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United States National Museum Bureau of American Ethnology Astrophysical Observatory National Air Museum National Zoological Smithsonian Institution Washington 25, D.C. U.S.A. National Gallery of Art National Collection of Fine Art Freer Gallery of Art International Exchange Service Canal Zone Biological Area December 16, 1952 Miss Cornelia Van A. Chapin Box 102 Lakeville, Connecticut Dear Miss Chapin: May I express once more my appreciation of the statue of the standing bear cub? It is a superb example of this type of art and one that the Zoo is fortunate to have. In the spring we shall do a little planting of low shrubbery behind the bear to give it a suitable setting. I am sure that in the future many millions of Zoo visitors will see and admire this beautiful replica of "Paquita" and we hope she will be happy in the Park. Sincerely yours, A. Wetmore A. Wetmore, Secretary