GRAND CENTRAL ART GALLERIES, INC. November 15, 1939 Mr. Harry Carr, 571 Wyoming St., Pasadena, Calif. Dear Mr. Carr: I enjoyed very much meeting you in my office yesterday and I am quite hopeful that we may be able to bring about the sale of the Russell paintings in the manner that both you and Mrs. Russell desire. At least I feel that we both speak the same language and that is something. As I told you our client’s name is Mr. Frank Phillips, President of the Phillips Petroleum Co. He is planning on establish- ing a very large public museum collection of cowboy and indian[sic] paintings and other works of art and I am hopeful that if everything is handled properly that we will be able to get him to take the entire collection but, of course, I can not tell much about it until we have a talk with him. As soon as this occurs we will advise you promptly. For your information, our regular commission on the sales of paintings and bronzes is 25%. I will keep you well informed and if Mr. Phillips corresponds with you you can also keep us advised. Yours truly, (signed) ERWIN S. BARRIE Manager. ESB: RMM [Transcribed by Lauren B. Gerfen, 2012-06-07]