Berezhkov Article Appreciated

Thank you and Denise Hamilton for the article on Valentin Berezhkov (Times, April 12.)

My mother, the former Elizabeth Gibbons, was a fashion model in New York during the Second World War years. She posed for such celebrated artists and photographers as Man Ray, John Engstead, Louise Dahl Wolfe, Jean Cocteau and Irving Penn.

My mother was a Red Cross volunteer stationed in the Philippines during some of those years, and knew Harry L. Hopkins and his wife.

My uncle, Thomas Hanson, was in the Secret Service guarding F.D. Roosevelt and his family.

Mr. Hopkins and his wife would have parties and invite politicians and people from Washington and New York City who were either well-known, or aides to the famous.

Mr. Berezhkov obviously had an interesting life.

PAUL J. HANSON

San Gabriel