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Beaton/A/A1/297/17
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- 1 Oct. 1978 (Circa. Printed date 1987 is corrected by hand apparently to 1967, but content of letter suggests 1978.) (Creation)
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2p paper
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Had completely forgotten about Charlie James and then discovered that he was living around the corner with Virgil Thomson. Sees Philip Johnson, who has become a great figure in American architecture. Discusses Balanchine. Kirstein has been spending half his time in New York and half in the city, organizing money for the maintenance of his ballet school. Describes his garden. Diana Vreeland has arranged an exhibition of Diaghilev costumes at the Metropolitan Museum in November. Has done prose portrait of Wystan Auden for an American biography. Mentions Truman Capote's drinking. Thinks he has turned into a caricature of a character in one of his own stories. The boy he brought to visit Beaton last summer has become a successful architect.