Letter from Helen Keller to Jo Davidson thanking him for: visit to his studio where she felt busts o...

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Series1: General Correspondence
Sub Series3: Individuals
Box52: Crocker - Devol
Folder8: Davidson, Jo and Florence
Item No5
LanguageEnglish
Format of Original8 x 10 inches
SubjectArt and culture - sculpture; Politics and society; Architecture - building - Helen Keller Home - Westport, CT - Arcan Ridge; Senses - touch; Food and drink
DescriptionLetter from Helen Keller to Jo Davidson thanking him for: visit to his studio where she felt busts of her; gratitude for winter coats; gift of alcohol and a sculpture of her brought by Van Wyck Brooks; books to replace those destroyed (in the 1946 fire?). Encouraging him to continue fighting for political ideals.
Subject PersonBrooks, Van Wyck
Folder Start Date1942
Folder End Date1950
Holding InstitutionAmerican Foundation for the Blind
Contact Information2 Penn Plaza, Suite 1102, New York, NY 10121, (212) 502-7600