Dear Cleve Gray:

When I asked you whether I might put your name at the head of these pages,  friendship and admiration for your painting were, of course, my prime motives.  But there is another:  your work and your thought are relevant to my theme:  you studied with Jacques Villon and have written about Gleizes;  you are a part of that modern movement I speak of in this book.  I am therefore very happy that by accepting its dedication you permit me to reaffirm an artistic continuity I like to contemplate.

Yours sincerely,

J.B.