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Letter from Josephine Kanzler to Frida Kahlo, no date

Handwritten note on aging personalized stationery with silver details.
Creator
Josephine Kanzler
Recipient
Frida Kahlo
Language
English

Overview

This is a letter from Josephine Kanzler (1891 to 1954) to Frida Kahlo. Josephine and her husband Ernest Kanzler were major patrons of the Detroit Institute of Arts.

Original Document

Handwritten note on aging personalized stationery with silver details.
Page 1, Letter from Josephine Kanzler to Frida Kahlo, no date; NMWA, Archives of Women Artists; The Nelleke Nix and Marianne Huber Collection: The Frida Kahlo Papers, 1930-1954
Handwritten note on aging personalized stationery with silver details.
Page 2, Letter from Josephine Kanzler to Frida Kahlo, no date; NMWA, Archives of Women Artists; The Nelleke Nix and Marianne Huber Collection: The Frida Kahlo Papers, 1930-1954
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Transcription

Page 1 of 2 Transcription

[Personalized stationery]

J
K
C

Monday.

Dear Señora Rivera,
Mr. Kanzler and
I are delighted that
you and Señor Rivera
are dining with
us on Wednesday
evening — I will

Page 2 of 2 Transcription

have my car call
for you at quarter
before eight o’clock —

I am looking
forward to seeing you
at the Society of Arts
and Crafts tonight.

Most sincerely,

Josephine Kanzler.