continues to use a sand border in some of his abstractions. Shaw has his assistant Campruli photograph his canvases and uses the photos in Europe to discuss his work with fellow artists. In Paris Shaw spends time with Wilmer Hoffman with whom he attends the salon of Baroness Gourgaud who has works by Picasso, Braque, Gris, Matisse, and Léger. Shaw is contacted by the abstract painter Jean Hélion, and the two artists spend the summer in dialogue about each other’s work. Shaw also attends the vernissage of Joan Miró’s exhibition at the Galerie Pierre and speaks with the artist. With the Dudensings, Shaw visits Le Corbusier’s apartment where he admires the modern interior and art collection. With Gallatin, Shaw visits the dealer Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler to see his fine collection of Juan Gris’ work. The two also visit Georges Braque where Shaw admires his two studios which he describes as “real workshops.” When Shaw and Gallatin visit Jean Arp’s studio, Shaw and Arp make a connection. Reviewing photographs of Shaw’s work, Arp calls him one of the best American abstractionists, and Shaw purchases one of Arp’s reliefs. Gallatin also introduces Shaw to John Ferren. When Shaw visits Ferren’s studio, he is impressed by Ferren’s skillful technicality and achievement of texture with sand, repolin, and other media. After the visit, Shaw buys repolin and begins experimenting with it. Ferren examines Shaw’s work providing worthwhile criticism and takes Shaw on a studio visit to Wolfgang Paalen, who then reviews Shaw’s canvases, and a dinner at Man Ray’s home where he has a number of Miró constructions and works by Alberto Giacometti and Max Ernst.
Exhibitions Charles Green Shaw at the Gallery of Living Art, opens April 27; American painters exhibition at Valentine Gallery (three abstractions by Shaw included with work by Louis Eilshemius, John Kane, Milton Avery, Joseph Stella, Raphael Soyer, John Koch; Shaw’s large abstraction is sold to Walter Chrysler, Jr.); group exhibition at the Modern Age Gallery, March 11–April 13 (other artists include Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Stuart Davis, Adolf Dehn, Ernest Fiene, Guy Pène du Bois); College Art Association Annual (exhibition travels across United States for six months); Society of Independent Artists Annual; Salons of America Annual. 20