Forrest Bess letters to Mr. and Mrs L. E. Cooke, [ca. 1963-1964]
Bess, Forrest,
b. 1911
d. 1977
Painter
Tx.
Collection size: 14 items (on 1 microfilm reel)
Collection Summary: Two letters (1963-1964) from Forrest Bess to Mr. and Mrs. L.E. Cooke, concerning a Bess painting they posessed, Carl Jung, and the reactions of the unconscious to Bess' works, accompanied by slides of two paintings.
Biographical/Historical Note: Bess was a painter in Bay City, Texas.; the Cooke's, art collectors.
Donated 1986 by Patricia (Mrs. L.E.) Cooke as part of AAA's Texas Project.
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