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Carnegie Institute
Department Of Fine Arts
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

Homer Saint-Gaudens
Director
May 24, 1941

Mr. Yasuo Kuniyoshi
118 Waverly Place
New York, New York

Dear Mr. Kuniyoshi:
Your letter of May 22 to Mr. Saint-Gaudens has been referred to me for an answer.

You may know that Mr. Saint-Gaudens is on a leave of absence from the Institute. He is in active army service as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Engineering Corps. His headquarters is in the Office of the Chief of Engineers, Washington, but he is now on a special mission for some six weeks. I know that if we could reach him, he would be only too glad to give you the letter you request. In his place, I am enclosing a letter which I hope will be of some service to you in the event you get in an embarrassing position in your sketching work in the Southwest. 

I saw your exhibition at the Downtown Gallery in April and liked it very much. I was particularly impressed by the large drawing, the title of which I believe was "Two Dancers." It was very handsome.

Here's hoping you have a very pleasant working tour, and I trust that you will not be interrupted in your work.

With all good wishes to you and Mrs. Kuniyoshi,

Faithfully yours,
J-C
John O'Conner, Jr.
Acting Director

JO'C ER