Letter from the Hotel Chelsea
Artist
Betty Hahn
(American, born 1940)
Printer
James Kraft
(American, 1938 - 2007)
Date1979
Mediumscreen print on cotton
ClassificationsGraphic
Credit LineGift of Betty Hahn, 2015
Object number2015.2.22
DescriptionWhite cotton t-shirt with hand-screened logo of the Hotel Chelsea in black ink.eMuseum Notes
Using a letter she received from a former student, Diane Luppi, as a starting point, Betty Hahn created prints that reproduce each handwritten page and the envelope in which the letter was mailed. Each sheet bears the prominent logo of the Hotel Chelsea in New York City, the historic home of many well-known artists, actors, writers, and musicians -- and thus a pilgrimage site for their fans and admirers. The letter offers a vivid verbal snapshot of Luppi’s visit to New York in the late 1970s.
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