Item Information
Title: Georges Mathieu letter to Hedda Sterne
Date: 1962 January
Physical Details: 1 letter : various media ; 40 x 45 cm. (from widest point)
Description: Oversize letter from Georges Mathieu to Hedda Sterne includes a collage of a clipping of kittens, a hand-cut crown of gold reflective paper, and red velvet or velour fabric.
Letter itself was folded into an envelope and sealed with two silver wax seals. Mathieu added on the exterior of the letter an indication of where to open it by drawing a dotted line and writing "cut me here" in French.
Letter is in French.
Inscription (handwritten):embrassent Hedda; et lui font mille caresses; de la part du Roi.
Inscription on verso (handwritten): Couper moi; ici [arrow].
Creator: Mathieu, Georges, 1921-
Forms part of: Hedda Sterne papers, 1939-1977
Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined
Citation Information: Georges Mathieu. Georges Mathieu letter to Hedda Sterne, 1962 January. Hedda Sterne papers, 1939-1977. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Digital ID: 19076