Margaret Miller, Museum of Modern Art (New York, USA)

Letter from Margaret Miller at the Museum of Modern Art to Geo. Gatey & Son about the sale of Schwitters’ work, ‘Paper Clouds’ and interest from the Pinacotheca Gallery in obtaining some of Schwitters’ work

8 February 1949

Letter from Margaret Miller at the Museum of Modern Art to Geo. Gatey & Son about the sale of Schwitters’ work, ‘Paper Clouds’

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Margaret Miller Museum of Modern Art (New York, USA)
Recipient
George Gatey & Son Solicitors (Windermere, UK)
Date
8 February 1949
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Kurt Schwitters, ‘Letter from Margaret Miller at the Museum of Modern Art to Geo. Gatey & Son about the sale of Schwitters’ work, ‘Paper Clouds’’ 8 February 1949

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Margaret Miller
Museum of Modern Art (New York, USA)
Title
Letter from Margaret Miller at the Museum of Modern Art to Geo. Gatey & Son about the sale of Schwitters’ work, ‘Paper Clouds’ and interest from the Pinacotheca Gallery in obtaining some of Schwitters’ work
Date
8 February 1949
Description
A copy of this letter was forwarded on to Edith Thomas by the Museum of Modern Art with an attached letter discussing the interest of Miss Rose Fried of the Pinacotheca Gallery in obtaining Schwitters' collage work held at the Museum.
Format
Document - correspondence
Collection
Tate Archive
Acquisition
Presented by Edith Thomas's son, Geoff Thomas, in 1995.
Reference
TGA 9510/3/1/34
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