Woodbury, Conn. USA

June 15, 1948

Dear Sisson,

It is a long time since I wrote to you and I have not heard from you either. I am sending you under separate cover, the catalogue of the exhibition which I have had here in the Museum of Modern Art together with my brother. As you can imagine, I was very much preoccupied with the whole thing. The exhibition seems to have made quite a stir here, but the artists generally does not know how successful or unsuccessful a public affair of that kind is. The artist is in the middle of the blast and therefore does not hear it. The results may show themselves in time.

I am invited now to give a summer course at Harvard. I will have to try at out and see how much such a thing interferes with my own work. I could not refuse this time because the students and the members of the faculty were too pressing on me to give the course and their interest in my work and in my ideas is so genuine that I could not refuse.

How are you getting on---how is the food situation and the rest? I am still "homesick" for England. Life here is so-so. Apparently I have not lived here long enough to form an opinion---for the time being it all seems to me sort of crazy and too materialistic.

Now I would like to ask you to do me a favour. As you may remember, I have been negotiating with IOI Metals in Birmingham. At that time they were interested, but we had to postpone our negotiations until the patent was granted. I have now got a notice from Messrs. Boult, Wade and Tennent (112 Hatton Gdns, London E02) that a patent has been granted to me and that it will be sealed by the end of July under the number 1781, dated Jan. 23rd, 1945. My agents advise me to extend the sealing period for a couple of months because my american patent has not yet matured. Meantime, I would like to know whether the IOI people are still interested? I don't know whether the manager there is still the same---could you be kind enough to find out about it for me? And, if it is not asking too much of you, see if they are interested in re-opening negotiations and let me know. I would be very grateful.

Please also let me know how you like the catalogue.

With best wishes,

Yours ever,

Woodbury, Conn. USA

Nov. 11, 1948

Dear Sisson,

I was so glad to get your letter and I thought to wait with the answer
knowing that you were travelling. All my friends in England seem to have been
away. But now the winter is on and I am making a roll-call of my friends
again, for no particular reason, but just to say that, althe I am quite all
right here and my exhibitions seem to travel around, exciting much comment and
interest, I nevertheless am missing England. Not being English myself, you
must agree that the sentiment must be very strong. I am missing all my friends
and I hope that some day there will be an opportunity and I will appear again
on the pavements of Hampstead or in Herts or Bucks.

I am sorry you did not get my catalogue and I sent you another copy.

**Did you get this?** Please let me know, as several seem to have been lost and I would very much like to check up.

How did you enjoy France and what is your impression of Europe? Thank you
for giving me the information about the Metal Works and I will do as you
suggest and write to them.

Could you let me know whether I can get from ICI, a few more reels of the
nylon thread which I had from them some years ago? I would like to pay for
it in dollars---what is the smallest amount they could send? And how much
would it be?

Is there any chance of you coming over here? If you ever do, you are in-
vited to stay with us. We are not in New York, but near enough so that you
can get there if you have to.

Nina remembers you and sends you greetings and Miriam and I

join her,

Yours every