Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Autograph letter signed "Phil" : [Woodstock, New York], to Varujan Boghosian, 1971 Dec. 8.

BIB_ID
332330
Accession number
MA 8010.2
Creator
Guston, Philip, 1913-1980.
Display Date
1971 Dec. 8.
Credit line
Purchased on the Horace Goldsmith Fund for Americana, 2012.
Description
1 item (1 p.) : ill. ; 27.7 cm + envelope
Notes
Illustrated with a sketch of a hand pointing to an open book on a cushioned podium. Also illustrated with a sketch of a dog's head (as part of "Love to you - Marilyn, Heidi, and [sketch of dog].")
Location of writing from postmark and return address.
N.B. Varujan Boghosian was a Guggenheim Fellow in 1985.
Part of a collection of letters from Philip Guston to American sculptor Varujan Boghosian. Items in the collection have been described individually; see related collection-level record for more information.
Pre-stamped envelope with additional stamp and postmark is addressed to Varujan Boghosian, "Sculptor in Residence" in Hanover, New Hampshire.
Provenance
Purchased on the Horace Goldsmith Fund for Americana, 2012.
Summary
Asking "are your ears burning, are your toes trembling, are your eyes watering??" and noting that he has just written Gugg[enheim] a "hot inspired recommendation" for Boghosian's grant, hoping the application is successful. Also asking after his New Year's resolutions and looking forward to seeing him soon; mentioning that he goes to Providence that day to lecture.