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Total number of records: 23

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Archives21
Books and printed items2

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
exhibitions5
letter writing5
publishing5
art education4
art history3
interest groups3
paintings3
photographs3
art books2
drawings2

Count of Place

PlaceCount
London, United Kingdom5
Cookham Dean, United Kingdom1
Italy1
Leeds, United Kingdom1
Llantwit Major, United Kingdom1
Rome (Italy)1
Sheffield, United Kingdom1

Count of People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
De Sausmarez, Maurice (1915-1969)2
Beethoven, Ludwig Van (1770-1827)1
Katchen, Julius1
Porter, Andrew (1928-2015)1
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828)1
Trabacchi, Augusto1

Count of Latest date

Latest dateCount
Up to 199922
Up to latest1

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Press cuttings

1939-1946

Press cuttings related to the activities of the Artists' International Association (AIA) during the Second World War and shortly afterwards, the majority of which are reviews of exhibitions.

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Finance

1962-1976

Receipts, accounts, budgets and fundraising appeals related to Byam Shaw School of Drawing and Painting, the majority of which derive from Maurice de Sausmarez's time as Principal.

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Published book

1964-1983

Five copies of the published book 'Basic Design: The Dynamics of Visual Form' by Maurice de Sausmarez, including various reprints and revised editions, the majority of which have been annotated.

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Notes, drafts and fragments

c.1950-1969

Undated handwritten and typewritten notes, drafts and fragments of writing by Maurice de Sausmarez, the majority of which were made in preparation for publications, with some preparatory notes for tea...

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Christmas card list

Dec 1965

Handwritten list of names to receive Christmas cards from Maurice de Sausmarez in 1965, written on gridded paper torn from a notebook. The majority of people are referred to by only their first names.

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Printed scores for vocal music

c.1911-1938

Printed scores for classical vocal music, including secular and religious songs, motets and magrigals for soloists and groups. The majority were published by Novello and Company, Limited and inscribed...

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Publications

1952-1984

Publications and exerpts of publications related to the artist Ben Nicholson, the majority of which were collated by Maurice de Sausmarez for a special issue of Studio International dedicated to Nicho...

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Address book

c. 1955

Address book with brown cardboard covers and blue lined pages belonging to Maurice de Sausmarez. The addresses suggest that it dates from his time at the University of Leeds between 1950 and 1958 as t...

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Correspondence

1940-1947

Letters to Maurice de Sausmarez, the majority of which are from members of the Artists' International Association during his early participation and later Chairmanship of the organisation, including c...

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Exhibitions

1940-1947

Materials related to exhibitions organised by the Artists' International Association during and in the years during and following the Second World War. The majority of the items refer to the organisat...

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Pianta monumentale di Roma

Trabacchi, Augusto; De Sausmarez, Maurice (1915-1969)

[192-?]

Title in lower left corner: Pianta panoramica di Roma con circa 500 monumenti. Monuments shown pictorially. Relief shown by hachures. On verso: Pianta stradale di Roma. Index to major buildings an...

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Blue notebook

c. 1943

Notebook with blue imitation watersilk covers and lined pages, the majority of which are blank. Includes brief notes on home improvements, likely for the family home at 16 Leaside Avenue, London, whic...

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