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Letter to Beauford Delaney from Larry Calcagno, 1962 June 28

 Item — Box: 4, Folder: 9, item: 11
Identifier: ms_3967.II.B.4.9.11

Lawrence Calcagno thanks Beauford Delaney for his nice letter and writes that he is nostalgic for the time that they spent with each other in Paris. He writes that he is often on the edge of despair due to loneliness. He writes that he often looks out at the lonely and broken people from the rooftop and finds solace, knowing that his paintings are a way to connect with the world. Handwritten.

Dates

  • 1962 June 28

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Extent

4 pages

Dimensions

8.5 x 11 in

Repository Details

Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository

Contact:
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Knoxville TN 37996 USA
865-974-4480