Abe Ajay correspondence with Ad Reinhardt, 1963-1967
Ajay, Abe,
b. 1919
d. 1998
Educator, Sculptor, Collagist
N.Y.
Collection size: 0.2 linear ft. (on partial microfilm reel)
Collection Summary: Thirty-six postcards from Reinhardt to Ajay, 1963-1966, and 7 letters between the two concerning a thousand dollar cash prize won by Reinhardt at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1963. Also included are typescript copies of the letters assembled by Ajay and titled: One Picture is Worth a Thousand Dollars?, an article published in Art in America describing and reproducing their correspondence regarding the prize; and a political cartoon, 1967, sent to Ajay from Reinhardt.
Biographical/Historical Note: Abe Ajay, painter and sculptor. Born 1919. Ad Reinhardt, painter.
Donated by Abe Ajay, 1992.
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