Item Information
Title: William Pène du Bois letter to Jane Bouché
Date: 1942 October 30
Physical Details: Letter : 2 p. : handwritten, ill. ; 21 x 15 cm.
Description: Pène du Bois describes an encounter with a General who praised the work of illustrator Floyd Davis in Life magazine, presumably comparing it with Pène du Bois' own illustration work.
First page includes an illustration of Pène du Bois with a large palette, standing at an easel and painting the words "Dear Jane" in red.
Second page is written over a background of the words "I love you" repeatedly typewritten in red ink.
Creator: Pène du Bois, William, 1916-1993
Forms part of: Louis Bouché papers, 1880-2007
Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined
Citation Information: William Pène du Bois. William Pène du Bois letter to Jane Bouché, 1942 October 30. Louis Bouché papers, 1880-2007. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Digital ID: 14949