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Letter to Dorothy Miller
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Morris Graves (1910-2001)
Letter to Dorothy Miller
inscribed and dated 'Hinterlands, Jan. 27-42' (upper right), inscribed 'Dear Miss Miller:' (upper left), signed 'Respectfully/Morris Graves' (lower right) and inscribed 'P.S. I do not expect a reply on the above remark on fame (?) [crossed out], acclaim (?) Perhaps its a crying fault to take oneself so gravely.' (lower left)
gouache and watercolor on paper
26½ x 29¼ in. (67.3 x 74.3 cm.) (image)
Letter to Dorothy Miller
inscribed and dated 'Hinterlands, Jan. 27-42' (upper right), inscribed 'Dear Miss Miller:' (upper left), signed 'Respectfully/Morris Graves' (lower right) and inscribed 'P.S. I do not expect a reply on the above remark on fame (?) [crossed out], acclaim (?) Perhaps its a crying fault to take oneself so gravely.' (lower left)
gouache and watercolor on paper
26½ x 29¼ in. (67.3 x 74.3 cm.) (image)
Provenance
Gift from the artist to the late owner, 1942
Literature
Museum of Modern Art, exhibition catalogue, The Drawings of Morris Graves, New York, 1975, illustrated.
The Phillips Collection, exhibition catalogue, Morris Graves: Vision of the Inner Eye, Washington, D.C., 1984, pl. 39, illustrated.
The Phillips Collection, exhibition catalogue, Morris Graves: Vision of the Inner Eye, Washington, D.C., 1984, pl. 39, illustrated.
Exhibited
New York, Museum of Modern Art and New York, American Federation of the Arts, The Drawings of Morris Graves, September 1975-September 1976.
New York, Rosa Esman Gallery, A Curator's Choice: A Tribute to Dorothy Miller, February 6-March 6, 1982.
Washington, D.C., The Phillips Collection and elsewhere, Morris Graves: Vision of the Inner Eye, April 1983-July 1984, no. 39.
Northampton, Massachusetts, Smith College Museum of Art, Dorothy Miller: With an Eye to American Art, 19 April-16 June 1985.
New York, Schmidt Bingham Gallery, Morris Graves-Mark Tobey-Immanence-Iridescence, January 12-February 28, 1994.
New York, Rosa Esman Gallery, A Curator's Choice: A Tribute to Dorothy Miller, February 6-March 6, 1982.
Washington, D.C., The Phillips Collection and elsewhere, Morris Graves: Vision of the Inner Eye, April 1983-July 1984, no. 39.
Northampton, Massachusetts, Smith College Museum of Art, Dorothy Miller: With an Eye to American Art, 19 April-16 June 1985.
New York, Schmidt Bingham Gallery, Morris Graves-Mark Tobey-Immanence-Iridescence, January 12-February 28, 1994.