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MY dear ~~. BooaaYelt:

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We wre happy to reoe1 Ye your arao1ou p.._1 .. to Y1eit the a t ud1o ot N1oolaua Kou1 t o aeoapt t he RooMY&lt Plata. wa raal1~ the d1tt1oulty ot t1tt1ng au enaaaa-eu t into your orowdae acbadule , but when you can aa t a data , I hope JOU wlllla t .. I<Jiow. I n ten daJa ~. Kon1 gou t o ,..ah1ngton to do a bua t ot a. ... ral Bradley, but ot oour ae be oaa return t or JOur Yiait to h1e e t ud1o, ebould you be unable to co .. batore the t en daJe.

lfa trua t tha t a publio praeantat i on wi l l be

agreeable to JOU: 1t w111 be ot necaaalty a -n and 1Dto..-l a t ­fair beoauae wr . Kon1 ' a atudio 1a moa t ooapaot , but a ttr aotiYW. OUr Yiawpoint 1a not .. roanary, nor eYeD Maaon1e - a1mply t hat wr. Kon1 i a a tine artiat wboae health and oarae r .. re bur t by war, a nd ba­cauee be ia a aymbol - a youns man whoM axparieuoa e haYa g1Yan hla an almoet trantio f aith i n t he Rooaanlta and t he Ooaa1u 1on ot HWI8n Bishte . Ria e tor y will h1slll1gllt tor 11&J17 t ha laport auoe auO tba praot ioal Yalua ot the United Rat ione .

Should you be able t o apera the ttaa , we aboul• l i ka to entertain you and anyone JOU misht like t o br1D8 w1tb JOu a t lunoheon, tea or dinner - wb1ohoYW r 1a near eet the hour ot your Yioit to the atudio.

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Captdn lfit berepoon has tol d &e \bat you will be kind enough to v teit IV atudio 1n ordo~ to 800 my \1004 carving "Plata" . I Will bo vory lul,ppy to ploce my tiM nt your dio,I)Ooo.l , ond will bo dolil':hte4 to welcono you at tlD)" tille you t1n4 convenient .

I 'boUOYe Capt a in rl1the.rap:»>.D "Ul write. t o you .

Tour ~ln"'o•·tton t.o plaee tbU wood Clrl'i.Dr' in the Library at Hyde ~k 1a a roo4 one; bow_.er a !.nee tbi" work ayd)olliea nu.Dlty Uaelt, aDd t~ Snirlt ot the late Preel dent aoo~olt , 1t would be DOat appropr1&to to pl.eoe 1t at the O. !J. Headquarter a ot f!Umti.D rt16ht a . HIJVIO"ter, uo can dia­C\Utl th 11 later.

Looktnr tor uard to tho 'Olensure o t sooin,. you , I r or:.111n

Very dnoerely :roura,

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Nrro/~111 Kbm has been sculpruring rrofnsion•lly for che p;uc

ll )C>rS and h1s works of more than 1,600 p1e<:t'S arc scancrcd

chroughout the woriJ m museums and private collcctrons. T hese

works cnclude monumems and poman·buscs of f.1mous people,

and "<.:rc mrtdc ot rtiffcrcnt periods i1' 'he scudios he.· m'linwinccl

in Vicnn:1, S:alzburg. Swirzc.·rland , PaiiS, London, Ireland nm.l

New York.

Born 111 Tr•nS)hama. Hungary. Kom began 10 sculpture ac dhe

age of SIX A1 r"eh e he emered a wood<arvmg school m

Hunguy and s•x )'l'3IS l•ter left the land of htS bmh 10 study m

Europt'3n an cencers. including dhe Vcenna Acadcmy of Fmc An.

K om's first cxh1bu 111 che Unircd Scat<'< rook place in New York

Cicy, in May, 19~2. under che sponsorship of chc 13rilish Mm iscry

o r lnformruion, fol lowing which he was inviccd by the American

Ftderation o r Arc en Washmgcon. D. C. 10 txh1bic his works

chroughouc che Ease. After this tour he was adcnom-d to the

Nauonal ulpture SoCiery of AmeriCa 111 19H (of "hcch he

is che )'OUng<'SI member. )

K om's tcchncque shows mascery over all mcd1ums, from the

sphynx·lcke monumencal Stone head of Marshal Polsudski to che

powerful Cruc•flxion, curved in walnuc.

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wn •• o hrnodon~ bronw of Coum Fr<..!en<k Lc.-dtbur, and Jn om-

p<>Sin!: 'IUd) of Gcncr.ol MacArthur. Durmg K onr's St>) in

England. h• du.l rurtrato> of Wrnston Churd oil l, members of the

Out om: ~houiU nor 1h1nk uf Kon1 rntrc:Jy as a )Uccessful portrayer

uf the mh and f.omous l ie os r.rst .ond foremost a humanimroan

"'bo abho" \\Jr and all forms of I''<JUdKt·. As a p.micipant on

the London blot,, .ond n• .o soldocr on the Unite-d Sr.ot<>s Army.

/\11m know> the froghrful de>Jstauun. the uselessness of war. lie

hdtt-\(."S ch.u '"-' rnw.r li~ht e\·en hJrJer for pt"3Ce. H is con-

trthuuon roward thas c:ml IS chc uc:auon of works such ns

Tnbu~t· tu the Soldo<rs ol ll umanuy !dt·do<.ul'd to rhc M<..!Kal

G>rrs. and no" on the R<Kkford, lllmois /II US<·um), "The Soul

of Roucrtl.1m", .1ntl othur.. P1c·rr ~.;· 13ou rdc:l lc, in tk·scrihing

rhc work .tnd rhc .urasc . .S.t)S ·as an .uusr Kl)m as gu1hy of an

unforgt\·abll- sm. he as human"

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For Vttt,..M and Servlocetne-a

GRAND LODGE

5 February lll4.7

?:y dear Urs . Roosevelt:

One of our disabled veterans who, we feel, has t alent - even genius - asked me to repr esent him in carrying out an otter be made to President Roosevelt, and which was accepted by him as you will note in the enclosed correspondence .

!Ucolaus Koni has t he Plata at h i s studio a t 41 East 60th Street, Phone REgent 4- 8367, end he would like to make a forma l presentation to you. 1.:r . Koni would l i ke t o have his carv­ing cal led "The Roosevelt Plata,• s i nce he feels it symbol izes tte s pirit ot t he l ate President . It is his thoueht that you mi ght went to have it pl aced in t he headquarters ot the Commission on Ru­man ili ghts, be cause as often quoted, "PreSident Roosevelt was truly t he fa~her of the Un i t ed l<e tions, and the Commission on Human Rights would probably have been closest to his heart.•

With yop.r sensibility, I know you will feel t he re are t wo i mportant e l ements in thi s matter: your l ate husband's des ire t o have the carvi ng, and the impet us it will give to American art .

,Your formal acceptance ot the Pieta would be a "beau ges t e• to a disabled veteran ot our Army, and a Legionnaire . Having had f irst hand experience of war's destruction - be was a fire watcher during London 's ordeal - he f eels the importance ot creating beauty. Spiri t ual strength marks his work. Like so many ot our veterans he 1s seeking to reestablish himself, and needs our encouragement.

Capt . , (Ret)

Executive Direotor

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Uiss Grace Tul ly Secretary to the President The \\'hi te House Washington, D.o.

Dear Miss Tul ly:

6 October, 1~-i

hlay I recal l to your memory the dey i n !lovember, 1942, when I bad the pleasure or visiting you in the Tihite House with the introduc­tion or Mr . Robert Sherwood? At that time I brought with me e raw phot os of my sculpture work.

This composit ion waa inspired by our President's speech attar Pearl J arbor . I was restless until I had crested this work or mi ne, wh ich I ent i t led "The American Piets" . It is a life- sized wood carving, base-re l i ef of two fi gures SYIIIbolizins, one, the hU1118n struggle or net ions , end the other, the h\lll'.8nity or !.me rica. Originally I dedi­cated t hi s work to the President, as I believe he is one or the ~reatest or t he huma nitarians or today .

I shall be extremely happy if the President will accept my modes t of fer, especially at t his occasi on when the world rea lizes t hat hia l eadershi p and presidency ere vitally important for the American peopl es and for the rest or the wor ld.

I woul d be indeed grateful to you if you would kindly convey my de­sire to the President and le t me know his decis ion towards my work . I be l i eve t ha t ell the civilized world will agree with en artist's expr ession toward the ereat spirit or 8 l i ving humanitarianism, wilich this work of mine symbolizes .

I enclose a camp newspaper in which you will see that since I visite4 you I have volunteered to the armed services . Unfortunately, at the presen t t ime I em a patie nt in this hospital , but I belieTe it will be possible f or me to visit Washington, D.C. in the near future .

May I thank you for your kindness? Hoping to have the pleasure ,or hearing f rom you, I remain

Sincerely your a,

}v t . Nicholas 5oni , 4207667& Ward 101 - Newton D. Baker General !loe111 tal Martinsburg, \\'eat Virginia.

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Waah1ng\oa

October 23, 1944

Uy dear ~1Tate Kon1:

I baTe been pleased to call tha Pruident'a attent i on to the generoua otter JOU made in your letter or October sixth to me. He aake me to tall you that he would indeed be delighted to haTe the carTing which you ao interestingly deeoribe.

Wi t h all good w1ahaa tor 1mproTemont in your health,

Very sincerely youre,

Crace C. 'l'ully PriTate Secretary

PriTete Nicholas ~oni, 42076676 Ward 101, Newton D. Baker General l!oopital, ltort tnsburs . ~u t Virgi nia .

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NicolaUI Kool works oa the f i&ure he has Utltd "'Rondo Capriccio." onolher ulled •sea Aloyola de Sallea."

Dl.ebarred from the U. S. Medl(a1 Corp~ bec:au.w of a buk injury, Niec>laua Konl wu forced to aive up tempora:rily tho acu1ptur. l.or whic:b mads him world h moua.

But that hAndicap could not hall bla artiJ try.

"I decidu! lo Iaiit up palnllllr." bo aald today In bl.s alucllo 11 .a ll. &Oib at., "but I w~tt.d'\0 oreate aomubJoa naw-tomt thiDJ »ner dotlt bttore ill p&intlnr.''

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Huna:uian-bom, Kool eamt to tho United Stt.tu from London after aon•ivlnr the blit.i. Re joined the Medical Corps u a printe Ia 1943 and "bile s etting buio trainlor at Camp Ora.ot, Illluoi•, IUU~n:d lha back l.n­jurr. ·

Ut I»IDIItd to fln lab, howen:r, Clot O[ bla but-k:oO,.,o • tatuea-"Trlbule to tba Roldltr. or Humanhy"-whic.h be dtdieata Medlul Co:rpa.