More Than Words: Illustrated Letters December 29, 2006

In an age of e-mail and instant messaging, 'More Than Words' reconnects you with the wonders of handmade communications. The exhibition features more than 75 hand-illustrated letters from such celebrated artists as Alexander Calder, Thomas Eakins, Winslow Homer, Norman Rockwell, Andy Warhol and Andrew Wyeth. Their communications offer an intimate view of the artists' worlds -- their families, friends, business relations, travels and personal observations. This impressive assortment of correspondence, including exuberant thank-you notes, winsome love letters, reports of contemporary events, and more -- each in the sender's own distinctive style, will fascinate anyone interested in American art or intrigued by the vanishing tradition of letter writing.