[1] Pasadena, California. June 10, 1931. Mr. Irwin S. Barrie, Grand Central Art Galleries, 15 Vanderbilt Avenue, North, New York City, New York. Dear Mr. Barrie: I am shipping by express today, ten (10) pieces of bronze as follows: 1 – Counting Coupe $1,000.00 1 – Nature’s Cattle 350.00 1 – The Range Father 400.00 1 – Enemy’s Tracks 500.00 1 – Bug Hunters 300.00 1 – War Dancers 500.00 1 – Oh Mother What is it? 150.00 1 – Snake Priest 150.00 1 – Smoking with the Spirit of the Buffalo 150.00 1 pair – The Indian Family Book Ends, Nos. 10 and 11 300.00 pr. The Peigan Squaw and the Indian Maiden is the same piece of bronze. In checking over my records, I find you should have the following pieces of bronze in your possession: 1 – Sleeping Thunder 175.00 2 – Bluffers 450.00 ea. 1 – Last Laugh (Ashtray) 150.00 1 – Meat for Wild Men 2,000.00 1 – Piegan Squaw 150.00 ea. 1 – Buffalo Family 375.00 1 – Lone Wolf 300.00 ea. 1 – Scalp Dancer 250.00 1 – Winter 500.00 1 – Buffalo Lying Down 125.00 1 – Secrets of the Night 500.00 1 – Robe Flesher 125.00 [2] Mr. Irwin S. Barrie -2- 1 – Spirit of Winter $500.00 1 – Jim Bridges 750.00 1 – Will Rogers 500.00 1 – Mountain Mother 375.00 1 – Bear and Jug 125.00 1 – Medicine Man 300.00 1 – Texas Steer 125.00 1 – An Enemy that Warns 300.00 1 – Bucker and Buckeroo 750.00 1 – Where the Best of Riders Quit 750.00 1 – Bronco Buster 1,000.00 1 – Watcher of the Plains 400.00 _____ 37 You did not let me know whether the Gallery decided to take the “Bronco Buster” for the Lay Member show. There has been such a juggling of bronzes. The “Medicine Man”, “Robe Flesher” and “The Snake Priest” have been exchanged around until I don’t know which one your client has decided to keep. There is still outstanding $400.00 on the three horse pieces (“Bronco Buster”, “Where the Best of Riders Quit” and “Bucker and the Buckeroo”) sold by Mr. Lacy in 1928. I am writing J. F. Douthitt, Jr., 597 fifth Avenue, regarding a collection of bronze which he has had in his gallery for some time and asking him to please send the collection over to you. I am enclosing an order for you if you wish to call for the bronzes. I shall be glad to know when you have gotten these pieces. This collection will give you some dupli- cates as you already have copies of some of the bronzes in your Gallery but I would rather they were all in one place at the present time. The list is as follows: 1 – Peigan Squaw 1 – The Spirit of Winter 1 – Bear and Jug 1 – Robe Flesher 1 – Oh, Mother What is it? 1 – The Snake Priest 1 – The Spirit of the Buffalo 1 – The Last Laugh [3] Mr. Irwin S. Ba rrie[sic] -3- 1 – Buffalo Runners 1 – Meat for Wild Men 1 pair – Buffalo Book Ends I hope you will continue to have success with the bronzes. I have done very well here in California considering the times. Sending these bronzes will answer Mr. J. T. Nelson’s request for other bronzes and also Miss Cummings’ letter. I thank you all for your cooperation. Sincerely, Encl. [Transcribed by Lauren B. Gerfen, 2012-06-26]