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fully presented.  The attendance exceeded all my expectations, not only by the influential and wealth of names of Chicago but by the general public.  it is highly important to an artist to have his work exhibited and seen by large numbers of people.  history is studded with the sad stories of those who remained unrecognized until they died.  In respect to the degree of recognition for my work, the Chicago show was a high point.

Then, only a month before the attack on Pearl Harbor, I had completed a useful and fascinating tour of the southwest, working with Rene d'Harnancourt on a project to assist the Indians.  At the time, Rene was an assistant to John Collier, chief of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Washington.  Rene, of course, was one of the greatest authorities in the world on Indian arts and crafts.  Our objective in the expedition was to explore the possibilities of making their products more saleable.  I, of course,