CHARLEY COMPANY

Thank you for the article on Michelle Fierro (“Clear Notions of the Abstract,� by Kristine McKenna, Oct. 6). She is an insightful, exciting painter.

As the dutiful daughter of a former journalist named Charley who tirelessly fought for the correct spelling of his name, I must point out that John Steinbeck’s novel is “Travels With Charley,� not Charlie.

MELANIE MANOS

Los Angeles