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Art Since 1945
Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968); Richards, Ceri Geraldus (1903-1971); Wynter, Bryan (1915-1975); Sutherland, Graham (1903-1980); Grohmann, Will (1887-1968)
1958
Contains paperwork chiefly relating to illustrative plates for Art Since 1945, (Thames and Hudson, 1958) for which Read wrote the chapter on Great Britain.
Margot Eates
Eates, Margot
6 May 1968 - 21 May 1968
This file contains 3 signed typescript letters to Herbert Read from the art historian Margot Eates, 1 carbon copy response from Read and 1 sketch of a Paul Nash object. The letters regard a book on Na...
Edith Hoffmann
Hoffmann, Edith (1907-)
26 Nov 1952 - 23 Mar 1968
This file contains letters to Herbert Read from Edith Hoffmann. Hoffmann was editorial secretary of the Burlington Magazine 1938 - 1946, and then Assistant Editor 1946 - 1950. 1 letter from Tel Aviv...
Ise Gropius
Gropius, Ise; Giedion, S (1888-1968)
27 Apr 1953 - 5 Sep 1966
3 letters to Herbert Read from Ise Gropius and 1 carbon copy response from Read. The letter of 1953 congratulates Read on being awarded the Norton Chair of Poetry at Harvard. The letter is written ...
Lawrence Gowing
Gowing, Sir Lawrence (1918-1991)
11 Apr 1968 - 17 Jul 1969
This file contains 2 letters to Herbert Read from the artist Lawrence Gowing, successor to Quentin Bell as head of fine art at Leeds. Gowing writes about feeling close to Read in Leeds. 'there is a ...
Burlington Magazine
c.1933 - 1968
Material relating to Read's editorship of and involvement with the Burlington Magazine. The Burlington Magazine is a monthly periodical devoted to the fine and decorative arts. It was established in...
BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)
Grisewood, Harman (1906-1997)
26 Aug 1957 - 29 Mar 1969
This file contains correspondence and associated material relating to the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation). Correspondence includes letters to/from Herbert Read from/to R. E. Keen, Talks Depar...
Kindlers Malerei Lexicon
c.1959 - 1968
Correspondence, notes and associated material relating to Herbert Read's work on the first edition of Kindler's Malerei Lexicon. These substantial files are arranged in approximate chronological order...