New School Office of the President records ➔ Letter from Hans Simons to Gonzalo Fonseca

Textual Record

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Related people/organizations

Hans Simons (author)
Gonzalo Fonseca (addressee)

Date

September 17 1959

Work Type

correspondence

Description

Letter from New School President, Hans Simons to the Uruguayan artist, Gonzalo Fonseca, who Simons addresses as Salo, regarding the commission of a mural to be installed in the lobby of the Jacob M. Kaplan Hall of the 66th West 12th Street building.  The letter confirms the receipt of a report from Fonseca about the state of the work, and mentions that a check of $2000 is attached to cover the costs of all materials needed.
The mosaic was completed in 1961 and as of 2016 is on view at the same location.

Identifier

NS010103_000003

Citation

Hans Simons. Letter from Hans Simons to Gonzalo Fonseca. September 17 1959. New School Office of the President records. New School Archives and Special Collections Digital Archive. Web. 27 Jun 2019.

Use Restrictions

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ 

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