P. S., ( two hours later.)

Before mailing this letter I thought it would be best to get some more information, so I called up Mr. Read, the President of the Club, and asked him what he thought of the plan to have you send us some of your work here, and he was very enthusiastic over it and told me that Mr. Boutwell was going to New York in a very few days and suggested that I call on him again and perhaps he would call to see you in person and arrange for the shipment of the pictures direct to his galleries along with others that he is to select. In this way the expenses will be reduced and in fact I think that they will bear all expense of shipping etc.

Accordingly I called on Mr. Boutwell and spoke to him of my recommendation of his firm and gave your address to call and see what you can do with him, so that all the arrangements can be left to him since he is going to New York.

I incidentally asked him if he knew Mr. Morris, and he spoke nicely of him, saying that occasionally he sells pictures to private parties through his acquaintance, but his sales do not comprise very expensive works, and since this is the case I told Mr. B. that you would much prefer to deal with an established firm that take chances of your pictures knocking around from one party to another and finally have them sent to you unsold. Mr. B. appreciated the suggestion and am sure he will do the right thing, of course all depending on your own opinion in the matter.

I gave no letter of introduction to Mr. Boutwell, simply my card and on it your name and address so he can find you at your studio some day.

I trust that my suggestions meet with your approval, and that you will help us out here with some of your pictures.

Mr. Boutwell may want to meet some of your best artist friends and if you care to do so I am sure he will appreciate it.

With kindest regards, I remain,

Yours sincerely,

816--24th Street,

Denver, April 13th, 1908

My Dear Mr. Henri:-

I have been wanting to write you for a long time, but
many matters have kept me busy for the past few weeks.

I assure you your letters were more than appreciated
and was happy to hear that our men have proved themselves
winners. I have written to Bellows congratulating him, and
am glad for his sake as well as for yours. As I wrote him
I am in hopes that the Henri-ites will always do their best
to perpetuate the ideals of so strong a school.

I note what you say about the school exhibit and
their success. In this too I have been more than pleased,
and hope they will keep up the good work.

Mr. Connah and I have had some correspondence regarding
the European tours, and has appointed me representative for
this State, to try and get the idea of the tours made known
to art students, teachers and art supervisors. I have put
in some hard licks in that direction for the past few weeks,
and if we don't get some results it won't be my fault. At
any rate, I contend myself with the fact that if we get
no results this year, the tours will be advertised in this
way and when the people are interested next year they will
without doubt write to the school or to me for information.

You will be very sorry to hear, (as I am grieved myself)
that my friend Schulman (whom you met in your studio once)
has paid dearly for his sacrifices for his art. As I told
you before I left New York, he was so ill that he had to
give up all activities in art and teaching, and went to
Sullivan Co. N.Y. to recuperate. He had to care for a
brother who was stricken with consumption, and since my
arrival here his brother died, and Schulman himself is gripped
in the clutches of tuberculosis, and is well nigh out of
his head as a result of all these miserable facts, and his
poor father is almost crazy. I have not heard this news
from him personally, in fact he has not written me since I
came here, but Prof. Woolf wrote me. As I understand it,
Louis Loeb has his pictures in care. I wrote to Woolf to
try and dispose of some of his works and have him sent to
me in Denver, where his chances for recovery are 75% better
than in New York, and am awaiting to hear from him. It is
a sad blow, as Schulman is such a fine fellow and as noble
as you ever met. He is a true artist, and one with great
abilities. I wish you would visit Loeb and have him show
you some of his works. I am sure you will agree with me.

I have had great pleasure in seeing your "spanish
Woman" at Mr. Morris's home the other day. I am more than
happy to know that you consented to send it, but Mr. Morris
tells me that he will not be able to put it into the exhibit

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with the Artists' Club to open on April 22nd, because you have tied him up so that the picture is due to be returned to New York April 25th. Some of the Jury have seen the picture and are very anxious to have it in the show and I feel that if it is to be in Denver, and at such expense as has already taken to bring it here, why not permit Morris to keep it a while longer in order to give the picture all the recognition that it deserves? We expect to have a large attendance and am sure it will not hurt if you will consent to have the picture remain longer than you specified with Morris. I strongly recommend it, in view of the fact that he has brought from New York a great number of pictures by good men. Chase gave him three canvases. It seems to me that Morris means well, and am sorry to have written you in the beginning to not recommending him, although I could not have done better as I did not know him well enough, but from all appearances he seems to be a pretty honest fellow and may make good.

He showed me several photos you had given him, among them a bust photo of "The Spanish girl" - the standing one with her hand on her hip. If you can spare me a photo of this particular one I would greatly appreciate it, together with a photo of your "Laughing Child". I will reciprocate the favor as soon as possible.

I trust that this coming trip to Europe will be crowned with great success. I know what it would do for me if I would go, but there is only one thing that prevents me, and that is lack of funds.

I have sent in three pictures for the show and have good reason to think that they will be hung, provided they are not overcrowded.

With kindest regards, and hoping to hear from you again soon, I remain,

BLANK No. 48. 7-08-40M.

Denver Public Schools

School District Number One in the City and County
of Denver, Colorado

School

816--24th Street, Denver, Colo.,
Jan. 2nd, 1909.

My Dear Mr. Henri:-

I am never more pleased than to receive a letter
from you, especially like the one received some two weeks
ago. One who has as little spare time toward correspond-
ence as you have, and willing as you are to write me at
such length is something than I appreciate more than I
can express in a letter. I trust that you will never be
caused to discontinue your friendship toward me and other
young fellows who are honestly trying to win a name in art.

What you suggest regarding my position as teacher,
"not to become a professor of art" is the very feeling that
I have always had. I am sure that if the aim stopped with
the title of "professor of art" I should inevitably join
the long line of those who went before me and after whose
death the only memory they leave is, perhaps, *ix* a little
insertion in the Encyclopedia Britannica of "has been." I
hope to be saved from such a fate

I am very pleased to know that you engage your-
self in landscape occasionally. It seems to me that landscape
is going to be my forte, although I am very anxious to master
figure painting. The environment here does not give me
sufficient desire to work along the latter line, especially
as models are not very procurable, so am pending my spare
time in outdoor work, developing it while I have the opportu-
nity. My desire to go to California next summer is beyond
control and I am so anxious that the time arrives should
arrive.

Immediately upon receipt of your letter I purchased
a copy of the Craftsman. I absorbed your article with the
greatest glee and enthusiasm. I went about recommending the
book to my friends and they all read it. In short, they nearly
all agreed that the article had the right stuff in it and
its sentiments were their sentiments and mine too. I thank
you very much for having mentioned it to me. If you write
any more things relating to pictures and art development
I hope you will let me know.

I would be very thankful to you, in your spare time,
to write me the names of the art books you would recommend
to me for reading and where they can be purchased. Books on
Hals, Velazquez, Millet, Corot, Rousseau, Diaz etc. I mean
good standard works that are useful to a student.