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JANUARY 22 MONDAY [[1940]] 17˚ ^[[19]] 1013 29:94" 66% Pyramid came from Schneider Wkd on Coating Canvases with Pyramid coating Did Call [[Framing?]] 2 30 Sat Geo. Put Pyramid on piece of new canvas then backed to wall board also on wall board. Painted out part of Mars Violet & landscape with Pyramid. It was in wax tempera. Put on second coat in PM. Up before R & took bath. JB here b.p. 148 Be careful to maintain [[underlined]] reserve [[/underlined]] "Never looked better." Postal of Wood Ibis from Mother. [[end page]] [[start page]] JANUARY 23 TUESDAY [[1940]] 21˚^[[19]] 1025 30:29 65% Cloudy. [[wind no winds ?]] Snow on Thurs. Drew in end of Harbor - " [[ditto for Drew]] Animal Crackers. C here - Meyersberg here with Turps bottle droppers & nose drops - Filled large & fine pen with [[Higgins?]] diluted with 1/2 dist. water with 4 drops of 10% Ammonia to the oz. - Postal from Marian. Want to come Sunday or 2 weeks from then with Shiela & Archer - To try now to work out each area in all directions all the way. Cornell University writes me to exhibit 2 paintings. Sent letter to Stieglitz.
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Please transcribe handwritten entries. No need to record the pre-printed reference materials. Thanks for your contributions, -quinnk @Archives of American Art
[Bless your heart!-janer]