The Letter

1937–38

Dating: Date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Plate: 5 1/4 × 4 in. (13.4 × 10.1 cm) Sheet: 10 1/2 × 8 7/16 in. (26.7 × 21.4 cm)
Collection no.: 67.809.26
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

The Letter — Robert Austin. 1937–38.

Medium: Engraving. Dimensions: Plate: 5 1/4 × 4 in. (13.4 × 10.1 cm) Sheet: 10 1/2 × 8 7/16 in. (26.7 × 21.4 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1967.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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