Dear <<First Name>>,
 

On Saturday Nov. 9th, new and old friends of the Carl Schmitt Foundation drove from far and near to spend the afternoon at the home and studios of painter Carl Schmitt.  It was a splendid afternoon filled with good conversations and a delicious lunch.

My favorite memory from the afternoon was walking down a flight of stairs into the kitchen of the historic home to find a group of visitors deep in discussion around the old dinner table. The visitors, most of whom were artists, were having a stirring conversation about artistic creation and the role of Beauty after reading an essay from Schmitt's personal notebook on the subject. In that room, with the wooden beam ceiling, flagstaff floor and art clad walls, I imagine it would be hard to not have a meaningful conversation.