep you informed.

Hope that ere long, I may have the pleasure of seeing you again,
ours very sincerely,
Dr. Alfred M. Frankfurter,
The Art News
New York 22, N.Y.  (Germain Seligman)