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Total number of records: 17

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Collection groupCount
Herbert Read Collection17
Brotherton Collection15
English Literature2

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anarchism2
art2
art, modern2
english poetry2
modernism (art)2
sculpture, modern2

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Francis, Sam (1923-1994)2
Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968)2
Albers, Josef (1888-1976)1
Butler, Ruth Lapham (1896-)1
Cairns, Huntington (1904-1985)1
Copley, William Nelson (1919-1996)1
D'Harnoncourt, Rene (1901-1968)1
Francken, Ruth (1924-)1
Hirshhorn, Joseph H1
Honegger, Gottfried (1917-)1

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From 190016

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Ruth Francken

Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968)

1956

Typescript carbon copy titled 'Ruth Francken', 3ff. The subtitle: 'at the Galerie Stadler May, 1956', has been crossed out.

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Ruth Francken

1893 - 1968

This file contains photographic reproductions of the work of Ruth Francken

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Ruth Francken

Francken, Ruth (1924-)

1952 - 1968

This file contains c.80 manuscript and typescript letters to Herbert Read from Ruth Francken, concerning her life and work. A few letters include poems or sketches, and a few carbon copy responses fro...

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Heiner Ruths

12 May 1962 - 18 Feb 1963

This file contains 10 letters to Herbert Read from Heiner Ruths, along with bulletins and other material relating to the Internationales Kunstzentrum of which Ruths was the Secretary. Carbon copies of...

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Ruth Scrivener

c.1941

Photocopies of one letter and one card from Read to Scrivener, concerning her artwork.

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Ruth Zollschan

Feb 1958 - Aug 1964

This file contains 3 letters to Herbert Read from Ruth Zollschan. The letters regard a festschrift for J.P. Hodin, in honour of his 60th brithday, for which Read agrees to be on the committee of honou...

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Sam Francis

Francis, Sam (1923-1994)

1918 - 1968

This file contains 1 manuscript letter to Herbert Read from Sam Francis and 4 photographic negatives. Francis sends Read the negatives at the request of Ruth [Francken?].

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Nachwort

Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968)

1963 - 1968

Typescript carbon copy and photocopy titled 'Nachwort', 3ff. Relates to drawings of Ruth Francken based on the Buddhist monks that burned themselves to death in protest against anti-Buddhist governmen...

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Work by unidentified authors

1918 - 1968

This file contains work by unidentified authors with the following titles: JBWP by his wife Ruth Hymnes Course outline: Theory and problems of developing creative ability The dialectics of organi...

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Harper and Row / Trident Press

1960 - 1966

Correspondence and associated material relating to the World Perspectives Series published by Harper and Row, who approached Read to publish with them, and the publication of The Redemption of the Rob...

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Hanover Gallery

Honegger, Gottfried (1917-)

Mar - 5 Sep 1965

This file contains 2 signed typescript letters, both with Herbert Read’s carbon copy response typed on verso, 2 typescript letters, 1 signed typescript note, 1 carbon copy letter and 9 photographs r...

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Copley Foundation

Copley, William Nelson (1919-1996)

1 Oct 1954 - 25 Nov 1964

This file contains correspondence and associated material relating to the Copley Foundation. Herbert Read was on the Board of Advisors for the Copley Foundation. Correspondence includes letters t...

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