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Pen to paper : artists handwritten letters from the Smithsonian's archives of American art / edited with an introduction by Mary Savig

This volume explores the relationship between penmanship and artistic practice through correspondence from the Smithsonian's Archives of American Art. Curatorial essays and archival images analyse the handwriting of various notable artists.

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