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WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART 945 Madison Avenue at Seventy-Fifth Street New York, New York 10021 (212) 249-4100 December 17, 1970 received DEC 29 1970 Miss Howardena Pindell Westbeth Artists Housing 564 West Street D-517 New York, New York Dear Howardena: I'm really sorry for the confusion that was engendered about the Whitney Annual and Mac Doty's exhibition in the spring. Our policy of trying not to show the work of one artist in consecutive shows is by no means a hard and fast rule. It is simply a matter of trying to show as many interesting works by as wide a range of artists as possible. Certainly the choice was not made on a personal basis. The reasons for deciding not to show a sculpture in the Annual are often difficult to pin down because the decision is made by a consensus of curatorial opinion. You are quite right that selections for Mac Doty's show are made by him alone. Because you were out of town, there was unfortunately no chance for the other curators to see the work at your studio, making it more difficult to include a piece on the basis of slides and my verbal explanation alone. As you know, I very much enjoyed seeing the work, and asked Mac to visit you. I hope this letter is of some help in straightening things out. Best regards. Sincerely, [[signature]] Marcia Tucker Associate Curator MT:skf Gertrude V. Whitney, Founder Flora Whitney Miller, Chairman David M. Solinger, President John I. H. Baur, Director Lloyd Goodrich, Advisory Director