Correspondence with Zohmah, 1933

Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. 1933. Jean Charlot Collection, Correspondence, "Jean Charlot to Zohmah Day Charlot". Box 1, folder 3.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: ca. January/February 1933.

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  I waited for Miss Cartier but she did not come.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date from diary: January 3, 1933. Annotated by Zohmah: "3/3/33". Two sheets.

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  Sheet 1 of 2. Annotated by Zohmah: "3/3/33". Text begins:

  Dear.
  I had your after-Christmas

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  Sheet 2 of 2. Text begins:

  all sorts of funny things, and on

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Jan 5 1933", "Moore". Two sheets.

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  Sheet 1 of 2. Annotated by Zohmah: "Jan 5 1933", "Moore". Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  Your last letters you seemed to have had

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  Sheet 2 of 2. Text begins:

  rash, but you must confide enough

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "1/7/33". Two sheets.

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  Sheet 1 of 2. Annotated by Zohmah: "1/7/33". Text begins:

  Dear
  After I send you my letter

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  Sheet 2 of 2. Text begins:

  seen him for two years, and also he would surely buy.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "1/9/33".

  Text begins:

  Dear
  What have I done now.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "1/12/33".

  Text begins:

  [top right corner]
  Thanks for the newspaper. The plans are very interesting.

  Dear
  I did not hear from you for so long.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Telegram. Dated: January 15, 1933, 1:28PM.

  Text begins:

  Dear it would not be reasonable better wait there is no art

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Telegram. Dated: January 19, 1933, 10:50PM.

  Text:

  No letter for ages anything wrong do write love=
  Jean

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot.

  Text begins:

  For Zohmah.
  [drawing]

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "1/23/33". Two sheets.

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  Sheet 1 of 2. Annotated by Zohmah: "1/23/33". Text begins:

  Sunday
  Zohmah dear
  The show finished yesterday, though they are going

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  Sheet 2 of 2. Text begins:

  in Hound and Horn. I think you can find that magazine

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "1/25/33". Two sheets.

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  Sheet 1 of 2. Annotated by Zohmah: "1/25/33". Text begins:

  Wednesday
  Zohmah dear
  This is the last day of the show. We

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  Sheet 2 of 2. Text begins:

  It is like that [arrow pointing to drawing] in water-color.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "1/28/33". Two sheets.

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  Sheet 1 of 2. Annotated by Zohmah: "1/28/33". Text begins:

  Saturday
  Zohmah dear
  They kept the show hanging until to-day

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  Sheet 2 of 2. Text begins:

  it is always the same thing,

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "1/31/33". Two sheets and one card.

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  Sheet 1 of 2. Annotated by Zohmah: "1/31/33". Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  The Becker show opens to-morrow, but it

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  Sheet 2 of 2. Text begins:

  what to do.

  I send you a card of the Becker show.

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  Card. Text begins:

  Jean Charlot
  February 1 to February 25
  [...]
  John Becker Gallery, Inc.
  520 Madison Avenue, New York City

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  Verso. Text begins:

  [drawing of a Mexican hieroglyph: a tree with a mouth, and a head on a branch]
  Do you like it? I do. J.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Telegram. Dated: February 2, 1933, 5:01PM.

  Text:

  Miss Zohmah Day=
  6543 Moore Dr LOSA=

  Need answer on job summer or fall sending documentaion love=
  Jean.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  [DZC writing]
  Possibility of job no definite answer

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "2/5/32" corrected to "33". Two sheets.

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  Sheet 1 of 2. Text begins:

  Dear
  I enclose a clipping I think is nice and amusing.

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  Sheet 2 of 2. Annotated by Zohmah: "2/5/32" corrected to "33". Text begins:

  "painted pig" of Mrs Morrow. I think a few people got peeved.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "2/7/33".

  Text begins:

  [letterhead: John Becker, Modern Paintings and Facsimiles]

  Zohmah Dear
  Thanks for having seen the Chouinard.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  I would keep my paintings in the studio

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "2/10/33".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  I wish this Mrs. Chouinard had answered you quick.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  are nice. I am trying to start a class

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Feb 15 1933". Two sheets.

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  Sheet 1 of 2. Annotated by Zohmah: "Feb 15 1933". Text begins:

  Dear
  I hope you got your flowers all right

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  Sheet 2 of 2. Text begins:

  personally and it was nice to speak in french together.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Moore", "Feb 18 1933". Two sheets.

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  Sheet 1 of 2. Annotated by Zohmah: "Moore", "Feb 18 1933". Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  I think Mrs Chouinard's change may

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  Sheet 2 of 2. Text begins:

  If the Chouinard answer comes, do tell me.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Feb 24 1933". Two sheets.

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  Sheet 1 of 2. Annotated by Zohmah: "Feb 24 1933". Text begins:

  Dear
  It is very really that I want you to look

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  Sheet 2 of 2. Dated: February 1933. Text begins:

  To whoever it may concern

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Moore Dr", "Mar 2 33".

  Text begins:

  Dear
  There goes a little kodak of me and the fresco to show the size of it.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  Yesterday was ash-wednesday. I received the ashes.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "3/4/33". Three sheets.

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  Sheet 1 of 3. Annotated by Zohmah: "3/4/33". Text begins:

  Dear
  I would like very much that mexican

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  Verso. Text:

  From

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  Sheet 2 of 3. Text begins:

  I certainly would like to begin

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  Sheet 3 of 3. Text begins:

  Today I began working, after long weeks of not working.—New drawing for the Apocalypse.
  [drawing]
  That is St. Michael fighting the devil.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Moore Dr. Mar 7 1933". Three sheets.

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  Sheet 1 of 3. Annotated by Zohmah: "Moore Dr. Mar 7 1933". Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  I enclose a little sketch for the Apocalype.

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  Sheet 2 of 3. Text begins:

  [drawing: Our Lady of La Salette]

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  Sheet 3 of 3. Text begins:

  [drawing: Holy Family Flight into Egypt]

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Mar 11 1933". Three sheets.

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  Sheet 1 of 3. Annotated by Zohmah: "Mar 11 1933". Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  I was frightened by the newspaper

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  Sheet 2 of 3. Text begins:

  You read of Claudel going to Belgium. This is hard on me, because I

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  Verso. Text begins:

  I had lunch with Ione

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  Sheet 3 of 3. Text begins:

  [drawing]
  This is the Woman on the beast.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Mar 16 1933", "Moore Dr". Two sheets.

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  Sheet 1 of 2. Annotated by Zohmah: "Mar 16 1933", "Moore Dr". Text begins:

  Dear
  I was glad to know nothing

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  Sheet 2 of 2. Text begins:

  That silly Chouinard! Well

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Telegram. Dated: March 16, 1933, 7:47PM.

  Text:

  Miss Sohmahday=
  7543 Moore Drive LOSA=

  Should I accept Massachusets job will hold decision until you answer love=
  Jean.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  [doodles by DZC]

  [bottom, upside-down] Helen Kinnison

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Telegram. Dated: March 18, 1933, 8:27AM.

  Text begins:

  Miss Zohamah Day=
  6543 Moore Dr LOSA=

  Dear your telegram does not say what to do if there is the

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  Verso. Text begins:

  [DZC shorthand]

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Telegram. Dated: March 22, 1933, 5:05PM.

  Text begins:

  Miss Zohmah Day=
  6543 Moore Dr LOSA=

  Do not be blue will find a way make sure answer Chouinard=
  Jean.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "3/22/33". Two sheets.

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  Sheet 1 of 2. Annotated by Zohmah: "3/22/33". Text begins:

  Dear. I got your second telegram about the school.

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  Sheet 2 of 2. Text begins:

  have no very good reason to stay in L. A. and I

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "3/23/33". Three sheets.

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  Sheet 1 of 3. Annotated by Zohmah: "3/23/33". Text begins:

  Dear
  I thought you had had a definitive

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  Sheet 2 of 3. Text begins:

  refused it—and it may be filled any moment—I dont mind, that would

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  Sheet 3 of 3. Text begins:

  is decided, I will leave this house in June, store the paintings with John Becker and the bigger things put in storage.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Moore", "Apr 2 1933".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  I think I'll write Edward Weston. He

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Apr 9 1933".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  Do not bother dear if I write you a

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  Verso. Text begins:

  He came to the studio after and liked

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "4/14/34" corrected to "33".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  Claudel is sailing the 18th. He came to

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  Verso. Text begins:

  You must pray for me too, dear, that will do good to both of us.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Apr 21 1933". Two sheets.

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  Sheet 1 of 2. Annotated by Zohmah: "Apr 21 1933". Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  Claudel went on the 18th. He was a little gloomy.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  I bought a new hat a new suit and a new overcoat.

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  Sheet 2 of 2. Text begins:

  Do tell me. I am afraid it would get

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "5/3/33".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  I was glad you got the Claudel plate so soon.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  About solding your trunk do you mean solding the lock together

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "5/10/33".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  The little NRF at the corners of my book mean

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  Verso. Text begins:

  C) a series of small ones (6x8) to take in my pocket and make a show in L.A. and try to sell.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "5/22/33". Two sheets.

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  Sheet 1 of 2. Annotated by Zohmah: "5/22/33". Text begins:

  Have you seen your back in Creative Arts.

  Zohmah dear
  It was nice to know you received the flowers

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  Sheet 2 of 2. Text begins:

  Those orchids for you
  [drawing]

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "5/23/33".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  Have not been writing you for

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  Verso. Text begins:

  Goodbye dear, tell me if there is

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "5/27/33".

  Text begins:

  Dear
  I heard that Archipenko got that

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  Verso. Text begins:

  people around there. Dear, I know

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "June 7 1933".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  This will be my last letter before leaving

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date from diary: June 9, 1933. Annotated by Zohmah: "6/11/33".

  Text begins:

  Friday
  Dear, I have been those last days

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "6/14/33".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  Arrived to-day in Chicago.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  of yours? I did pack your rebozo

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Postcard. Annotated by Zohmah: "6/16/33".

  Text begins:

  [picture: The Assumption of the Virgin]

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  Verso. Text:

  Dear I am starting to-morrow for Rock Island. Then probably to Iowa.

  The fair is a little hastily put together. I am sure I would enjoy it more if I saw it with you.
  Jean

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Telegram. Dated: June 26, 1933, 7:00AM.

  Text:

  Zohmah Day=
  6543 Moore Dr LOSA=

  Arrive Rock Island Line Wednesday evening nine fifty love=
  Jean

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