BIB_ID
332376
Accession number
MA 8010.10
Creator
Guston, Philip, 1913-1980.
Display Date
"Sunday" 1974 Aug [25].
Credit line
Purchased on the Horace Goldsmith Fund for Americana, 2012.
Description
1 item (2 p.) : ill. ; 27.5 cm + envelope
Notes
Illustrated with a sketch of a writing table with sheets of paper, a quill in an ink-pot and a tray of cigarette butts on top; a burning cigarette rests on the edge of the table and a Boghosian's dog (Beanie) peeps out from behind one of the legs.
Location of writing from return address stamp and postmark; day of writing from postmark.
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 postmark is addressed to Varujan Boghosian in Provincetown, Massachusetts. With the additional autograph note "Please Forward."
Location of writing from return address stamp and postmark; day of writing from postmark.
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 postmark is addressed to Varujan Boghosian in Provincetown, Massachusetts. With the additional autograph note "Please Forward."
Provenance
Purchased on the Horace Goldsmith Fund for Americana, 2012.
Summary
Remarking that Boghosian will never be able to park his new Oldsmobile station wagon, but promising to forgive him for it if he fills it up with "usable junk" for his sculptures. Agreeing to give him an interview; noting that he and Musa have been "laying low;" discussing his recent paintings, noting "well, it's all autobiography now - there is nothing else left to paint." Looking forward to his article and asking to see a rough draft.
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