Item Information
Title: Saul Steinberg letter to Hedda Sterne
Date: 1944 January 23
Physical Details: 1 letter
Description: Illustrated letter from Steinberg to Sterne dated January 23, 1944. Steinberg designed the letter to appear as a newspaper, titled "The News; Monthly of Information for Hedda."
The first page includes updates about Steinberg, including that his arm is sore, the car he current utilizes is a Volkswagen, and that he bought Sterne a ring. Below the text is a colored drawing of Steinberg's room.
The verso, "page 2," details a fictitious battle in which troops fight against various landscape features such as the "the river of distance in space" to capture "fortress Hedda." The battle description is paired with a colored drawing of the scene. The bottom of the page features an advertisement for "kind words from Hedda."
Creator: Steinberg, Saul, 1914-1999
Forms part of: Hedda Sterne papers, 1939-1977
Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined
Citation Information: Saul Steinberg. Saul Steinberg letter to Hedda Sterne, 1944 January 23. Hedda Sterne papers, 1939-1977. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Digital ID: 13711