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22, Sept. 9th., 1943.

Dear Lieutenant Hill:

When I had the pleasure of seeing you in May, you gave me a vague hope that you might be willing to lend the beautiful Roger de LA FRESNAYE to the exhibition planned in Chicago in December...provided that it could leave "Sugar Howl" before snow falls.

I have just received a letter from Mr. William Eisendrath of the Arts Club of Chicago, asking me to let him know exactly what paintings he can count on, and I would like to give him your answer. As agreed, your painting would be lent anonymously, just under the caption "Private Collection".

This is, as you know, the first exhibition ever to be held in this country of Roger de LA FRESNAYE's work, and as great admirers of this master, we owe it to art to assemble, of course, as many paintings as possible (there are so very few altogether) in order to make this show as representative as it can be. 

Realizing how many other problems you have on your mind these days, I am reluctant to bother you with such questions, and facilitate matters for you should be willing to lend it, would you care to give me the name of the person to whom I could write further on this topic.



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