Warren Chappell to Isabel Bishop, Oct. 27, 1982

Physical Details: Letter : 2 p. : handwritten, ill. ; 28 x 22 cm.

Sender: Warren Chappell (1904-1991)

Recipient: Isabel Bishop (1902-1988)

Description: Illustrator Warren Chappell wrote to his longtime friend Isable Bishop about his aversion to dealers, agents and other representatives. While Chappell pictured the dealer/artist relationship as an agent leading a performing bear, he envied the contact that such artists had with their clients, compared to the impersonal business of book publishing.

Forms part of: Isabel Bishop papers, 1914-1983

Citation: Warren Chappell to Isabel Bishop, Oct. 27, 1982. Isabel Bishop papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Digital ID: 3367

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