Telegram from William Valentiner to Frida Kahlo, May 6, 1933

Telegram on yellowed paper with typewritten text in blue and blue letterhead. The letterhead has three distinct sections: in the center, there's a graphic of the globe in an inverted triangle, on the left is a box with preprinted information with receipt information rubber stamped in, on the right is a box with preprinted information
Creator
William Valentiner
Recipient
Frida Kahlo
Language
English

Overview

This is a telegram from William "Wilhelm" Reinhold Valentiner (1880 to 1958). Valentiner was a German-American art historian and museum director. Valentiner, director of the Detroit Institute of Arts at the time, commissioned Diego Rivera to create the Detroit Industry murals between 1932 and 1933.

Original Document

Telegram on yellowed paper with typewritten text in blue and blue letterhead. The letterhead has three distinct sections: in the center, there's a graphic of the globe in an inverted triangle, on the left is a box with preprinted information with receipt information rubber stamped in, on the right is a box with preprinted information
Page 1, Telegram from William Valentiner to Frida Kahlo, May 6, 1933; 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 1 Transcription

[Letterhead]

RECEIVED AT
908 EIGHTH AVENUE CIrcle 7-7077-8- [rubber stamped]
STANDARD TIME INDICATED ON THIS MESSAGE

POSTAL TELEGRAPH
THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM

[Box with preprinted information]
This is a full rate Telegram, Cablegram or
Radiogram unless otherwise indicated by
signal in the check or in the address.
DL DAY LETTER
NL NIGHT LETTER
NM NIGHT MESSAGE
LCO DEFERRED CABLE
NLT NIGHT CABLE LETTER
WLT WEEK END CABLE LETTER
RADIOGRAM”

Form
16

NA42 14=US NEWYORK NY 1146A MAY 6 1933
FRIEDA RIVERA=
BARBIZON PLAZA HOTEL NEWYORK NY=

THANK YOU THOUSAND TIMES FOR THE BEAUTIFUL PICTURE GREETINGS
WISHES TO YOU AND DIEGO=

WILLIAM VALENTINER.
1159 A

Telephone Your Telegrams to Postal Telegraph [Printed at bottom of form]