...Then there are those practical matters for which words simply don’t suffice — such as directions. In his letter of invitation to artist Ben Shahn, the great Alexander Calder encloses a hand-drawn map to his home — and it somehow feels like one of his iconic mobiles. Letter from the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, courtesy of Princeton Architectural Press [https://www.brainpickings.org/2015/03/10/more-than-words-liza-kirwin-letters/]