Writing a letter in one’s own hand can be an artistic act ... The letters here, from the Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art, show that an artist might put pen to paper just as he or she would ...

“A truly beautiful letter,” writes Izzy Pludwinski in his book “The ... the cover of a 1920s literary magazine dedicated to exploring Yiddish expressionist writing and art; and the work of ...

"[Letter writing] is a dying art," Mrs Russell said. "It appeals to me because once you put it down on paper, how you're feeling and what you're doing, it's between you and that person — no one ...