Letter from Olda Kokoschka with postscript by Oskar Kokoschka to J.P. Hodin

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Villeneuve

Dear Hodin,

OK has been putting up with television people and their equipment for days. It's really quite bad. He's very tired and fed up. About Chatin's story: total fantasy, you can do without that sort of thing! And she certainly doesn't vote. Polperro I belongs to Count Antoine Seilern; it's reproduced in his catalogue. What else?

Olda's maiden name is not desireable and Stursa should not be named - highly damaging because he's locked away.

Articles about me in the Twentieth Century and the American Magazine were outstanding. I'll ask Dr Goldscheider to look over them and he'll write the book himself in accordance with my wishes. Your survey of contemporary art cites too many dabblers. Such a waste of energy! I'm dead tired. For the last three days we've had seven people here shooting a film, with twenty arc lamps, from basement to bedroom. So now I'm going to sleep and I shall take the picture of the beautyfull one with me in my heart and I shall stroke you gently, but I kiss the children and admire the witch. Stay happy and healthy in the new year and pray for me that I never have to make another cultural film in my life.

An embrace for you all from your OK

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