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March 14th., 1935

My dear Mrs. Swartwout:

Shortly before Christmas I wrote you regarding our recently opened Department of Contemporary American Art, and I trust you will not mind the liberty I am taking in writing you again on the subject. I am doing this as I feel that you might possibly be interested in having an exhibition of some of the paintings, sculpture or decorative arts, by American artists.

PAINTING AND SCULPTURE: "An American Group" 

I am enclosing a catalogue of the exhibition by "An American Group" now being shown at our galleries. This organization is made up of fifteen artists, most of whom are already represented in at least one museum in this country. As I fear you are probably too busy to visit the exhibition I am enclosing some photographs - on the back of each, I have made a few notes regarding the artist.

Percy Crosby: 

Within a month or so we are planning a show of Mr. Crosby's "serious" works - most of which are sport subjects, such as polo scenes, divers, boxers, etc., which will arrive here shortly from London, as Mr. Crosby has recently exhibited at our Paris galleries and also in Rome. There are a large number of lithographs which will be reasonably priced, in addition to the watercolors and oils. Though we would of course, have to take the matter up with Mr. Crosby should you be interested in having the exhibition upon its close at our galleries, nevertheless, I thought you might like to have it brought to your attention.

Walt Dehner: 

Undoubtedly you have already heard of this young man as he has been represented in practically every major watercolor show in this country in the past few years, and was one of the comparatively few artists chosen for the last Century of Progress exhibition at the Art Institute. Though we only have fourteen or fifteen of his works, you might like to include him in a group exhibition of American watercolorists.

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