DLA018-0083 Transcription

THE NEW YORK TIMES

TIMES SQUARE

August 4, 1932.

Dear friend deLaszlo [sic]:

I am glad to have your letter of July 25th.^[1] The Great War canvas interest me greatly:^[2] I wish you high success in this ambitious undertaking which should call forth your highest talents.

I am not, as you surmise, in the country, but am busy at my desk in the city. Weekends find me at the shore usually, however.

We too, hope that the coming elections will aid to clear the overcharged European air.^[3] Whatever party is successful (I, being a Democrat, wish to see Mr. Roosevelt elected) I believe that American cooperation with Europe will be forthcoming.

With regards to your family and best wishes, | Always sincerely yours,

Louis Wiley

Philip A. deLaszlo [sic], Esq.,

3, Fitzjohns Avenue,

London, N.W.3, england.

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Editorial Note:

Louis Wiley (1869-1935), newspaperman; business manager of The New York Times from 1906 to 1935; for biographical notes, see [111433].

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20/05/2018

[1] DLA018-0079, letter from de László to Louis Wiley, 25 July 1932

[2] De László had planned to paint a picture for his own pleasure on a subject in connection with the First World War. He wished to depict: “not men fighting, but the still nobler part of suffering women at home; women of all classes in a chapel surrounding the burning candles for the fallen souls” (Rutter, pp. 372-373). The painting was never started, although many studies and sketches remained in the artist’s studio on his death.

[3] The 1932 United States presidential election, the first U.S. election to be held during the Great Depression, took place on 8 November 1932. Incumbent President Herbert Hoover (1874-1964) [5787] was defeated by Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945).