Letter from Mary C. Chew to Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, 1918 Aug. 5

Physical Details: Letter : 1 folded sheet : signed ; 17 x 27.

Sender: Mary C. Chew (Jamestown, R.I.)

Recipient: Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875-1942)

Description: Chew writes to express her distress that there are further setbacks in settling on a location for the Titanic Memorial designed by Whitney. She discusses various locations that were considered, including one on 16th Street and another at the tip of Potomac Park.
Citation of this item must include the following title: Whitney Museum of American Art, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney papers. Gift of Flora Miller Irving.

Forms part of: Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney papers, 1851-1975, bulk, 1888-1942

Rights Statement: U.S. public domain

Citation: Letter from Mary C. Chew to Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, 1918 Aug. 5. Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Digital ID: 14040

Subjects:

• Memorials
• Titanic (Steamship)
• Washington, D.C.

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