| Description | Includes seventy-one letters and telegrams relating to the planning and preparation for the exhibition held at The Arts Council Gallery, London, 1-24 September 1960, and The Knoedler Galleries, New York 2-30 November 1960. Correspondees include:
-Simpson
-Andrew McLaren Young, University of Glasgow
-William F. Davidson, Knoedler's New York office
-Elizabeth Clare, Knoedler's New York office
-Elizabeth Davison, The Arts Council of Great Britain
-C.R. Dolph, Maryhill Museum of Fine Arts
-Robert J. Casey, Municipal Gallery of Modern Art
Subjects discussed in the correspondence include the Arts Council of Great Britain and English Speaking Union of the United States agreeing to sponsor the exhibition, research on pictures to be included, arrangements for the catalogue to be written, and loans.
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| Image Caption | Letter from Frank Simpson concerning planning the exhibition of James McNeill Whistler's pictures, dated 21 October 1959 |