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Letter from Ella Wolfe to Frida Kahlo, Feb 21, 1944

Handwritten letter on blue, textured stationery paper.
Creator
Ella Wolfe
Recipient
Frida Kahlo
Language
English

Overview

This is a letter from Ella Wolfe (1896 to 2000) to Frida Kahlo. Wolfe, a Ukrainian-American political activist and educator, was part of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera's circle of friends. She and her husband Bertram Wolfe were involved in the creation of the American Communist Party in 1919.

Original Document

Handwritten letter on blue, textured stationery paper.
Page 1, Letter from Ella Wolfe to Frida Kahlo, Feb 21, 1944; NMWA, Archives of Women Artists; The Nelleke Nix and Marianne Huber Collection: The Frida Kahlo Papers, 1930-1954
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Page 1, Letter from Ella Wolfe to Frida Kahlo, Feb 21, 1944; NMWA, Archives of Women Artists; The Nelleke Nix and Marianne Huber Collection: The Frida Kahlo Papers, 1930-1954

Transcription

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[Personalized stationery]

ELLA G. WOLFE 68 MONTAGUE STREET BROOKLYN 2, N. Y.

Feb. 21 – 44.

Frida darling —

I’m sending you the
enclosed in case you missed
them — We had a lot of
fun and a lot of grief
looking at them —

We think of you
often — miss you — and
love you very much —

Ella