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Erich Kahn, recipient: Dr J. P. Hodin

Letter from Erich Kahn to J.P. Hodin

6 September 1979

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Erich Kahn 1904–1979
Recipient
Dr J. P. Hodin
Title
Letter from Erich Kahn to J.P. Hodin
Date
6 September 1979
Description
[Translation/transcription]

1 Albert Studios
20 Albert Street
NW1

6 September 1979

What with all the housecats and hospital shenanigans (I have an appointment tomorrow), I barely have a moment to myself. The cat is a satan and I its litter-wallah. How I wish I could work without interruption. I’m thinking of you. And I’m still working on several small paintings, an illusory consolation for a bankrupt life.

Kind regards to you both.

[illegible]

Erich
Format
Document - correspondence
Collection
Tate Archive
Acquisition
Accepted by HM Government in lieu of inheritance tax and allocated to Tate, 2006. Accrual presented by Annabel Hodin, 2020
Reference
TGA 20062/4/188/90

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  • Papers of Josef Paul Hodin TGA 20062 (407)
    • Correspondence by sender TGA 20062/4 (275)
      • Letters and postcards from Erich Kahn to J.P. and Pamela Hodin TGA 20062/4/188 (111)
        • Letter from Erich Kahn to J.P. Hodin TGA 20062/4/188/90
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