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THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
NEW YORK 19 

11 WEST 53rd STREET
TELEPHONE: CIRCLE 5-8900
CABLES: MODERNART, NEW-YORK

ALFRED H. BARR, JR.
DIRECTOR OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTIONS

November 10, 1950

Dear Germaine:
At last I took a couple of hours to go through your typescript. I found it quite interesting though I can't entirely agree with you on the last chapter. Perhaps we shouldn't argue about terminology and the application of such words as Baroque and Rococo. The truth is however that more and more throughout the world, especially in Switzerland, Germany, the United States, Scandinavia and the Low Countries Baroque is generally accepted as a term applying to the whole period from about 1590 to the mid-18th century. The term includes classic and realistic strains as well as typical Baroque of Bernini or Rubens. I realize that the French are reluctant to accept this usage - just as they prefer to confine the term Rococo to a limited stylistic use rather than to a broader designation of a period.

I am returning the typescript. Many thanks to you for letting me see it.

Sincerely,
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Mr. Germaine Seligman
5 East 57 Street
New York, New York

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