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April 10, 1950 Dean A. R. Davis Collage of Letters and Science 210 Administration Building Campus Dear Dean Davis: Following is report on my sabbatical leave during the Fall Semester, 1949-50. During the summer of 1949, from June 10 to August 6, I gave two courses at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque: Methods in Oriental Brush Stroke, and Brush Stroke in Landscape Painting. During this period I engaged in the following activities: June 7 - July 5: Exhibited fourteen paintings at the Gallery of Fine Arts Building, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. July 1 - August 6: Had a one-man exhibition including approximately forty paintings at Jean Williams Art Gallery, Albuquerque. July 12: Gave a public lecture entitled, "Oriental Paintings and Demonstrations of Brush Work," at the Art Department of the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. July 18: Gave a lecture "Oriental Methods of Painting," accompanied by demonstrations for the Artist's Group at McCrosson Studio. Santa Fe, New Mexico. July 16 - July 30: Had a one-man show including approximately eighteen paintings at the Art Museum, Santa Fe. Also gave a lecture there which was accompanied by demonstrations of brush work. From June to August I visited many famous and beautiful spots in the southwestern states, especially covering the Indian reservations, and occasionally attending, for the purpose of study, Indian ceremonial dances. I filled five sketch books and did about sixty paintings, including many silk canvases. Also, while in the Southwest, I wrote three articles for the Japanese-American times and fourteen articles with illustrations for Hoku bei Mainichi and both Japanese daily papers in San Francisco. From October to December I traveled through Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine, where I studied the autumn coloring of New England and made many sketches and paintings. Then I traveled to New York, Chicago, and St. Louis, visiting the leading art galleries, and making many sketches.