Letter from Inge Schabel Manzù, Ardea, Italy, to Alexandre P. Rosenberg, 1966 June 28 : typescript signed.

Record ID: 
414085
Accession number: 
MA 9076.178
Author: 
Schabel Manzù, Inge, sender.
Credit: 
Gift of Mrs. Alexandre P. Rosenberg, 2013.
Description: 
1 item (2 pages) ; 28 x 22 cm
Notes: 

Place of writing based on content and Giacomo Manzù moving to Ardea with his family.
Part of a large collection of letters from French artists primarily to the art dealer Paul Rosenberg. Items in the collection are cataloged individually as MA 9076.1-227.
See also MA 3500, a related collection that also comprises letters from French artists and writers to Paul Rosenberg, which was acquired by the Morgan as the gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alexandre P. Rosenberg in 1980.

Summary: 

Inviting Rosenberg to be part of a "Friends of Manzù" foundation for Giacomo Manzù and mentions others involved such as Prof. Cesare Brandi and Ennio Parrelli; saying she plans on legalizing the act and requests a power of attorney for his participation; notes that she has bought land and amassed some 25 sculptures and drawings to start the museum collection.

Provenance: 
Gift of Mrs. Alexandre P. Rosenberg, 2013.