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Zaguan Door, Exterior, 1957

 Item — Box: 1
Identifier: RC.2006.1.52
Zaguan Door, Exterior, 1957
Zaguan Door, Exterior, 1957

Scope and Content Note

From the Collection:

The letters from Georgia O'Keeffe to Charles Wickham "Wick" Moore relate to their personal friendship. Among the letters are three postcards with images of O'Keeffe's Abiquiu property on the front and one photograph of the Rio Chama.

Dates

  • Creation: 1957

Access Restrictions

The collection is open to the public for research purposes.

Copyright Management

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Extent

1 Linear Feet : gelatin silver print ; 3 5/8 x 5 3/8 inches

Language

English

Overview

Handwritten by O'Keeffe in pencil on verso: "Greetings for 1960 from my//poor house —//I go to N.Y.//tomorrow for a week. I //may—hope to return on the // 22nd—certainly not//later than Jan. 25th. Will//you plan to come on the 25th//or after—I will be staying// with Jean LeDoux if you//wish to reach me. Will write//you from N.Y. if I can—//Looking forward to your coming// through this poor door—G." Sent to Charles Wickham Moore.

Physical Description

Kodak Medalist G, Fine Grained, Lustre, DW

Ownership and Rights

Copyright Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

Explanation of Rights

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General

Previous descriptive title: Zaguan; changed to: Zaguan Door, Exterior. Based on research by Lisa Volpe, MFA Houston. Approved 12/2020.

Genre / Form

Geographic

Topical

Repository Details

Part of the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Repository

Contact:
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Santa Fe NM 87501 US
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