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Letter from Ray Johnson to Lorna Halper, postmark February 10, 1947

Date
1947
Century
20th century
Medium & Support
paper
Dimensions
Overall: 7 1/8 x 4 1/16 in.
Object Type
Manuscripts
Credit Line
Black Mountain College Collection, Gift of the Black Mountain College Project and Lorna Blaine Halper
Accession Number
2012.26.136.03
Description

Ray Johnson, "Letter from Ray Johnson to Lorna Halper, postmark February 10, 1947". 1947. Transcribed: "SATURDAY AFTERNOON / DEAR LORNA / YOU JUST LEFT AND I AM NOW / MOVING OUT OF SCHMITT'S INTO YOUR / STUDY. THAT WINDOW OF YOURS / DOES NOT CLOSE. YOU CERTAINLY / LEFT A LOT OF CRAP BEHIND. AND / YOU DIDN'T GET TO SEE MY PAINTINGS / I DID LAST NIGHT AND THIS / MORNING. I PAINTED ALL THAT / TIME AND PRODUCED TWO PAINTINGS, / I JUST WOKE UP A THREE O'CLOCK / THIS AFTERNOON IN TIME TO / SLEEPILY SEE YOU LEAVE, OUR / GOODBYE REALLY WAS NOT MUCH. / I THINK THAT IS GOOD. HOPE YOUR / TRIP WAS A GOOD ONE AND YOU / GOT TO SEE YOUR PA. ASAWA TELLS / ME HE IS GOING TO CALIFORNIA. / I HAVE HAD NO BREAKFAST OR / LUNCH TODAY SINCE I SLEPT / THROUGH BOTH OF THEM. ART / COMES FIRST THROUGH NECESSITY / NOT SELECTION. SELECTION IS / MERELY CHOOSING THAT ONE FROM / MANY BECAUSE THAT IS ONE THE / MOST NECESSARY AT THE TIME. I / SHALL MISS YOU IN CONFUSCIOUS / CLASS. I SHALL MISS YOU OH / SUGAR WHO IS SO REFINED. AT THIS / MOMENT I AM WRITING FROM / MY STUDY. I FEEL INDEED WEALTHY / OWNING TWO STUDIES AND WILL / BE HAPPY WHEN I HAVE A VIEW / OF THE LAKE. ASWAWA WENT OFF / TO THE CORKRAN'S TO DRAW ROBIN. / RAY" 

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