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Correspondence from Aleister Crowley to Edwin Markham
Office of the Contributing Editor 1123 Broadway New York City
August 29, 1917.
Mr. Edwin Markham, 92 Waters Avenue, West New Brighton, New York.
Dear Sir:
I have great pleasure in sending you a copy of the September “International” with the sonnet addressed to you by that great poet, Mr. John Jerome Rooney.
I wonder whether I could interest you in psycho-chromes. A friend of mine, Mr. Lionel Kennedy [Leon Engers Kennedy] is clairvoyant and sees the character and genius of men in color and form, radiating from them and he makes oil paintings of these, which are very striking and beautiful. The effect is that of an ordinary portrait, but with an extremely decorative background. He is giving an exhibition in December, and is very anxious to induce persons of distinction to sit for him. You will readily understand that the ordinary man appears to him as a mere muddle of dull and dirty color, but the genius flames with brilliant light. It is therefore really essential to his art to find the proper kind of sitter.
If you could arrange to come over to his studio and sit for him, you would confer an inestimable favor. it only means three or four sitting of an hour or so at a time. If you could not find it convenient to come over, I have no doubt that he would be glad to bring his canvas to you, provided that the painting can be made in the open air or in a room with a suitable light.
Very sincerely yours,
Aleister Crowley
AC/RBG
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