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The capital campaign, titled 'Opening Spaces,' will fund the remodeling of the chapel's skylights, lighting design, and entryway.
The institution has added pieces by Mickalene Thomas, Frank Bowling, Leonora Carrington, and other artists to its collection.
Other works hitting the block include examples by Helen Frankenthaler, Robert Motherwell, and Agnes Martin.
The letter is held by the Smithsonian's Archives of American Art.
The piece is estimated to sell for between $35 million and $50 million.
Helly Nahmad Gallery is featuring the pricey work from 1955.
Four Joseph Cornell works will also be offered for sale by the auction house in New York in November.
"My father, who was otherwise known for eating almost anything with considerable gusto, apparently detested cake," the artist's son said.
