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Telegram from Albert M. Bender to Frida Kahlo, Sep 3, 1935

Typewritten telegram in red on tan paper.
Creator
Albert M. Bender
Recipient
Frida Kahlo
Language
English

Overview

This telegram is from Albert M. Bender (1866 to 1941), who was a German-Irish-American writer, an art collector, and one of the leading patrons of the arts in San Francisco in the 1920s and 1930s. In addition to being a good friend of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, he was also one of Rivera's first American patrons.

Original Document

Typewritten telegram in red on tan paper.
Page 1, Telegram from Albert M. Bender to Frida Kahlo, Sep 3, 1935; NMWA, Archives of Women Artists; The Nelleke Nix and Marianne Huber Collection: The Frida Kahlo Papers, 1930-1954
Green typewritten text on tan paper.
Page 2, Telegram from Albert M. Bender to Frida Kahlo, Sep 3, 1935; NMWA, Archives of Women Artists; The Nelleke Nix and Marianne Huber Collection: The Frida Kahlo Papers, 1930-1954
Page 1 of 2
Page 1, Telegram from Albert M. Bender to Frida Kahlo, Sep 3, 1935; NMWA, Archives of Women Artists; The Nelleke Nix and Marianne Huber Collection: The Frida Kahlo Papers, 1930-1954

Transcription

Page 1 of 2 Transcription

DIRECCION GENERAL DE CORREOS Y TELEGRAFOS

ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
TELEGRAMA

Numero 33 San Francisco Cal. Via Radio Mex, 3 Sepbre.
45 C, Nocturna pd. D. 20. 35 cop uj

Mrs. Diego Rivera
Palmas Numero 2.
San Angel D.F.

Picture Received one week ago and acknowledged
on same day with draft for five hundred dollars from museum
the beuty and superb artistry of the picture are beyond all
price my most grateful thanks and much love to you too for
your understanding and cooperation

Albert M. Bender

Page 2 of 2 Transcription

[Telegram reverse, only form writing]