Wayne Thiebaud letter to Hassel Smith, 1999

Physical Details: Letter : 1 item : handwritten, ill. ; 10 x 18 cm.

Sender: Wayne Thiebaud (1920-)

Recipient: Hassel Wendell Smith (1915-2007)

Description: Cartoon by Thiebaud showing an artist seated before an empty canvas, captioned: Why do they have to make these canvases so damn blank?
On the verso is a short handwritten note from Thiebaud.

Forms part of: Hassel Smith papers, circa 1900-2004, bulk, 1930-1995

Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined

Citation: Wayne Thiebaud letter to Hassel Smith, 1999. Hassel Smith papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Digital ID: 6627

Subjects:

• Caricatures and cartoons

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