Viewing page 3 of 23

This transcription has been completed. Contact us with corrections.

JULIUS E. LIPS
640 RIVERSIDE DRIVE NEW YORK CITY

October 18th, 1942

Mr. Ellis Wilson
c/o National Academy of Design
1083 Fifth Avenue
New York City

Dear Mr. Wilson:

Deeply stirred by the artistic power of your triptych portraying Saint Benedict the Moor I wish to congratulate you upon this remarkable work. In case you should be familiar with my book "The Savage Hits Back" published 1937 by the Yale University Press, you may remember my thorough and year-long studies concerning the relationship of art, religion, and the Negro race.

I would be grateful to you if you could provide me with a photograph of your work, since I wish to keep it as a lasting token.

Very sincerely yours,
Julius Lips
Dr. Julius E. Lips