CHARLES L. HUTCHINSON, President
MARTIN A. RYERSON, Vice-President
FRANK G. LOGAN, Vice-President
ERNEST A. HAMILL, Treasurer
CHARLES H. BURKHOLDER, Secretary
GEORGE W. EGGERS, Director
ROBERT B. HARSHE, Assistant Director

Telephone Central 7080
Cable address "Arti Chicago"

June 24, 1921

Dear Miss Dreier:

Mr. Aldis has brought to my attention the infor-
mation which you sent him concerning the exhibition of Modern
French Art of the Societe Anonyme, and has informed me of your
projected departure from this country. Owing to a feeling on
the part of a portion of our governing board that we were "run-
ning too much to modernism," we had not planned to add this ex-
hibition to other shows of the general type which are already
scheduled, but I am writing to tell you that the project is re-
ceiving consideration, and as soon as it is possible to get a
coherent expression from the Trustees - a matter which I trust
can be brought about early in the week - I shall wire you con-
cerning this exhibition.

Miss Katherine S. Dreier
Societe Anonyme
19 East 47th Street
New York, N. Y.

June 29, 1921

My dear Miss Dreier:

I promised to give you information concerning
the holding of the Societe Anonyme Modern Exhibition at the Art
Institute. I find upon going into the matter that this cannot
be arranged for the coming season. I am informed by Mr. Aldis
that you have tentatively placed us in the circuit after Detroit,
but there is no occasion for making this concession to us under
the circumstances, which will leave matters a little more flexible
for your other dates.

We should not like to have you infer from our
action that the Art Institute is lacking in interest in the work
of the Societe, or in the recent manifestations of the art
impulse, but in view of other arrangements which have been made
it is quite out of the question for us to schedule the exhibition
at this time.

Miss Katherine S. Dreier
Societe Anonyme
38 Pine Street
New York, N. Y.

To
Miss Etheldred Abbott, Librarian,
Art Institute Chicago.
Chicago.

May 25th 1930

My dear Abbott:

I am so sorry that your letter of February 20th has
gone unanswered so long, but for some reason it was
not forwarded to me while abroad. I have only just
received it on my return home.

I have gone over all our records and find no deposit
made of a check from the Art Institute of Chicago.
I have looked from August 1928 until to date.

Did you receive our second issue?
Unfortunately we were only able to receive issue two
Brochures to date as we had a most unfortunate ex-
perience at 475 Fifth Avenue where our committee used
up our entire funds for the year on two issues. But if
you check was cashed, please let us know and we will cer-
tainly refund, since our integrity has always been most
jealously guarded.

We expect to bring out a resume of our work in honor of
our tenth birthday and I shall be most happy to send you
a copy for your library.

May I ask whether you are the one whom Mrs. Woodberry
Thayer met in August 1928? We wanted to look you up
in Chicago that winter, but unfortunately I became ill
and was unable to go anywhere before sailing with Mrs.
Thayer for Spain where we had a most marvelous trip.
I hope to reach Chicago next winter when I surely hope
to have the pleasure of meeting you.

Please let me know regarding the check and with all best
wishes, believe me

Very sincerely yours

THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO

POTTER PALMER, PRESIDENT
ROBERT ALLERTON, VICE-PRESIDENT
CYRUS MCCORMICK, JR., VICE-PRESIDENT
PERCY B. ECKHART, VICE-PRESIDENT
CHARLES H. WORCESTER, VICE-PRESIDENT

ROBERT B. HARSHE, DIRECTOR
CHARLES P. KELLEY, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
CHARLES H. BURKHOLDER, SECRETARY
WALTER B. SMITH, TREASURER

MARTIN A. RYERSON, HON. PRESIDENT
FRANK G. LOGAN, HON. VICE-PRESIDENT
WILLIAM O. GOODMAN, HON. VICE-PRESIDENT
TELEPHONE CENTRAL 7080

November 4, 1932

Dear Miss Dreier:

As you know, the Century of Progress Exposition
will be held in Chicago from June 1, 1933, through the month of
October. The Department of Fine Arts for the Exposition will be
housed in and under the full control of the Art Institute. The
Fine Arts Exhibition will be throughout a collection of master-
pieces. Already we can definitely say that it will infinitely
surpass in quality any exhibition of fine arts which has yet been
held in America. We are very anxious to include in this exhibition
the important works by Campendonk in your collection: "The White
Tree" and "Still Life with Cat."

It is our policy not to ask for too much from any
one collector, so that a loan will not prove too great a hardship
in any one case. So far, no individual and no museum from whom a
loan has been asked has refused to join in this great, national
undertaking.

The German room is almost complete and it may be
that we shall need only one of these works. I am wondering when you
expect to be back in the States. I need your help very much in con-
nection with a possible group of abstract paintings.

If you are willing to let us act as the temporary
custodian of your painting, please advise me in what amount it should
be covered by insurance.

Yours faithfully,

Miss Katharine S. Dreier
c/o Bankers Trust Company
5 Place Vendome
Paris, France

Paris, November 68th

1952

My dear Mr. Hershe:

Thank you very much for your letter of November 4th. I shall be delighted to lend you the two Campendonk paintings for your important exhibition in connection with the Exposition. These pictures should be insured for 800 euro.

When will you want them? The "White Tree" I could arr/ arrange to send you at almost any time - but the "Red Cat" would have to await my return.

Nothing would give me more pleasure than to assist you in arranging an interesting Abstract Section. If you will tell me the space you wish to set aside for them, I will gladly assemble and also help you to hang them if you so desire.

The Société Anonyme has some very beautiful ones to place at your disposal - which would reduce the transportation charges, but it is not complete and I would have to add some others to this collection.

I am sorry that I am no longer in a position to offer my services without some remuneration, but if all my travelling expenses would be met, including what might be required in the way of an occasional secretarial service or taxi, I would be glad to place my knowledge at your disposal. Also if you would let me know when you would need me in America, I could plan to arrange to be in Chicago with the pictures when you would need me.

It would interest me very much to do this.

I am delighted that Campendonk is receiving such recognition; I presume you have no space for some of his stained glass windows - which are arrousing such interest, since he is proving that the beauty of the old glass lay in the proportion of color and not as so many believed that we had lost the art of/color, in glass.

Thanking you for the opportunity you are giving me of again placing my knowledge at the disposal of the American people, believe me,

Very sincerely

THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO

POTTER PALMER, PRESIDENT
ROBERT ALLERTON, VICE-PRESIDENT
CYRUS McCORMICK, JR., VICE-PRESIDENT
PERCY B. ECKHART, VICE-PRESIDENT
CHARLES H. WORCESTER, VICE-PRESIDENT
WALTER B. SMITH, TREASURER

ROBERT B. HARSH, DIRECTOR
CHARLES F. KELLEY, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
CHARLES H. BURKHOLDER, SECRETARY

FRANK G. LOGAN, HON. VICE-PRESIDENT
WILLIAM O. GOODMAN, HON. VICE-PRESIDENT
TELEPHONE CENTRAL 7050

December 23, 1932

Dear Miss Dreier:

The Art Institute of Chicago has been appointed the official department of Fine Arts for the Century of Progress International Exposition to be held in Chicago from June 1 to November 1, 1933. During that period the Institute will give in its galleries the official Fine Arts Exhibition of the Exposition.

This Fine Arts Exhibition will consist entirely of masterpieces of the very highest quality and from the loans already secured it promises to be one of the most important, if not the most important, exhibitions ever held in America so far as quality is concerned. All works will be invited.

Primarily the exhibition will show the development of American art and American collecting in the last one hundred years and twelve galleries will be devoted to contemporary painting. However, the general background of the exhibition will extend from primitive paintings through the nineteenth century.

May I have the honor of presenting your name to the Trustees of the Art Institute and to the Trustees of the Century of Progress Exposition as a member of the advisory committee for Fine Arts?

Yours sincerely,

President

Miss Katherine S. Dreier
5 Place Vendôme
Paris, France

THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO

POTTER PALMER, PRESIDENT

WALTER B. SMITH, TREASURER

ROBERT B. HARSHE, DIRECTOR

TELEPHONE CENTRAL 7080

December 27, 1932

Dear Miss Dreier:

I have been away from my office for a month borrowing paintings for our exhibition and have details fairly well in hand.

The room in which we will show the various types of abstractions is fairly well filled. We have Picasso, Kandinsky, Miro, Paul Klee, Leger, Souverbie, Braque, and a number of Americans, as well as sculpture by Brancusi, Gallo, and Belling. We are writing to Walter Arensburg for the Marcel Duchamp, "Nude Descending the Stairs", and need only a few additional works to complete the gallery.

I regret that our budget will not permit us to add any items of expenditure. No one could be more helpful to us in this connection than yourself, and I regret that we may not avail ourselves of your kind offer.

I am very greatly pleased that we may have the two Campendonk paintings, which we would like to collect about May 1. If you are not going to be in the States at that time will you kindly send me an order which will permit our packers, Budworth & Son, to collect and pack them. If you return considerably before that period, I will appreciate a note from you suggesting abstract paintings available in America for this section.

There will be a special number of the magazine Formes devoted to our exhibition and issued about May 1. I would

c.o.The Bankers Trust Company
5 Place Vendome - Paris, France.

January 5th 1933.

My dear Mr. Harshe:

This morning I received a letter from the President of the Art Institute, asking me whether he might present my name as a member of the Advisory Committee. I accepted this courtesy extended to me, but as Mr. Palmer did not mention whether there were any duties connected with this position or whether it was simply an honorary one, I am writing you to ask you what this involves.

I had hoped that I could be of real service to you, since the opportunity of doing a great piece of educational work will demand many people. I thought that you might need me, not only in selecting some Abstract pictures, but also in hanging some of the galleries, for which I seem to have a special talent, and in giving some lectures or acting as guide on certain days. However as I wrote you all this work I could only do if my expenses were met.

Mr. Palmer said nothing about the Twentieth Century. In fact he stopped with the 19th - but I presume that that was a slip. He did however say that they wished to emphasize American Art and American Collecting. In this connection the Societe Anonyme could exhibit some very fine Abstract Paintings. I hope that you will permit one of my own paintings which has created so much comment in Paris. Villon the French etcher has extended me the honor to include it amongst his colored etchings. You know his series of Cezanne, Degas, Manet Picasso, Braque, Matisse etc.

Will you also let me know by what date you wish the Campendonks?

Might I ask you to let me know by the first week in February
whether you will need me, as it would mean that I would arrange
my plans to come home earlier. My expenses would mean the train
fare to Chicago and back and room with bath at a hotel with meals.
Also a little extra for renting of typewriter and occasional dictation.
You might speak to Mr. Worcester about it. If he remembers me
at all I believe he will recall our trip on the steamer and our
talks on art which at that time he considered very illuminating.
He was sufficiently interested to later come and see us at the XXX
Societe Anonyme.

Professor Dr. Hildebrandt of Stuttgart whom I believe you also know
has written a most understanding article about me in connection with
the book on Shawn which he and I are bringing out this spring
and which is going to appear simultaneously in Germany, England and
America. All that will help people to understand Abstract Art and
to appreciate my lectures as well as conducting them through the
galleries which ought to bring back to you whatever expense you have
occurred. I have never been a deficit investor. Always an asset.

With kind personal regards, believe me,

Very sincerely yours

c.o.The Bankers Trust Co.
5 Place Vendome - Paris

January 5th 1933.

Dear Mr. Palmer:

Your very kind letter asking me whether you
might present my name to the Trustees of the
Art Institute and to the Trustees of the Century of Progress
Exposition as a member of the Advisory Committee for Fine Arts
has been received and I am writing to say that I would deem it
an honor to have my name included on so important a committee.

At the request of Mr. Harshe I am lending two paintings by the
German painter - Campendonk. May I ask whether this committee
will have any duties or whether it is chiefly honorary?

Again thanking you for the courtesy extended me, believe me
Very sincerely

THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO

POTTER PALMER, PRESIDENT

ROBERT B. HARSHE, DIRECTOR

WALTER B. SMITH, TREASURER

FRANK O. LOGAN, HON. VICE-PRESIDENT

TELEPHONE CENTRAL 7060

January 16, 1933

Dear Miss Dreier:

Mr. Palmer has asked me to answer
your kind letter of January 5. I do not think
you will find service on the Advisory Committee
burdensome. It may mean answering a few letters
but nothing more.

As I have already written you, our
World's Fair budget is a very small one and will not
permit us to add to our regular museum staff. It
means a tremendous amount of hard work and that is
the principal reason why I am trying to clear up the
exhibition so far in advance. The abstract galleries,
for instance, as well as all the other galleries, are
practically complete. I shall, however, be very
greatly obliged to you for your suggestions, and shall
hope to see you in the spring when you return from Paris
and to talk over our plans with you.

With kindest regards and deep appreciation,

I am

Yours faithfully,

Director

Miss Katherine S. Dreier
c/o The Bankers Trust Co.
5 Place Vendome
Paris, France

c.o. The Bankers Trust Company
Paris - - February 1st - - 1933

My dear Mr. Harshe: Many thanks for your very kind letters of
December 27th and January 16th,

I waited until today to answer them as I wanted to let you know definitely when I was returning home. I am sailing about the 7th of April and shall reach New York about the 15th, which will be in plenty of time to send the Campendonk paintings to Budworth before May 1st.

I am enclosing a list of paintings and a few pieces of sculpture which I and the Société Anonyme can place at your disposal.

Since your galleries are practically completed I have made a careful selection from which you in turn can choose. To facilitate matters for you I have mailed to you under separate cover the Special Catalogue of the International Exhibition of Modern Art which the Société Anonyme arranged for the Brooklyn Museum - 1926 - and which was shown during the winter of 1927 at the Albright Art Gallery, Buffalo and at The Grange - Museum of Art, Toronto.

There are very few of these copies left and I have only with me here in Paris the copy which really belongs to Otto Carlsund, but which he permitted me to send on to you.

I have written Mr. Fox and have asked him to have his publicity department send you photographs of the two Campendonk paintings so that you can have them for publicity at an early date.

If the pictures do not have to be shipped from Budworth until May 1st I can of course show these paintings and you can choose them direct, if you are to be in New York the end of April and do not mind coming out to Redding to see them. It is about a two hours trip from New York.

But if you can the confidence you would have me select them from the catalog.
Assuring you of wishing to cooperate with you in every way within
my power, believe me with kindest regards

Faithfully

List of Paintings and Sculpture

At the Disposal of - The International Exposition - Century of Progress
For The Fine Arts Department.

Most of these pictures and sculptures were exhibited at The Brooklyn Museum - The Buffalo Museum - and - The Toronto Museum. 1926 - 1927

| Artist | P;Catalogue. | Insurance | Approximate Size | Collection. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archipenko | 77 | 1000.00 | 20 X 48 | Miss Dreier |
| He considers this one of his best. |  |  |  |  |
| Braque/ | I4 | 1000.00 | 30 X 40 | Miss Dreier |
|  |  |  |  |  |
| Burliuk | 72 | 400.00 | 25 X 30 | Société Anonyme |
|  |  |  |  |  |
| Campendonk | 32 | accepted. |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  |
| Covert | 98 | 500.00 | 20 X 20 | Société Anonyme |
|  |  |  |  |  |
| De Cherico | 61 | 1000.00 |  | Société Anonyme |

Dorathea A. Dreier: Memorial Exhibition held at The Brooklyn Museum 1924
Worcester Museum and others. Represented at The
Brooklyn Museum; Worcester, Houston, in America.
Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Cologne: Bremer Kunst Halle;
and Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, Krefeld: Germany.
A selection has been traveling in Germany for two years
and will be shown this spring at The Folkswang Museum,
Essen and at the Museum at Borchum/R.

Katherine S. Dreier: P;99. But I would prefer to either exhibit the picture of which I wrote you and which Duchamp highly recommend or - The Psychological Portrait of Shawn - Exhibited at The Brooklyn Museum - 1930 and which entered the news column of our daily press from New York to California, as well as from north to south.

For the people it was as popular as - Stonington Harbor which was invited to/Bi-Centennial, Philadelphia Exposition - 1926. It is going to appear reproduced in color in the book on Shawn, appearing this year in England, Germany and America.

If you choose this painting it might be interesting to exhibit at the same time Albert Herter's portrait of Shawn in The Eagle Dance. I am sure that Mr. Shawn would be glad to lend both paintings.

The Psychological Problem

James Daugherty: P.113 Insurance 1000.00 3Ft. X 4 Ft; Lent through Société Anonyme
Max Ernst; P. 35 Not this reproduced but another one which was also exhibited here and at the Museum at Hartford. 1932. The frame is by Le Grain: P.16 Insurance: 800.

Jawlensky: This picture has been exhibited at our Museum of Modern Art: The Société Anonyme, at Worcester and elsewhere.
Kandinsky hopes that you will include it. He asked me to tell Bela Kardosy 59. you this.

Bela Kardos - P.52.

At the Disposal of The International Exposition - Century of Progress
For their Fine Arts Department.

These pictures were Exhibited at the International Exhibition of Modern

- 2 -

Leger P.15 It was this picture which won Elizabeth Luther Cary over to the contribution of Émile Abstract Art. to art. Insurance 1500. Size about 40 X 56 Société Anonyme.

Lissitsky P.76 Insurance 1000. Size about the same as Leger.

Mondrian P.49 This or a smaller one. Loaned by Katherine S. Dreier

Marc P.31 But you have him I believe. He is very valuable and the insurance would have to be 10,000.

Molzahn P.33 About the same size as Leger and Lissitsky. I do hope that you will take him. Insurance 800.

Nolde P. Not included in this exhibition. Exhibited in many museums in Germany. But you most likely have him in your German Group. already. This however is one of his finest. Insurance 800. Size medium.

Villon: P.17. Surely you have him already for he must not be omitted. The Société after showing him yearly for almost ten years, he was shown by Brummer who sold his entire exhibition within a few days. As you know he is the older brother of Duchamp.

This picture also has a frame by Legrain.

Then I will lend you Stella's famous - Brooklyn Bridge - but it must be insured for 15000.00 and must be packed by my carpenter in Danbury and then catered to Budworth. These bills unfortunately we cannot assume. Size - 4 ft. X 6 ft.

## Sculpture.

I would like to recommend Duchamp-Villon's - Horse.

His last work and which is generally considered his masterpiece.

As you know Walter Pach has special admiration for Duchamp-Villon.

It is about - I meter in height - 1.40 in width. It needs space as it works very large. It is in bronze. Though in Paris I could arrange that the cost of transportation would be from New York only. There and back.

Otherwise I can lend you my bronze - P.20. Insurance 500.

I have a very beautiful Lembruch to lend you. Insurance 5000. This also must be insured from Redding and packed from there. 1929 The/Museum of Modern Art has also a very beautiful Lembruch. If not the same it is very similar.

Then there is Pevsner. P.80. Or one which still is here in Paris and is a relief - similar as Archipenko - only more abstract. It is black and white. On P.74 you can read about him.

May I also ask if there would be a late Sligo.
I loan a very beautiful one - a my brother - this later period is quite different from his earlier works.

- 3 -

With your permission I would like to make a few other suggestions.

I know that you have received several Kandinsky's from The Eddy Collection, but I hope that you are showing some later ones also.
In connection with this I would strongly advise your writing to S.R. Guggenheim Hotel Plaza New York or 120 Broadway and ask to borrow his magnificent Kandinsky - White Form.

I hope that you will also include - Eilshemius - Valentine Dudensig.
and Lawrence Harris of Toronto. Also Kunyoshi and Max Weber - who is
is especially fine in this series which is shown on P.95.

Suggestions submitted by Katherine S. Dreier, President, Société Anonyme
Museum of Modern Art - 1920.

THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO

POTTER PALMER, PRESIDENT

CHAUNCEY MCCORMICK, VICE-PRESIDENT

WALTER B. SMITH, TREASURER

ROBERT B. HARSHE, DIRECTOR

FRANK G. LOGAN, HON. PRESIDENT

JOHN J. GLESSNER, HON. VICE-PRESIDENT

TELEPHONE CENTRAL 7050

February 15, 1933

Dear Miss Dreier:

I am very greatly obliged to you
for your kind letter and for the catalogue of the
International Exhibition of Modern Art. If you
will give me Mr. Otto Carlsund's address, I will
return the catalogue directly to him.

The World's Fair Exhibition is
practically complete, and it will be very hard to
add any other works to it. Lehmbruck is fully
represented, Kuniyoshi, Max Weber and Kandinsky
also. We would not have room for the Shirlaw.
Jawlensky is represented and Braque also. There
might be some empty spot in our modern group by the
time you return in April, however, and if so we can
take up the matter with you directly.

I would be glad to know where the
two Campendonks are to be collected.

With much appreciation of your
generous help, I am

Yours faithfully,

Director

Miss Katherine S. Dreier
The Bankers Trust Co.
Paris, France

I6 Place Dauphine - Paris

March 1st 1933.

My dear Mr. Harshe: Thank you for your letter of February fifteenth which I received a day or so ago.

Mr. Carlsund would be very happy to
donate the Special Catalogue to the
Library of the Art Institute of Chicago
if it has not one already. If it has he
would be very happy to have it back -
c.o. Monsieur Marcel Duchamp
II rue Larrey - Paris,

I thought that I had made clear that I
would bring the Compendonks to Budworths
before May 1st. My whole collection is
at - The Haven - Redding - Connecticut.

In your letter of December 27th you write:
"I am very greatly pleased that we may have
the two Compendonks' paintings, which we would
like to collect about May 1st."

Accordingly I timed my return to New York
so that I could bring to Budworth and Son
whatever paintings you would need.

As soon as I have my passage I will let you
know - but I will not sail later than April
fifth.

Thank you very much for your words of appre-
ciation and with kind regards, believe me
Faithfully

16 Place Dauphine

Paris, March 25, 1933

My dear Mr. Harshe:

Just a line to tell you that I am sailing with
the S.S. Stuttgart on April 7th which is due in
New York on April 17th.

I shall be staying with old friends in New York
and my address will be:

c.o. Mrs. William A. Spies
32 East 64th Street
New York,

I would appreciate it very much if you will have
a little note for me on arrival telling me whether
you desire any other paintings besides the two
Campendonks.

I am having the Pevsner Piece of Abstract Sculpture
Relief and three of my paintings arrive at the same
time at Budworth's where you can see them if you so
wish.

If you yourself will be in New York it would give
me great pleasure to meet you and have a talk with
you if your time permits.

With kind regards and trusting that you realize that
if I can be of further service I shall be only too
happy to give you such assistance as you may desire
believe me; very sincerely

THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO

POTTER PALMER, PRESIDENT

PERCY D. ECKHART, VICE-PRESIDENT

CHAUNCEY McCORMICK, VICE-PRESIDENT

WALTER B. SMITH, TREASURER

ROBERT B. HARSHE, DIRECTOR

TELEPHONE CENTRAL 7080

October 6, 1933

Dear Miss Dreier:

I have just returned this morning from a week in Pittsburgh and New York, and find your kind letter on my desk. I shall be very happy to see you whenever it is convenient for you. Do come to my office the first thing. I enclose a ticket which will admit you to the galleries.

Anticipating the pleasure of seeing you,

I am

Miss Katherine S. Dreier
The Haven
Redding, Conn.

THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO

POTTER PALMER, PRESIDENT

WALTER B. SMITH, TREASURER

ROBERT B. HARSHE, DIRECTOR

CHARLES H. DURKHOLDER, SECRETARY

TELEPHONE CENTRAL 7080

October 20, 1935

Dear Miss Dreier:

I have seen the windows by
Campendonk and enjoyed them very much; in fact, I
think the whole exhibition of modern ecclesiastical
art is well worth seeing. I have Professor Campendonk's
address and shall mention his designs to certain people
here in Chicago.

It was very pleasant meeting you and
I hope to have the opportunity of visiting your inter-
esting collection of abstracts some time in the not-too-
distant future.

Miss Katherine S. Dreier
West Redding, Connecticut

THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO

POTTER PALMER, PRESIDENT

WALTER B. SMITH, TREASURER

ROBERT B. HARSHE, DIRECTOR

TELEPHONE CENTRAL 7080

October 20, 1933

Dear Miss Dreier:

The President and Trustees of the Art Institute of Chicago wish
me to express their very deep and sincere appreciation for the generous
loan of your paintings to the Century of Progress Exhibition of the Fine
Arts which closes at the Art Institute on November 1, 1933. Due to the
splendid and unusual cooperation of American collectors and museums, the
Institute has been able to arrange an exhibition of such quality and
breadth that it has frequently been called "the greatest showing of art
yet seen in the United States." Visitors to the museum during this period
have totaled over 1,300,000 and critics and laymen, alike, have been ex-
ceedingly enthusiastic.

One of our hopes, upon the close of the exhibit, is that the
works lent can be speedily returned to their owners who have been separ-
ated from them for so many months. The number of borrowed exhibits and
the necessity for very careful handling and packing will, however, ob-
viously take a certain amount of time. Please let me assure you, never-
theless, that every effort will be put forth to return your paintings as
quickly as possible. Should you wish to change the return address or
otherwise send us special instructions will you kindly communicate with
me before the closing date?

Finally, let me thank you once more for your splendid cooper-
ation in this significant artistic and educational venture.

THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO

POTTER PALMER, PRESIDENT

WALTER B. SMITH, TREASURER

ROBERT B. HARSHE, DIRECTOR

FRANK G. LOGAN, HONORARY PRESIDENT

TELEPHONE CENTRAL 7080

September 3, 1936

Dear Miss Dreier,

When Marcel Duchamp was passing through Chicago he and I had a short talk about motion pictures. Last year we organized FILM-ART, CHICAGO to present at the museum a series of art and experimental films. Three programs were given last spring and we are now planning for a more ambitious season of 1936-7, stressing the development of the twentieth century avant-garde film, from Méliès down to the present.

In this connection we should like to consider very much M. Duchamp's film, ABSTRACT, a copy of which he tells me is in your possession. Could you tell me whether the film would be available for one of these programs and how much the rental would be. One of our plans is to have a program of abstract films, Eggling, Duchamp, Léger, etc.

With kind regards,

Miss Katherine Dreier,
West Redding, Conn.,

Saturday: September 19th

1936.

My dear Mr. Rich:

Your letter of September 3rd reached me only a
short time ago in which you ask me to lend you
Duchamp's Film.

The Société Anonyme to whom the film belongs
will be very glad to lend it to the Chicago
Institute on charges of transportation and insurance

We will have to insure it for one thousand dollars.
The cost of transportation is very slight.

When do you wish it?

May I at this time draw your attention to an
Exhibition of 24 paintings - six by the group
of - 4 Painters.

I am enclosing our folder.

It opens in October in Bennington College, November
it will be shown in New York at the Delphic Studios
December Chick Austen has it at Hartford, part of
January and the early part of February it goes both
to the Springfield Museum and to Andover to the
Philips Academy. From there it hops over to San
Francisco unless you would like to show it for two
weeks at the Chicago Institute. In San Francisco Dr.
Morely is showing it at the Museum.

We would like very much to have it stop enroute with
you.

Will you let me know whether you are interested?

The weight of it is approximately six hundred pounds
and the insurance six dollars a month. It would only
be the cost from Andover to Chicago.

Please remember me to Mr. Harshe and with kind regard

THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO

POTTER PALMER, PRESIDENT

WALTER B. SMITH, TREASURER

ROBERT B. HARSHE, DIRECTOR

FRANK O. LOGAN, HONORARY PRESIDENT

TELEPHONE CENTRAL 7080

September 24, 1936

Dear Miss Dreier:

Thank you very much for your letter of
September 19 and your kind offer to lend us the Duchamp
film. We are having some difficulty with our hall where
the pictures are shown and I must ask you whether or not
the film is on inflammable or safety stock. I note that
insurance on the picture is $1000 and that we pay trans-
portation charges both ways.

I appreciate your sending me the catalogue
of the group of Four Painters. Unfortunately, we will not
be able to show the exhibit as our schedule, always made up
a year ahead, is now completely filled for 1936-37. However,
it is quite possible that Miss Roullier at the Arts Club or
that Mrs. Inez Cunningham, President of the Renaissance Society
of the University, might be interested in the exhibition.
It would be very nice to have it in Chicago.

I have given your kind regards to Mr. Harshe.

Very sincerely yours,
Daniel Catton Rich
Associate Curator of Painting

October 21st - 1936.

My dear Mr. Rich: I have just had a letter from Duchamp in which he tells me that his film is inflammable -

He sold one of these to the Museum of Modern Art recently for twenty-five dollars.

How expensive would it be to have one made on non-flammable film?

Why don't you ask him. His address is:

Marcel Duchamp
II rue Larrey - Paris.

It is one of the most interesting abstract films I have seen - and makes sense - which many do not. And certainly should be in your possession.

It may interest you that the Chicago Arts Club will show the - 4 Painters - the first three weeks of March. I am very pleased.

With kind regards,

Sincerely

THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO

POTTER PALMER, President

ROBERT ALLERTON, Vice-President

DANIEL CATTON RICH, Director of Fine Arts

CHARLES H. WORCESTER, Honorary President

PERCY B. ECKHART, Vice-President

CHARLES H. BURKHOLDER, Director of Finance and Operation

WALTER B. SMITH, Treasurer

CHAUNCEY MCCORMICK, Vice-President

RUSSELL TYSON, Vice-President

CHARLES FABENS KELLEY, Assistant Director

TELEPHONE CENTRAL 7080

March 24, 1939

Dear Miss Dreier:

At the present time we are making a careful
check on the whereabouts of paintings and sculpture shown at the
Art Institute of Chicago since 1888. We are most anxious to dis-
cover where certain paintings and sculpture of the period are, and
should greatly appreciate any information you can give us on those
examples of Walter Shirlaw's which we have shown in our series of
Annual American exhibits. I am enclosing a list which gives year
by year his entry in that exhibit. Will you kindly indicate on the
sheet the present owners where you know them, adding, if possible,
the addresses of private collectors.

We are enclosing a stamped addressed envelope, and
will be grateful for your cooperation in completing our records.

Miss Katherine S. Dreier

THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO

POTTER PALMER, President

WALTER B. SMITH, Treasurer

CHAUNCEY McCORMICK, Vice-President

RUSSELL TYSON, Vice-President

TELEPHONE CENTRAL 7080

December 20, 1939

Dear Miss Dreier:

Thank you for sending me the interesting catalogue of the Société Anonyme exhibition held at Springfield. I greatly enjoyed your spirited introduction with its clarification of abstract art as opposed to the confusing term, - non-objective art. The catalogue is a convincing tribute to the great part which your society has played in bringing to the attention of the United States the best in contemporary fashion. Let me congratulate you on the find and consistent educational policy which this group has always maintained and which the present exhibition so strikingly illustrates.

Miss Katharine Dreier
Colony Club
564 Park Avenue
New York, New York

THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO

POTTER PALMER, President

TELEPHONE CENTRAL 7080

The Ryerson Library

April 5, 1940

WALTER B. SMITH, Treasurer

RUSSELL TYSON, Vice-President

Dear Miss Dreier:

It is a long time since you were here, but I hope you
may remember that I am in charge of the Ryerson Library here which,
as you know, is the most important collection of books on art
after New York and Boston. You undoubtedly remember also how
important our collection on modern art is.

We have three of your valuable publications including
the following:

Lozowick, Louis Modern Russian Art
International Exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, 1926
Brochure Quarterly for July 1923

Also we have the catalogue of the recent exhibition
held in Springfield.

In checking over the list of publications in the Brochure
Quarterly I find that we lack all except those listed above. I am
wondering whether it would be possible for the Library to receive
any of the other publications listed on an exchange basis for some
of our publications of equal value. Unfortunately since Mr. Ryerson's
death the Library has almost no funds available for books, but we
have been able to secure much important material by exchange. We
shall greatly appreciate any arrangement that seems feasible to you.

FM

Miss Katherine S. Dreier
Carnegie Studios
New York, New York

Saturday, January 16th

1943.

Thank you so much, dear Miss Abbot, for your letter of December 30th

I am so happy to know that you consider the publication of
my - 40 Variations - important and that you would like the
Ryerson Library to have it.

I wish that I were in a financial position to give one -
but unfortunately I am not but if you would write to
Mrs. Charles Goodspeed - 2430 Lakeview Avenue - Chicago
and would tell her how you feel about the Library owning
one, I believe that she would give you - if not the whole
amount but half - and then you could ask for the other
half from Mrs. Bowen, I believe that she would give it to you.

I cannot ask them myself - but you can since you are the
Librarian - but you can say that when you wrote me of the
lack of your funds and how valuable it would be for the
Library to own one - that I suggested that they might be
glad to donate it by either giving the whole or half each.

When writing to Mrs. Bowen be sure to mention that I am the
sister of Mrs. Raymond Robins and of Miss Mary E. Dreier.
Miss Jane Addams was always interested in my painting - so
that I think that Mrs. Bowen would be glad to give this to
your Library since you too value it.

I am delighted that you want a copy of the tributes which
were paid me in 1933 and I am sending you a copy under separate
cover. I am especially happy that you will place it among your
permanent collections.

Again thanking you for your letter which appreciated more
than perhaps you realize, believe me

Very sincerely

Ryerson Library
THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

Miss Katherine S. Dreier
118 West 57th Street
New York City, New York

THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO

CHAUNCEY McCORMICK, President

CHARLES F. GLORE, Treasurer

RUSSELL TYSON, Vice-President

WALTER S. BREWSTER, Vice-President

DANIEL CATTON RICH, Director

CHARLES BUTLER, Business Manager

LESTER B. BRIDAHAM, Secretary

CHICAGO 3 ILLINOIS TELEPHONE CENTRAL 7080

October 14, 1948

Dear Miss Dreier:

Mrs. Kuh and I greatly enjoyed seeing you and your collection last week and wish to thank you for the charming hospitality.

I have asked Mr. Worcester whether he still had any catalogues of his collection on hand and am happy to say that one is being sent to you today under separate cover. I have also sent you a copy of the Abstract and Surrealist American Art catalogue, and have had your name placed on the list to receive our Bulletins.

John Storrs' address is: Chateau de Chantecaille, Mer, Loire et Cher, France.

With kind regards, I remain

Miss Katherine S. Dreier
130 West River Street
Milford, Connecticut

SOCIETE ANONYME MUSEUM OF MODERN ART: 1920

c.o.

October 25, 1948

Mr. Daniel Cotton Rich
Director of
Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago 3, Illinois

Dear Mr. Rich:

Thank you very much for your letter of October 14th which I would have answered sooner had I not been waiting for the arrival of the two catalogues which you had promised me, and which have just come.

It was a great pleasure to meet you again, and I think it was the first time we really had a chance of seeing each other, for before that, our meetings have always been very fleeting. I was glad you brought Mrs. Kuh, for I had heard so much about her and was eager to meet her personally.

What a marvelous collection Mr. Worcester gave the Institute and how you must rejoice in having it.

I was greatly interested to find included in the collection a small bronze called Christ Entering Jerusalem by Richard Scheibe. He is so little known in this country, as far as I know, and I possess his beautiful Camel, also out of bronze. This interested me since I did not know there were any other Scheibes in this country, but maybe there are out West -- do you happen to know whether there are?

What a delightful cover your abstract and sur-realist catalogue has with the red Calder. I was much interested in looking over the illustrations and wish I might have seen the originals. I wonder why it caused such antagonism among so many people -- can you throw any light on this?

Thank you also for sending me John Storrs' address which I am most happy to have, and with kind regards to you, and please extend them to Mrs. Kuh, believe me,

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