BIB_ID
458372
Accession number
MA 23840.1642
Creator
Merchant, Ismail, sender.
Credit line
Gift of James Ivory, 2022.
Description
1 item (2 pages) : illustration ; 10.2 x 15.1 cm
Notes
Date from postmark, James Ivory's note.
Written during location scouting for "The Deceivers" (1988), which was produced by Merchant, shot by Walter Lassally, and included Shashi Kapoor and Saeed Jaffrey in its cast.
The image on the verso is a color photograph of the Taj Mahal from the Taj View Hotel, Agra.
Addressed to Ruth Jhabvala, 400 East 52nd St. New York 10022 USA, and postmarked July 23, 1987.
Written during location scouting for "The Deceivers" (1988), which was produced by Merchant, shot by Walter Lassally, and included Shashi Kapoor and Saeed Jaffrey in its cast.
The image on the verso is a color photograph of the Taj Mahal from the Taj View Hotel, Agra.
Addressed to Ruth Jhabvala, 400 East 52nd St. New York 10022 USA, and postmarked July 23, 1987.
Provenance
James Ivory.
Summary
Reads: Dear Ruth, The Heat is unbelieveable. We are lucky to have found locations. [Production designer] Ken Adams [sic] and [director] Nick Meyer are in good spirits and we hope to end our recce by July 27. Love, Ismail.
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