C Of I I ®ü iiuasutt or modern ars 11 west 53rd Street New lork 19 tol. cirelo 5 - 8900 cabless aodernart, L,ew lork January 26, 1955 Bear Br» Sandbergt Acoording to your aarlier correepondence with Mr» Johnson and Miss Daniels both of thia Museum* s Department of Architecture and Design and in response to the request of Dr» iTiedrichy, your governmentte Counsellor for Cultmral Affairs in the United States, I have approached a number of our leadlng instituttona orfering them the de Stijl exhibition during 1953» Five art museums hare erporessed their interest in subscribing to the exhibitions i'he Verginia Museum of ?ine Arte in Q ixichmond already has scheduled the exhibition for mid-Mareht © Harvard «111 present the exhibition in mid-October and the Walker Art Center l&vMlnnempolls, the Albright Gallery in Q Buffalo and the Art Gallery cd©?oronto, in Canada at present are hoping to devise means of financing and scheduling the exhibition during the int ervening period» As you may know, Sr, Rietveld bas offered to furnish each of the exhibiting institutiens with a suggested installation appropriate to dm Stijl and we are taking due precaution to assure safe handling and transport during the exhibition*s travals. It is my understanding that in arranging this exhibition your museum already bas secured the public and private loans inclujéded and will cover Mie Insurance on these during their absence from the üetherlands. ïou have no doubt heard of the enormous interest which this exhibition bas aroused in Mew lork City and lts travels to other sections of our country promises an increasing response* With best regards* Sincerely, w.g. Port er A» McUray Director Dept. of Circulating J&rhibitions Dr w.J.H.B. Sandberg Director, Stedelijk Museum 13 Paulus Potter Str. AMSÜJSRDAM, Notherlanda PAMseh
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Titel
Brief van P.A. McGray (MoMA) aan G. Rietveld
Datering
1953
Inventarisnummer
RSA0655
Objectnaam
Verwerving
bruikleen 1985
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