1953 exhibition invitation letter by renowned American artist Reginald Marsh (1898-1954) inviting Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Alva Johnston to an exhibition of his works held from June 10th to June 27th 1953 at the Martha Jackson Gallery in New York City.  This letter is an invitation to one of the very first exhibitions held at the iconic Martha Jackson Gallery.  

The recipient of this letter was Pulitzer Prize winning New York City journalist Alva Johnston (1888-1950).  Johnston worked as a writer for the New York Times, New York Herald, New Yorker and the Saturday Evening Post.  In 1923, Johnston was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for Reporting for a series of articles on a convention of the American Association for the advancement of Science.

This invitation letter is from an archive of material which descended from Alva Johnston to his granddaughter.

The invitation letter which is hand-written using black ink on a sheet of eggshell colored paper measuring approximately 10.5"h x 8.5"w is in fine condition with typical fold creases. 

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