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[[letterhead]] The Corcoran Gallery of Art 
Washington 6, D.C

[[left margin]] Hermann Warner Williams. Jr.
Director and Secretary [[/left margin]]  23 May 1955  Metropolitan 8-3211 [[/letterhead]]

Mr. and Mrs. Francis Biddle
1669 Thirty-first Street, N.W.
Washington 7, D. C.

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Biddle:

I am very pleased to inform you officially that your generous unrestricted gift of Pelican in Repose by Cornelia Van A. Chapin and Butterwoman by Marion Sanford was duly accepted with the appreciation and thanks of the Board at the April meeting. We are indeed most thankful to have these two examples of contemporary American sculpture to bolster our improving collection. They have arrived at the Gallery and are even more handsome than I had expected.

Enclosed is our usual Certificate of Thanks as a formal acknowledgment.

Sincerely yours,

[[signature]]Hermann Williams[[/signature]]
Secretary

HWW:ls
Enclosure: Certificate of Thanks