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2 sheets, 11" x 8.5"
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A 2-sheet, 2-page printed letter from James Acord to Peter Bevis, copied for Janet Galore. This was written on 24 February 2000 from Wasilla, Alaska, and has handwritten notes at top ("Copy for Janet") and at the end (noting his policy of copying letters for people mentioned in his letters).
This letter concerns: (1) Time with Phil [Schuyler?] and Alex in Wasilla; (2) discussion of Charlie Kraft [sic, Krafft] and Larry Reid, NSK [Neue Slowenische Kunst], and CoCA [Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle]; (3) about his wonderful experiences in Slovenia with Eda Cufe; (4) a note about an error on a photograph of him in the "Transnacionala" book that Cufer edited; (5) attempts to get broader distribution for the book; (6) his last night in London, viewing an exhibition of Marko Peljham and Irwin artists; (7) the courage and activism of the Irwin artists; (8) the "lameness of American art," his frustrations with the "powerful capitalistic monopolies of nuclear power and the US government," and how the Irwin artists see him very positively; (9) a statement that his former wife Margaret was correct, that the DOE would block him, that the "project would cost me everything and, in the end, I would lose everything"; (10) an email from Philip Schuyler to Philip Munger about an article by Arthur Aubry and Brian Freer in "The Stranger" newspaper [Seattle, 17 February 2000 issue], which Acord says is likely good, and mentions Helen Slade; (11) how he misses having a colleague in sculpture to speak with, and how "rootless and alone" he feels since the Hanford studio was lost.
This letter concerns: (1) Time with Phil [Schuyler?] and Alex in Wasilla; (2) discussion of Charlie Kraft [sic, Krafft] and Larry Reid, NSK [Neue Slowenische Kunst], and CoCA [Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle]; (3) about his wonderful experiences in Slovenia with Eda Cufe; (4) a note about an error on a photograph of him in the "Transnacionala" book that Cufer edited; (5) attempts to get broader distribution for the book; (6) his last night in London, viewing an exhibition of Marko Peljham and Irwin artists; (7) the courage and activism of the Irwin artists; (8) the "lameness of American art," his frustrations with the "powerful capitalistic monopolies of nuclear power and the US government," and how the Irwin artists see him very positively; (9) a statement that his former wife Margaret was correct, that the DOE would block him, that the "project would cost me everything and, in the end, I would lose everything"; (10) an email from Philip Schuyler to Philip Munger about an article by Arthur Aubry and Brian Freer in "The Stranger" newspaper [Seattle, 17 February 2000 issue], which Acord says is likely good, and mentions Helen Slade; (11) how he misses having a colleague in sculpture to speak with, and how "rootless and alone" he feels since the Hanford studio was lost.