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THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS
OF THE CITY OF DETROIT 

September 28, 1926. 

ARTS COMMISSION 
RALPH H. BOOTH, PRESIDENT 
WILLIAM J. GRAY,
ALBERT KAHN,
EDSEL B. FORD,
COMMISSIONERS 

W.R. VALENTINER,
ART DIRECTOR 
CLYDE H. BURROUGHS, 
SECRETARY 

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Mr. René Seligman, 
3 East 51st Street, 
New York City. 

Dear Mr. Seligman:

Thank you very much for your kind letter. I am very much interested indeed in the idea of having the Exhibition of paintings from 1830 until today, which you and the Count de Hauke are preparing. 

It would be splendid if we could have the Exhibition here before it is shown in New York, in the month of February. The only trouble is that on account of our intention to move into the new building at the end of the season, our funds did exhibitions are much smaller this season than last, and are already used up. 

I wonder if it would be possible that the charges for this exhibition could be carried by you, or at least partly. Possibly it could be arranged that we take care of the shipment back to New York, but I doubt whether we could take care of the shipment back to New York, but I doubt whether we could take care of the insurance and other things.

As we are going to prepare an Exhibition of French XVIII Century art for the month of January, for for which I hope you will give us your cooperation. It would be very splendid to have a subsequent Exhibition of the XIX Century French art in the following month.

Unfortunately the new building will not be ready until March or April, so we have to hold them in the old building, but I think we could devote as much space for it as would be necessary for such a magnificent show. I hope you will be able to arrange this for us. 

Very sincerely yours, 
W.R. Valentiner 
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