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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

Page 1 of 2
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

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

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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.