Sachs, Paul J. (Paul Joseph), 1878-1965
Educator, Collector
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Summary: Sachs writes to thank Wick for the favorable review of his book [presumably Modern Prints and Drawings; a Guide to a Better Understanding of Modern Draughtsmanship (1954)], which Wick delivered on a radio broadcast. Sachs tells him "You give me courage to push to completion two other books on which I have been at work for a long time."
Sachs: professor of fine arts at Harvard University. Wick: curator; Boston, Mass; full name Peter Arms Wick.
Donated 1987 by Peter A. Wick.
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Paul J. Sachs letter to Peter A. Wick, 1954 Nov. 11. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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