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GEORGIA OKEEFFE
GHOST RANCH ABIQUIU N.M.

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George O'teeffe
to Caroline B. Stanley
Ghost Ranch
Albuquerque

New Mexico.

1934

1934

P. O. BOX 201

[Sep 28, 1934]

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LAKEGEORGE N Y 1043AM 28

GEORGIA OKEEFFE

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A LETTER FROM VAN DOREN LITERARY GUILD I MUST TELL YOU HOW I ENJOYED WHAT THE EDITORS CALL A COLLECTIVE PROTRAIT OF YOUBUT WHAT IS QUITE AS TRULY A UNIFIED PROTRAIT OF THE GENERATION WHICH HAS BEEN AND CONTIUES TO BE SO DEEPLY INDEBTED TO YOU THE BOOK AT ONCE CLARIFES AND ELEVATES THE WHOLE ISSUE OF ART IN AMERICAN STOP HERE IS A RECORD SUCH AS THE SUBJECT OF THE RECORD DESERVES STOP CARL VANDOREN STOP THE BOOK IS TO BE PUBLISHED TWO LETTERS FROM YOU STOP YOU MUST GO ON PAINTING I DO NEED YOU BUT NEED YOUR HEALTH AND PAINTING BEFORE ALL ELSE VERY MUCH LOVE.

ALFRED

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OCT 4
3:00PM
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Georgia O'Keeffe
To Caroline B. Stanley
From Ranch
Albuquerque
New Mexico

1934

ALFRED STIEGLITZ
LAKE GEORGE, N.Y.
P.O. BOX 201

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Forward
Room 110
509 Madison Ave
New York City
N.Y. 14102

To: George O'Teeffe
From: Caroline B. Stambaugh

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George O'Keeffe
Go to Caroline B. Stanley
Hand M. Ranche Abiquac
Chamita 1176 new address is.

An American Place
509 Madison Avenue
New York City

October 23, 1934

Douglas Elliman
15 East 49th Street
New York City

Attention Mr. Cummings

Gentlemen

I have talked to Mr. Stark, the superintendent, and
he has referred me to you about the matter I have in mind.

My wife, Georgia O'Keeffe, who is known as possibly
the greatest woman painter that has ever lived, has been very,
very ill for two years. Unable to work any and much of the
time bedridden. She is now convalescent.

She is desirous of taking the paintings she has in
storage in the Lincoln Warehouse out of her vaults there and
to go over them and see which she wishes to destroy and which
she wishes to keep. And possibly to paint on some of those
she wishes to keep.

I suggested that she take all those things and use
one of the rooms of An American Place. But she feels that
being in the nervous state that she still is that she would
be disturbed by the people who flock into the Place and so
I wondered whether there wasn't an empty space in 509 in
which she could dump these paintings of hers and possibly
work in this space for a period unspecified.

Under such circumstances she would be near me and
have the advantages of An American Place. Now I wonder would
the owners be kind enough to let her have some room or other,
naturally preferably a light room, as painting is dependent
upon light. She would get out within twenty-four hours notice
at any time.

If the owners feel disinclined to do this as a kind-
ness to this very worthy worker who has been impoverished
through the crash and through no fault of her own, it might
be arranged to pay a nominal rent for the use of the space.

Could I receive a reply very quickly as she expects to
come to town the end of this week ?

I would like to call your and the owners' attention

to a very important book which is to appear in four weeks.
It is called "America and Alfred Stieglitz". There will be
forty thousand copies published as a starter and distributed
by Doubleday, Doran and the Literary Guild. It has come out
of the clear sky. It is not an advertisement, except per-
haps for 509 Madison Avenue. I am sure the owners as well as
yourselves will be proud of housing An American Place. And
in view of these facts I hope they will see some way or other
in helping this very great artist, Georgia O'Keeffe, to go
on with her convalescence and to be able to work when she is
strong enough.

If the owners would want to see me personally at any
time they should call me up at Wickersham 2-7258 and make an
appointment.

Sincerely yours,