Correspondence with Zohmah, 1932

Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. 1932. Jean Charlot Collection, Correspondence, "Jean Charlot to Zohmah Day Charlot". Box 1, folder 2.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot.

  Text begins:

  For Zohmah's little room
  [drawing]

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Odette Charlot. Post card.

  Text begins:

  [postcard, manufacturer's printing with "Nénette et Rintintin" and drawing]

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  Verso. Text:

  J'ai retrouvé cette adorable carte dans les papiers de guerre de Jean Charlot et l'envoie à la femme estimant qu'elle lui revient de droit.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot.

  Text:

  [manufacturer's printing]
  The John Levy Galleries
  One East 57th Street
  take pleasure in announcing an exhibition of recent work by Jean Charlot
  January 4th to January 21
  by arrangement with Frances Flynn Paine

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  Verso. Text begins:

  I dont write on the other side because it looks so dignified.
  [drawings and labels]

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Jan 23 1932".

  Text begins:

  [letterhead: Hotel Lafayette, Sixteenth St. at Eye Northwest, Washington, D.C.]

  Zohmah dear
  Had a quiet trip. Arrived

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date from diary: January 25, 1932. Annotated by Zohmah: "Jan 26 1932", "To 58 W. 58 N.Y".

  Text begins:

  [letterhead: Hotel Lafayette, Sixteenth St. at Eye Northwest, Washington, D.C.]

  Monday evening
  Zohmah dear
  I had your very short little letter with the astonishing news.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot.

  Text begins:

  Written by Berta's friend for U.S.C [?]

  [typewritten text]
  Miss Day interviews Mr. Jean Charlot

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date from diary: February 13, 1932. Envelope and one sheet. Postmarked: February 13, 1932.

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  Envelope. Postmarked: Los Angeles, CA, February 13, 1932, 2:30AM. Text:

  [address]
  Miss Zohmah Day
  58 West 58th
  New York City, New York

  [return address]
  apt. 404
  443 S. Catalina
  Los Angeles, Calif.

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  Verso. Text:

  Waited until 4 1/2 but had to go. Probably back at 8. J.

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  Sheet 1 of 1. Text begins:

  Saturday
  Dear Zohmah
  I wish I knew more what has happened to you.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Mar.".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  I had the telegram from your brother telling me the sad news.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Mar. 3".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  I got all your letters in a bunch. Please,

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Mar. 3".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear, life would be unexplainable if there was no death.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Mar. 7".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  I had your letter asking about the cross. I told you

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Mar. 11". Two sheets.

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  Sheet 1 of 2. Annotated by Zohmah: "Mar. 11". Text begins:

  Friday
  Zohmah dear
  It was nice to hear that you had been on

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  Sheet 2 of 2. Annotated by Zohmah: "Mar. 11". Text begins:

  is very busy with posters. They make a contract for all the most important movie pictures,

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  Verso. Text begins:

  [drawing]

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Two sheets.

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  Sheet 1 of 2. Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  Had a letter, and you seem to behave very well, indeed. But you must not slump into

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  Sheet 2 of 2. Text begins:

  Here, nothing much. Painting flowers, and arranging a show of Carlos Merida at the John Becker Galleries.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Mar. 18". Two sheets.

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  Sheet 1 of 2. Annotated by Zohmah: "Mar. 18". Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  Please do not feel disappointed of my letters. I could speak to you better than

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  Sheet 2 of 2. Annotated by Zohmah: "Mar. 18". Text begins:

  and the safest, from your viewpoint, in all New York. So dont make faces at me.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Mar. 24".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  You probably have by now another letter, longer and nicer, to take the place of the one you did not like.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  Zohmah dear I am in such bad humor just now that I think I will not write longer.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date from diary: March 20, 1932. Annotated by Zohmah: "Mar 26".

  Text begins:

  Sunday
  Zohmah dear
  Since Friday I had no news from you. I hope that does not mean that you are sick.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Mar. 27 10³⁰ PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  I had no word from you for such a very long time, just a tiny one that doesn't count.

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  Verso. Text:

  I am just copying things on my table. A nice feeling pat to you from Jean

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Mar 31 1 AM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  Here goes the power of attorney. The person who
  [...]
  I have a number of new pictures, flower pieces and some biblical subjects made from your tracings of the Claudel drawings.
  [...]

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Telegram. Dated: April 3, 1932, 9:03AM.

  Text:

  [letterhead: Western Union. Received at 3825 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif.]

  SAL24 47 DL=CP NEWYORK NY 3 1128A

  Miss Zohmah Day=
  117 North Edgemont=
  Your telegram came three AM be patient and quiet do not worry you will receive letter soon am painting much work and no play your things carefully kept and dusted I will kiss you hello as wished but next time by air mail only love and kisses=
  Jean

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Apr. 6 130 PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  My pen is no good so I have to use this watercolour brush that I used also for oil. Today is Easter Sunday and I wanted to send you a rabbit so here it goes:
  [drawing of rabbit within half an eggshell]

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  Verso. Text:

  [drawing of bouquet of flowers]
  All that is for you from Jean

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Apr 9 2 PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  I dont like the idea of your not having enough money to buy an air mail stamp, though how you had enough for the telegram and not for the stamps is something of a mystery to me.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Apr. 11 11 PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah very dear
  Just received a letter from you that made me unhappy. I don't know how I did hurt you, dear, but please do forgive me.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  and it was raining.
  To answer your other questions left

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Apr. 12 2PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  Not a word from you, so I dont know if you are angry, peaceful, or between. I wish you peaceful.
  Eisenstein is in town, but like Diego was, he seems harder to approach than in Mexico. Went two times at the hotel and he was not there. I am trying to make him go to the opening of Carlos Merida show, tomorrow.
  [...] Working again on the Apocalypsis. [drawings] these are some of the new ones

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Apr 18 2 PM".

  Text begins:

  Monday
  Zohmah dear
  Had a letter from you with nice clippings.
  [names: Eisenstein; John Becker; Bess; Tishe and Alexandroff]

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  Verso. Text begins:

  be a big help. Of course the two hundred will help to begin with, we will spend them exclusively for you.[...]

  [drawings]

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Apr. 20 2 PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  Just back from the dinner given to Eisenstein.

  [drawing]

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Apr. 23 12 M".

  Text begins:

  Saturday morning
  Zohmah dear
  Hope this will be not too long reaching you, or does it goe only by the Monday plane?

  [names: Siqueiros; Blanca Luz; Eisenstein; Blanche]

  [drawings: Eisenstein; woman bathing]

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Apr. 26 130 AM". Two sheets.

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  Sheet 1 of 2. Annotated by Zohmah: "Apr. 26 130 AM". Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  I cannot find any writing paper, so here goes on drawing paper.

  [drawings: Zohmah's back; mother with child on her back; Jean dreaming of Zohmah]

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Apr 26 130 AM".

  Sheet 2 of 2. Annotated by Zohmah: "Apr 26 130 AM". Text begins:

  and another:

  [drawings: The Sacrifice of Abraham; three stamps with portraits of Jean Charlot; Jean and Zohmah arranged into the letters Y and J]

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Apr 27 1030 AM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  The clippings on the art school were certainly impressive.

  [names: Jones; Merida; Francis Paine; Stokowski]

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Apr 29 1 PM". Two sheets.

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  Sheet 1 of 2. Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  I just gave my talk at the Art Student League.

  [names: Francis Paine; Eugene]

  [drawing: "sketch of a large picture of Yucatan"]

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  Sheet 2 of 2. Text begins:

  This is another picture
  [drawing]

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date from diary: April 29, 1932. Annotated by Zohmah: "Apr 30 4 PM".

  Text begins:

  Friday
  Zohmah dear
  No letter from you today either.

  [drawings: Zohmah and Jean arranged into the letters Y and J]

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  Verso. Text begins:

  [drawings: Zohmah and Jean arranged into the letters Y and J]

  [left side]
  I just had a letter, a nice one too.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "May 3 1932 7PM".

  Text begins:

  Tuesday
  Zohmah very dear
  I got your special delivery letter Sunday afternoon.

  [drawing]

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  Verso. Text begins:

  Zohmah dear what about your being very poor.

  [drawings]

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "May 5 830 PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  Working all day long on your back I think it is finished by now! [drawing of Zohmah's back]

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  Verso. Text begins:

  [drawing: Jean and Zohmah arranged into the initials "I.L.Y."]

  Z's Jean

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "May 6-8".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah darling
  I write you some, dont I.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  [drawings: Zohmah and her ego]
  from Jean

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "May 10 1 AM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah darling
  Your last letters seem to me all very depressed.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  Anita Brenner is back in town. She will have tea the Carlos Merida show and she has written an article on Eisenstein's drawings. John Becker is the one who arranges it.

  [drawing: Zohmah's back]

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date from diary: May 11, 1932. Annotated by Zohmah: "May 14 730 AM".

  Text begins:

  Wednesday
  Zohmah darling
  Had a little letter yesterday where you say in your next letter you will tell me nice things, but today there was no letter at all.

  [names: Siqueiros; Orozco; Diego; Alfred Barr]

  [drawings]

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "May 12 1932 10 PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  A nice letter from you.

  [drawings]

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  Verso. Text begins:

  I began another picture. It is a mother and child as shown. [drawing]

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date from diary: May 13, 1932. Annotated by Zohmah: "May 1030 PM".

  Text begins:

  Friday
  Zohmah dear
  I got all your little mugs and I like them all and very much so
  [...]
  [drawings]

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "May 19".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  I painted all day long: on the big flower-piece and again patting your back with the apple under your arm, and I painted on the large guitar-player.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  It was very warm again all day and I feel tired.
  [drawings: Jean as a fish, Zohmah as a siren, and island with trees]
  [drawings]

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "May 20 7.30 PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  No letter from you. It has been warm all day.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  That sounds very grand, Siqueiros doing the portrait of Von Sternberg.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "May 21 230 PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  I just got a hair cut. Before I was

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  Verso. Text begins:

  And do not feel lonely, will you.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "May 24 130 PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah very dear
  There are things I do like and things I dont like in your last letters.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  Not to do it would mean that I am nothing to you, and you know that is not true.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date from diary: May 24, 1932. Annotated by Zohmah: "May 10 PM".

  Text begins:

  Tuesday
  Zohmah dear
  Had your special delivery Sunday

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  Verso. Text begins:

  you met him in Mexico. It is something like that:
  [drawing]

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "May 25 8:30 PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  Had a nice long letter, and now I know what is a swiss steak.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  [drawing: Zohmah holding leash attached to Jean on all fours and wearing a collar and muzzle.]
  Zohmah taking Jean for an outing.
  [drawings]

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "May 25 11 AM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  I am just back from my class. It is the last week and my pupils are very nice with me.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  [drawings of Jean dreaming, then waking up]

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "May 27 3PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah very nice
  What a beautiful flower you send me.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  or to protect you when you sleep
  [drawings]

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "May 28 10 AM".

  Text begins:

  Friday night
  Zohmah very dear
  I just gave my last class at the League.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  Well dear have sweet dreams

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "May 29 830 PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  Why did you stay so long without letters from me.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  [drawing]
  Why should I think of Santa Clauses, I do not know, do you.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "June 1 2PM". Two sheets.

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  Sheet 1 of 2. Annotated by Zohmah: "June 1 2PM". Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  As you mention in your last letter your coming to N.Y. soon, I thought I would write you a very serious letter, one like the last one.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  as compared to your own. You know it is not

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  Sheet 2 of 2. Text begins:

  have a right to consider a job as an asset, because the finding of it may take much time, so many people do the same thing.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  another show, of private collections.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "June 2 1PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  I have been so preoccupied with my long letter of yesterday.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  new pictures because I have just been retouching old ones.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated on verso: "June 3 2 PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah very dear
  I had such nice letters from you, where you tell me all about your chicken party and going to the movies.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  This is just in hommage to you, because you are so sweet.
  [drawing]

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "June 6 8 PM".

  Text begins:

  Dearest Zohmah
  I had your answer and it made me feel like a great big blundering fool.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  true but the worst would be certainly to loose contact with you and not even know how you feel at every moment.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Telegram. Dated: June 7, 1932, 1:39AM.

  Text begins:

  [letterhead: Western Union. Received at Main Office, 608-610 South Spring St., Los Angeles, Calif.]

  Miss Zohmah Day=
  141 Peck Dr Beverly Hills Calif=
  Zohmah dear Letter never meant as goodbye just my old

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date from diary: June 7, 1932. Annotated by Zohmah: "June".

  Text begins:

  Tuesday
  Zohmah dear
  I send you a telegram yesterday night and they said you would receive it this morning.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Jun 11 1AM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  I had such nice flowers, all pressed in your letter, but they had all their colours still.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  [drawing]
  Did you put the flowers in a vase?

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Jun 13 8.30 PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  I am glad you did like the flowers.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  that I may find one soon. You like me, Zohmah dear, dont you.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "June 14 230 PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  I enclose a check cancelled for the storage Co. Francis Paine tells me to tell you not to leave it with them and to return it because it is her receipt for payment.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  [drawing]
  This is the picture you asked me, wagging my tail and with my ears up.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Jun 15 230 PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  I rejoiced seeing your lovely photographs, especially the one with your tongue sticking out.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  looked good to me.
  I got a little money from Paul Claudel, for some drawing I made for him, so I enclose a very little check for you alone.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Jun 17 3 PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  The attitude of your father about religion is that of most men of his age.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  because much courage can be required of you to keep this peaceful attitude.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Jun 18 1 PM".

  Text:

  [drawing]
  Zohmah dear, do you know the fable of the lion and the

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  Verso. Text begins:

  beautiful girl. Well she did cut his nails with scissors, and then he could not bite them any more.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Jun 20 630 PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  Thanks for all the trouble I gave you with the storage company.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  [drawing]
  YJ

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Jun 22 630 PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah very dear
  No envelope. So I dont know if I will be able to mail this to-day.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  Drucker but dear I could not find the keys.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "June 24 830 PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  Sylvanus Morley (my archeological boss) is in town. I had breakfast with him and later lunch, also with George Vaillant.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  forget to eat them when I am alone.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "June 26 130 AM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah very dear
  No letter to-day. Morley left N.Y. to go back to Rhode Island where he lives now.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  Those are not babies. They are Zohmah playing in different attitudes.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "June 27 12 PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah very dear
  Your writing in Spanish was a nice surprise. Did Blanca Luz gave you lessons.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  Darling, do not say that your letters are boring.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "June 29 8 PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah very dear
  What did I tell you in my letters that you did not like.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  your letters are the cutiest and best written.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "July 1 930 PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  I saw a swell film called "Bring them back alive." Go and see it as soon as you can.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  Do not be disheartened, dear, because I never mention your coming or that I would like to see you.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "July 4 230 PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah very dear
  No letter from you for two days. I have a feeling that you may be angry at me, and it makes me unhappy.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  Frances Paine is rather sick. She has something the matter with her eyes and maybe there will have to be an operation done.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "July 5 10 PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah very dear
  You must alway write me everything you think like you did in that long letter of today.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  loosing now will, on the contrary, help you to shape yourself after your own standards.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "July 7 330 PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah very dear
  I had a nice day yesterday. Claudel came unexpectedly to the studio while I was painting.

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  Verso, first view. Text begins:

  if you do not do it for pleasure, it is a real duty to yourself.
  [...]
  [drawing: "House of Mystery", folded close]

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  Verso, second view. Text begins:

  [drawing of "House of Mystery" folded open]

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "July 9 4 PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah very dear
  Had two letters from you: One in bad humor and one in good humor.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  I am reading a detective story "The greek coffin mystery". It is very entrancing, but I think that the butler did it.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "July 11 530 PM".

  Text begins:

  Dear Zohmah
  I felt positively hurt when you send that check back.

  #

  

  Verso. Text begins:

  my continuous optimism, yet it would be a poor job to send you letters with bemoanings about my own difficulties.

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "July 13 8 PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  As your letters keep asking for it I will write you less. That is for the next two weeks—and then if you are still in the same mood we will keep it like that.

  #

  

  Verso. Text begins:

  the small services that I can give to you.

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "July 18 3PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah very dear.
  From your last letters I understand it does nobody no good that I do not write you often.

  #

  

  Verso. Text begins:

  your coming here is the thing to do.

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "July 20 930 PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah very dear
  I did not write you because I took very seriously what you said about my writing too much.

  #

  

  Verso. Text begins:

  all right.
  Did I told you that Edward Weston wants me to write a foreword for his book of photographs?

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "July 21 8PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah very dear
  I am starting to-morrow morning for Washington.

  #

  

  Verso. Text begins:

  do never be so angry again as you have just been.

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "July 23 9PM".

  Text begins:

  Washington
  Zohmah dear
  I arrived yesterday. I am loafing around in the rooms of the Embassy, a little uneasy among all this furniture, servants, etc... I think I will stay about a week.

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "July 26 130 PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  Am having the quietest time I had for long. In the morning I go to mass with Claudel, then a lengthy breakfast with fuits, toast and coffee, and chocolate on Sunday.

  #

  

  Verso. Text begins:

  with my shirts as soon as I have put them once, I suppose to wash them, and also my neckties, he irons (!) them, the poor things.

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "July 30 12 M 1932".

  Text begins:

  Saturday
  Zohmah dear
  I am staying here a little longer than expected. Until Monday. I ahd many a nice conversation and walk with Claudel.

  #

  

  Verso. Text begins:

  Y. J.

• #

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Aug 3 130 PM". Two sheets.

  #

  

  Sheet 1 of 2. Annotated by Zohmah: "Aug 3 130 PM". Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  You must go and see the Olympic games. It must be very beautiful.

  #

  

  Sheet 2 of 2. Annotated by Zohmah: "Aug 3". Text begins:

  Mrs Glusker, the mother-in-law of Anita Brenner, called yesterday and she is coming here this afternoon.

• #

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Aug 6 4 PM". Two sheets.

  #

  

  Sheet 1 of 2. Annotated by Zohmah: "Aug 6 4 PM". Text begins:

  Zohmah very dear
  I am feeling all right now. I worked hard on the portrait of Claudel and it is nearly finished.

  #

  

  Sheet 2 of 2. Annotated by Zohmah: "Aug 6". Text begins:

  would be particularly interested in. But if you think of something better, please do it.

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Aug 8 830 PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah very dear
  I came back to New York on a Sunday. Arrived at 3 in the afternoon.

  #

  

  Verso. Text begins:

  I am still a little blue. May be it is the heat.

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Aug 11 1 AM".

  Text begins:

  [written as a clockwise spiral, surrounded by compass letters of W, S, E, N]

  Zohmah dear
  Your letters do fill indeed a great big drawer.

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Aug 13 PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah very dear
  I certainly am angry at Howard for keeping the money. I made the check, though, not personal but cash and I understand you could cash it yourselve. Here goes another one and this time be sure nothing wrong will happen to it.

  #

  

  Verso. Text begins:

  if it is logical or not for you to come. Of course I would not let you come if I could not make sure that your life here will not be lacking in essentials, food, clothes, and a possible place to live.

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Aug 17 2 PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  Ione is in town. She just phoned. She told me she was in the hotel X but I dont remember which one.

  #

  

  Verso. Text begins:

  going to last much longer. I just finished the Claudel. I think it is a good picture.

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Aug 19".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  It was nice to know that you are nearer to renting the houses than before and that your tenants are paying some rent.

  #

  

  Verso. Text begins:

  sold a picture for 75 $.

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Aug 21 9PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  What you tell me about your seeing that priest touches me greatly.

  #

  

  Verso. Text begins:

  I hope the person who wanted to rent the house comes back!

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Aug 25 11 PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  From what you tell me it seems that this priest does all what he can to enlighten you.

  #

  

  Verso. Text begins:

  obligation of swimming you do swim. To do all the swimming movements ashore will not help.

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Telegram. Dated: August 28, 1932, 12:52AM.

  Text:

  [letterhead: Western Union. Received at Main Office, 608-610 South Spring St., Los Angeles, Calif.]

  ND40 10 NM=CP NEWYORK NY 27

  Miss Zohmah Day=
  141 Peck Dr Beverly Hills Calif=
  Nothing wrong letters send as usual do not worry love=
  Jean

• #

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Aug 29 10 PM". Two sheets.

  #

  

  Sheet 1 of 2. Annotated by Zohmah: "Aug 29 10 PM". Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  This is an answer-letter because there are so many questions of yours I never answered.

  #

  

  Verso. Text begins:

  g) Swordfish is very heavy for dinner. The waiter told me once I ordered it "swordfish is equal to eating a pork-chop." So do not eat too much of it at supper.

  #

  

  Sheet 2 of 2. Annotated by Zohmah: "Aug 29". Text begins:

  I do not remember Jack.
  And Sid? He looks like a nice person and maybe it would take you out of boredom to accept an invitation, hither and tither.

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Aug 31 6 PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  No objections to your showing my letters to Father Bernard, but I do not see the point.

  #

  

  Verso. Text begins:

  that your body would be cut into little pieces, but this would not be social welfare.

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Sept 3 630 PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  I am going to write a word to Owen right now.

  #

  

  Verso. Text begins:

  They are holding candles, 1 is Luz, 2 her mother, 3 Conchita.

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Sep 7 1230 AM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  It seems to me you ought to have alway some money for train fares.

  #

  

  Verso. Text begins:

  of something missing. I suppose it would be swell to be either animal or angel, with a clear cut definition of ourselves.

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Sep 8 11 PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  I ran out of ink, so here it goes with one of my hard, hard pencils.

  #

  

  Verso. Text begins:

  Do not work too hard and do not think too hard.

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Sept 10 3 PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  No ink yet.
  After Mrs Cartier came in the other day, she came the next day with her husband, the jeweler and choose a drawing for their daughter.

  #

  

  Verso. Text begins:

  John Becker back, has re-open his gallery with a bargain sale, prices half down.

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "September 13 10.30 PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah very dear
  What have I done now that you did not like? I had not had an angry letter of you for so long.

  #

  

  Verso. Text begins:

  Apocalypsis. The first drawing is thus: It is eternity robbing time of his weapons.

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Sept. 15 8.30 PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  I did not write to Owen because I had lost the address but I found it again: 608 Archer Str. Salinas. So do not worry he is going to get his letter very soon.

  #

  

  Verso. Text begins:

  I had a show there called "Charlot, his life and work". Maybe he thought I was already dead, but he found today his error.

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Sept 17 8 PM".

  Text begins:

  Saturday
  Zohmah dear
  No letters from you for sometime.
  Your portrait with the yellow necklace is exhibited in a group show (8th Str. gallery.)

  #

  

  Verso. Text begins:

  Maybe the art school will happen. If so it would be in this building.

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot.

  Text begins:

  [printed text advertising a class]
  Maurice Sterne - George Grosz
  studio for the art in painting

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Sept 21 8 PM".

  Text begins:

  Wednesday
  Zohmah dear
  Yesterday I send you the package with the things, and also the little picture I promised to send you some time ago.

  #

  

  Verso. Text begins:

  what Father Bernard (?) says and the inner impulses of grace that are working within you I am sure there are enough guides not to stumble on the way.

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Sept 23 8 PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  I have been working hard on the Claudel book. Have finished chapter V and VI and am in the middle of Chapter VII.

  #

  

  Verso. Text begins:

  [drawing]

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Sept 26 8 PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  I was glad to hear that the house was rented. That seems to you something as important as if, to me the opening of the school, wich I doubt will ever happen.

  #

  

  Verso. Text begins:

  praying for Prisc. to do if she was going to school. I did not ask you at the time because it had not happen, but I remember you said it was something difficult. Have been working on Claudels black-and-whites until my eyes ache.

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Telegram. Dated: September 28, 1932, 6:49AM.

  Text:

  [letterhead: Western Union. Received at Main Office, 608-610 South Spring St., Los Angeles, Calif.]

  NB65 11 NM-CP NEWYORK NY 28

  Miss Zohmah Day=
  141 Peck Dr Beverley Hills Calif=
  Dear do not worry trouble just mental Owen letter send love=
  Jean.

  Zohmah Owen letter send..

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Sept 29 7 PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  I wrote the letter to Owen and send it c/o you because I did not have his address at hand. I send you the telegram so you would not worry.

  #

  

  Verso. Text begins:

  life written so much and so personally to anyone.

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Oct 1 3PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  I had no word from you for so long I begin to believe you do not want to write any more.

  #

  

  Verso. Text begins:

  Yesterday I was at the library and I copied a Leonardo da Vinci drawing.

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Oct 4 2 PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  I had two nice letters from you dear with a lot of details and a certain peaceful quality which relieved me of the nervous tension of your last letters.

  #

  

  Verso. Text begins:

  Today there is a tea for George Grosz coming back from Germany. I am going, but I rather loose hope concerning the school. Claudel will be in town to-day or to-morrow, back from France, so I can show him his portrait and the illustrations. I always like to see him.

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated on verso: "10/4/32".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah very dear
  I just began and finished in two days a large picture and I feel tired.

  #

  

  Verso. Text begins:

  to begin the week with a letter from me.

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Two slips of paper.

  Text:

  [first slip]
  Neumans envelopes have already a 3 cents stamp on them. Anyhow you can show the school slip to people around. I wish the school would happen. J

  [second slip is blank]

  #

  

  Verso of both. Text begins:

  [both slips are an advertisement for the class]
  Maurice Sterne - George Grosz
  studio for the art in painting

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Oct 6 830 PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  What etching and what woodblock did you want. I dont know, so tell me.

  #

  

  Verso. Text begins:

  of people surrounded by a large group of people acting very strangely and speaking somewhat aimlessly.

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "forwards to 711 N. Berendo", "Oct 8 9.30 PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  Yesterday morning, Claudel arrived from France. He came to see me. He likes his portrait and also the illustrations, but he was leaving for Washington in the afternoon.

  In the evening I went to see Walter Pach. He is an art critic, a good friend of before the days when mother died.

  #

  

  Verso. Text begins:

  [drawing: Noah's Ark and various animals]
  I had no letter from you for a long time. This is Noah's Ark and I give it to you.
  [circled x]
  Your Jean

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "forwarded", "Oct 10 10 PM".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah very dear
  Where did you move. I hope you will not dislike your new place and do draw the view from the windows.

  #

  

  Verso. Text begins:

  [drawing]
  Good night dear, have good dreams, please. Wont you? [circled x] Jean

  [along lower left side]
  What is your new address?

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Oct 13 7.30 PM".

  Text begins:

  [leftside]
  [drawing: flowers and cat]
  Dont be cross, please.

  [rightside]
  Zohmah very dear
  I got a blue letter from you, and no [circled X] on it, so I feel blue myself.

  #

  

  Verso. Text begins:

  [leftside]
  Your blue letter made me blue too. I wish I had more power on Earth.

  [rightside]
  I am sending drawings to an illustration contest, with the hope they give me some work to do.

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Oct 16 12 PM", "10/16/32".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  No more ink, and this paper has been rained on. Thanks for your drawing from the windows.

  #

  

  Verso. Text begins:

  come in a lump, and you write another nice sweet letter, and I receive both together, and how am I to know which one is the last, or how you feel at the moment.

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Oct 20 10 PM", "711 N Berendo".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah very dear
  No ink yet.
  As you remark we certainly have written a goodly number of letters. Yours are piled up in the little secretary and when I receive an angry one, I think of a nice one instead.

  #

  

  Verso. Text begins:

  [drawing]
  It simply is not done.
  I got a large canvas (62 x 62).

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Oct 22 2 PM", "10/12/32".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  Still no ink.
  No letter from you for some days. I have been busy painting. I began the large Adam and Eve.

  #

  

  Verso. Text begins:

  This afternoon I am going to the Metropolitan. They are going to show very soon the Friedsam collection.

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Oct 26 1932".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah very dear
  I was looking in my little notebook of 1931, and I found that you arrived here on the 30th of October, at 3:50 PM to be exact.

  #

  

  Verso. Text begins:

  is a porcupine all of which may or may not be symbolical.

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Oct 28 1932".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah very dear
  Did you like the [drawing of flower]. They were to be there Saturday, because the 30th is on a Sunday.

  #

  

  Verso. Text begins:

  Your letters make me jump jump, like I was being tickled and caressed at the same time because some are angry and some are nice, and all that the same morning!

• #

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Envelope and one sheet. Postmarked: October 31, 1932.

  #

  

  Envelope. Postmarked: New York, NY, October 31, 1932, 7:00PM. Text begins:

  [address]
  Miss Zohmah Day
  711 N. Berendo
  Los Angeles
  Cal.

  [return address]
  Charlot 38 W 57 N.Y.C.

  [back of flap]
  [drawing of pumpkin]
  Halloween

  #

  

  Sheet 1 of 1. Text begins:

  This is Halloween, dear so I think of pumpkins.

  #

  

  Verso. Text begins:

  [drawing: pumpkin as a jack-o'-lantern]
  It is lighted from inside.

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot.

  Text:

  For Zohmah.
  [drawing: gondola and moon]

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Nov 2 1932".

  Text begins:

  [leftside]
  nice new air-mail stamps! Edward Weston sold one of my drawings for 20.00

  [rightside]
  Zohmah very dear
  I had told them to put with the flowers a little card as follows: "Do like them. Jean." Did they did it?

  #

  

  Verso. Text begins:

  [leftside]
  about painting. Showed me his work, mainly done in Morocco.

  [rightside]
  I am beginning to frame the pictures for the show.

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Nov. 7 1932".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  I got some new ink! I was glad to know that you are working at some interesting work.

  #

  

  Verso. Text begins:

  of course I could not choose them and somebody gypped somebody on the way.

• #

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Envelope and one sheet. Postmarked: November 18, 1932; November 22, 1932 (returned).

  #

  

  Envelope. Postmarked: New York, NY, November 18, 1932, 7:30PM; Los Angeles, CA, November 22, 1932, 5:00PM (returned). Text begins:

  [address]
  Miss Zohmah Day
  711.N. Berendo.
  Los Angeles
  Cal.

  [return address]
  Charlot 38 W. 57. N.Y.C.

  #

  

  Verso. Text:

  I hope it reaches you this time. Yet the address is right, isn't it. [circled X]

  #

  

  Sheet 1 of 1. Text begins:

  Dear. I thought of another Santa Claus for you. So here it goes. Today I gave a lesson to Miss Cartier.

  #

  

  Verso. Text begins:

  [printed advertisement for class]
  Maurice Sterne - George Grosz
  studio for the art in painting

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "711 Berendo", "Nov 19 1932".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  Yesterday there was an opening at John Becker. He gave his guest black olives and crackers and there was a negro playing loud tunes on a piano.

  Today in the afternoon Claudel's daughter (the one that is going to enter a convent soon) and Miss Cartier (the fiancée of Claudel's son) came to see me. They kind of enjoyed my work.

  #

  

  Verso. Text begins:

  you. Do send me your penny pictures and I will certainly send you mine. Dorothy Rhoads is coming to town.

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date from diary: November 20, 1932.

  Text begins:

  Sunday
  Zohmah very dear
  To-day in the morning, Claudel came to my studio.

  #

  

  Verso. Text begins:

  already framed. And the little oval one.

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "11/23/32".

  Text begins:

  [leftside]
  [circled X]

  [rightside]
  Zohmah very dear
  So little news from you. Just a hasty little post-card from the post-office. I dont even know if you have received my other Santa Clauses.

  #

  

  Verso. Text begins:

  [leftside]
  Good bye dear, be good.

  [rightside]
  with the Vaillants, but I have not seen them for ages. A wish you a nice Thanksgiving day, dear.

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Postcard. Postmarked: Grand Central Annex, NY, November 26, 1932, 1:30PM. Annotated on verso: "11/26/32".

  Text:

  [address]
  Miss Zohmah Day
  711 N. Berendo.
  Los Angeles
  Cal.

  [return address]
  from J Charlot 38 W. 57. N.Y.C

  #

  

  Verso. Text begins:

  Saturday
  Dear, I just got one of my letters returned. That is why you were so long without letters.

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Nov 29 1932", "711 Ber.".

  Text begins:

  [leftside]
  [drawing]
  I dont know who they are.

  [rightside]
  Dear
  I kind of like your letters air-mail to know what is happening to you in time. So this is half for stamps and half for going to the movies with a friend or whatever would please you.

  #

  

  Verso. Text begins:

  [leftside]
  Will write longer soon
  Y.J.

  [rightside]
  framer does things all wrong and I have to change all the color on his frame. John Becker was here to-day and did choose things for his show: water-colors, drawings and small oils.

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "711 N. Berendo", "Dec 2 1932".

  Text begins:

  [leftside, page 4/4]
  I just got a letter from Paul Higgins. He is back in Mexico and says he likes it better, for having tried Russia.

  [rightside, page 1/4]
  Zohmah darling
  Dont be sore at me. The Santa Clauses take the same time to do than two pages of writing and I though you better have a collection of them to copy for your friends at Christmas time.

  #

  

  Verso. Text begins:

  [leftside, page 2/4]
  You say your father is doing all he can for you.

  [rightside, page 3/4]
  And maybe those girls believe they are pretty and say so, but you know you are really pretty and attractive and you must not spoil all that, just for a fit of depression.

• #

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "12/8/32". Three sheets.

  #

  

  Sheet 1 of 3. Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  I am angry at Siqueiros for inflicting you that pain. You know how he is and that he probably owed money to that woman and paid that way.

  #

  

  Sheet 2 of 3. Text begins:

  Yesterday I had dinner at the Geises. They were receiving Ione and she came with Mr Sacks. He played chess with Eugene. She told me so many things about Siqueiros and how she managed him.

  #

  

  Sheet 3 of 3. Annotated by Zohmah: "12/8/32". Text begins:

  Dear, for the interior decoration of your appartment, why dont you put on the wall, the part of the wall that is yours, one of my lithographs.

• #

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "12/11/32". Three sheets.

  #

  

  Sheet 1 of 3.. Annotated by Zohmah: "12/11/32".Text begins:

  Sunday
  Zohmah dear.
  It is snowing and cars and people are running around under a crust of snow.

  #

  

  Sheet 2 of 3. Text begins:

  take her out for dinner. She is lonely because her boyfriend is in Iowa, and so busy he cannot come to N.Y. to take care of her.

  #

  

  Sheet 3 of 3. Text begins:

  that mood. [circled X]
  I saw Alma Reed an evening at the house of a picture collector.

• #

  

  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: December 12, 1932. Annotated by Zohmah: "10/12/32".

  Text begins:

  [leftside]
  from you today. Hope you like them! The painter. [circled X]

  [rightside]
  Zohmah darling. There are your Christmas cards. The one with the deers is of course for old-fashioned people.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  [printed advertisement of a class]
  Maurice Sterne - George Grosz
  studio for the art in painting

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Dec 1932".

  Text:

  Dear
  One is for Prue, the other, you can inscribe to friends that you wish. Y.J.

  There's one for you separate.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "12/13/32". Two sheets.

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  Sheet 1 of 2. Text begins:

  I have not seen the Weston book yet. I hope he sends me one.

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  Sheet 2 of 2. Annotated by Zohmah: "12/13/32". Text begins:

  [drawing]
  This is my last picture. It is called "Rest and work."

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "12/15/32". Three sheets.

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  Sheet 1 of 3. Annotated by Zohmah: "12/15/32". Text begins:

  Dear
  Your Santa Claus is simply beautiful. Cutting it as you did gives it much more style than the drawing had.

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  Sheet 2 of 3. Text begins:

  Yesterday there was an auction of paintings and a Sargent sold for 60 dollars and Whistlers for 90!

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "12/15/32".

  Sheet 3 of 3. Text begins:

  Good bye dear. There is no more space on the other page because of Santa.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "12/19/32". Three sheets.

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  Sheet 1 of 3. Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  How is it that you do not receive letters for a week when I do write you two and three times a week!

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  Sheet 2 of 3. Text begins:

  Anne, who wrote "Digging in Yucatan". I had not seen him for three years. It was nice.

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  Sheet 3 of 3. Annotated by Zohmah: "12/19/32". Text begins:

  letter: You said "I dont mind if you dont write me again." Is that true, dear, are my letters bothering you, or were you just peeved because I had not written you, as you thought.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Dec 20 1932". Four sheets.

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  Sheet 1 of 4. Annotated by Zohmah: "Dec 20 1932". Text begins:

  Dear
  This is a cheque for Christmas because I am afraid a gift I plan wont get there in time.

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  Sheet 2 of 4. Annotated by Zohmah: "12/20/32". Text:

  Christmas cards that I send you to wish you
  A [drawing] Happy Christmas

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  Sheet 3 of 4. Text:

  I had those done on Broadway for you. I am ashamed

  I had you wait so long long for them, but they are as many

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  Sheet 4 of 4. Text:

  I moved my eyes [arrow pointing down]

  It is a blue shirt with a ZIP.

  Will write to-day again. Y.J.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Dec 21 1932", "Melrose". Two sheets.

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  Sheet 1 of 2. Annotated by Zohmah: "Dec 21 1932", "Melrose". Text begins:

  Dear
  Your leather pocketbook delighted. It is the right size and colour and the design is so nice, with the monogram. Thanks very, very much.

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  Sheet 2 of 2. Text begins:

  My portrait is rather in grays. Those days I am carrying my pictures to the gallerie.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Dec 31 1932". Two sheets.

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  Sheet 1 of 2. Annotated by Zohmah: "Dec 31 1932". Text begins:

  Dear
  Did I tell you that I think your card simply beautiful. The red paper underneath matches the red so nice.

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  Sheet 2 of 2. Text begins:

  I had a word from Emily, asking news from you. Why dont you write her. I wrote her already of your mother's death, and you know how truly she loves you.

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