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DECEMBER 8, 1961

DEAR JOSEPH,

THE COMING OF CHRISTMAS MAKES ME THINK OF YOU WITH SO MUCH LOVE AND AFFECTION - AND I GUESS IT ALWAYS WILL.

AS YOU NO DOUBT ARE AWARE, WE RECEIVE CON-STANT REQUESTS FOR YOUR WORK FROM COLLECTORS WHO HAVE LONG ASSOCIATED YOUR NAME WITH THE GALLERY. DO YOU, BY ANY CHANCE, HAVE ONE OR TWO OF YOUR TREASURES YOU COULD PART WITH? WE WOULD NOT EXHIBIT ANYTHING UNLESS YOU PREFER, BUT ONLY SHOW TO PEOPLE WHO ARE SINCERE AND TO THE COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO WILL BE COMING TO TOWN SHORTLY FOR THE HOLIDAYS. THEY ALWAYS VISIT THE GALLERY AND ARE INTERESTED IN SEEING YOUR WORK.

PLEASE DO STOP BY SOMETIME JUST TO SAY HELLO.