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September 23rd, 1937

PORTLAND ART MUSEUM -- I have received a long letter from Miss Richardson, who is the lady who was in here last year many times during and after our Picasso exhibition, relative to the possibility of Portland acquiring a Picasso, with particular reference to the "Acrobat's Meal". She writes about this as well as others, and the possibility of sending out some Cézanne water colors. I have written her at length stalling her off for the time being.  In return I received a letter from Mr. Sweet, the director, asking us if we could send out a small but select group of drawings and water colors, suggesting the possibility of acquiring some object with a $5000 limit. I personally am in favor of this, although it may be a shot in the dark from your point of view; my reasons being that I spoke to this lady so many times about it last year and I think she has really worked on it and got these people worked up out there. However, I have answered Mr. Sweet that nothing can be done until your return and also until we see what stock may be coming over.

DALLAS MUSEUM -- I am in receipt of two letters from my friend, Dick Howard, the director, asking for some French Impressionists for their exhibition from November 13th to December 18th. I have likewise stalled him off in the same manner.

ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO -- We are in receipt of a formal letter addressed to you from Harshe regarding the proposed Tiepolo Exhibition. I spoke to him about this when I was in Chicago and I have seen the copy of your letter to him, so that I presume that you have tentatively promised him the loan of our two G. B. Tiepolos and the G. D. Tiepolo. He also enclosed the usual blanks to fill out regarding the full information, etc., etc. I am taking the liberty of answering this during your absence and of filling out the blanks properly. He enclosed blanks for all three pictures and I believe is most anxious to have all of them.

BALTIMORE MUSEUM -- I am in receipt of a letter from Adelyn Breeskin who is the Curator of Drawings, etc. there. As you remember, this lady is a great friend of mine and I have had rather lengthy correspondence with her during the past years. She now writes that she would like very much to act on my suggestion in the past to bring down a select group of French 19th and 20th century drawings to be shown at the Museum. I gather that she feels the time is ripe and she is encouraging me to come down for a few days during the exhibition. I have likewise written her most enthusiastically about the proposition, but at the same time explaining that nothing can be done until your return and until the arrival of our shipments from Europe. 

t.s.v.p.

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