Horace Pippin, West Chester, Pa. letter to Robert Carlen, Philadelphia, Pa., 1943 Feb. 1

Physical Details: Letter : 1 p. : handwritten ; 27 x 18 cm.

Sender: Horace Pippin (1888-1946) (West Chester, Pa.)

Recipient: Robert Carlen (1906-1990) (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Description: Pippin writes to tell Carlen that he treats his friends "right, in my home, if anyone comes in to [see me] art." He specifies that he will see to it that Mrs. John D. Hamilton is treated as nicely as possible. He goes on to say that he wants Carlen to send his Domino game painting to a show so Dr. Albert C. Barnes can see it.

Forms part of: Horace Pippin notebooks and letters, circa 1920, 1943

Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined

Citation: Horace Pippin, West Chester, Pa. letter to Robert Carlen, Philadelphia, Pa., 1943 Feb. 1. Horace Pippin notebooks and letters, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Digital ID: 7469

Subjects:

• Art dealers
• Art market
• Barnes, Albert C. (Albert Coombs),

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