Letter to Gertude Bass Warner from Henry A. Hart
Item
Title
Letter to Gertude Bass Warner from Henry A. Hart
Author
Hart, Henry Hersch, 1886-
Recipient
Warner, Gertrude Bass, 1863-1951
Date
1932-12-15
Identifier
UA022_b010_f004_041a_041b
Description
Correspondence between Gertrude Bass Warner and Henry H. Hart.
Transcript:
Henry H. Hart
Oriental Arts
328 Post Street
San Francisco
December 15, 1932.
Cable Addresses:{LOTUS ALOHA
Codes: Bentley’s A B C 6th Edition
Telephone
DOuglas 8675
Mrs. Gertrude Bass Warner,
Director,
University of Oregon Museum of Art,
Eugene,
Oregon.
My dear Mrs. Warner:
I am in receipt of your letter of December 13th. with [sic] reference to the fresco which we have discussed in our correspondence. I shall be very pleased to set aside the fresco and hold if [sic] for you,without [sic] obligation on your part,until [sic] you come to San Francisco.
For your information I may say that the retail price of the fresco of this size is $1250.00. I have made a price to museums of $750.00, and you of course will be entitled to that price in case you desire the fresco.
I shall observe your request not to mention the possibility of your coming to San Francisco at this time.
With best wishes for the holidays, in which Mrs. Hart joins me, I am
Ever sincerely yours,
Henry H. Hart
HHH:B
P.S. You may be interested to know that since I wrote you last the University of California has acquired another of the frescoes for its museum.
End of transcript.
Transcribed by Liam Maher.
Transcript:
Henry H. Hart
Oriental Arts
328 Post Street
San Francisco
December 15, 1932.
Cable Addresses:{LOTUS ALOHA
Codes: Bentley’s A B C 6th Edition
Telephone
DOuglas 8675
Mrs. Gertrude Bass Warner,
Director,
University of Oregon Museum of Art,
Eugene,
Oregon.
My dear Mrs. Warner:
I am in receipt of your letter of December 13th. with [sic] reference to the fresco which we have discussed in our correspondence. I shall be very pleased to set aside the fresco and hold if [sic] for you,without [sic] obligation on your part,until [sic] you come to San Francisco.
For your information I may say that the retail price of the fresco of this size is $1250.00. I have made a price to museums of $750.00, and you of course will be entitled to that price in case you desire the fresco.
I shall observe your request not to mention the possibility of your coming to San Francisco at this time.
With best wishes for the holidays, in which Mrs. Hart joins me, I am
Ever sincerely yours,
Henry H. Hart
HHH:B
P.S. You may be interested to know that since I wrote you last the University of California has acquired another of the frescoes for its museum.
End of transcript.
Transcribed by Liam Maher.
Repository
University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
Institution
University of Oregon
Type
Text
Format
application/pdf
Rights
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Rights Holder
University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives