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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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Jesse Collins to Maurice de Sausmarez

c. 1940

Undated handwritten letter from Jesse Collins to Maurice de Sausmarez, enclosing a copy of insurance documentation [not enclosed] and providing details for the premium for a travelling exhibition. Col...

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Ithell Colquhoun to Maurice de Sausmarez

18 Aug 1946

Handwritten letter from the artist Ithell Colquhoun to Maurice de Sausmarez, asking for information about the prospective sale of her work 'Tendrils of Sleep' from the exhibition 'Painters To-day' org...

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Frederick Henri Kay Henrion to Maurice de Sausmarez

30 Sep 1946

Typewritten letter from Frederick Henri Kay Henrion to Maurice de Sausmarez, sending apologies for not being able to attend a meeting of the Central Committee of the Artists' International Association...

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Fred Millett to Miss Gordon-Duff

c.1947

Undated letter from Fred Millett, Honorary Secretary of the Artists' International Association, to Miss Gordon-Duff, confirming her acceptance as a professional member of the AIA and requesting that s...

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Elizabeth Bell to Fred Millett

6 Oct 1947

Handwritten letter from the artist Elizabeth Bell to Fred Millett, Honorary Secretary for the Artists' International Association, noting that she will leave her work at Lisle Street tomorrow and enclo...

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Julian Sorell Huxley to James Edward Buchanan Boswell

2 Oct 1946

Typewritten letter from Julian Sorell Huxley, Executive Secretary at UNESCO to James Edward Buchanan Boswell, Chairman of the Artists' International Association, discussing the selection of work by Br...

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Algernon Cecil Newton to Maurice de Sausmarez

22 Nov 1946

Typewritten letter from the artist Algernon Cecil Newton to Maurice de Sausmarez, apologising for not being able to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Artists' International Association o...

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George A. Stevens to Maurice de Sausmarez

22 Nov 1946

Typewritten letter from George A. Stevens to Maurice de Sausmarez, concerning the design for the National Savings Christmas Stamp Folder. Stevens criticises the design and its effect on the perception...

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Julian Otto Trevelyan to the Artists' International Association

1947

Undated handwritten letter from the artist Julian Otto Trevelyan to the Artists' International Association, sending £1 towards the new premises of the AIA at 15 Lisle Street in London in response to ...

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Dudley [Holland?] to Maurice de Sausmarez

22 Nov 1946

Handwritten letter, possibly from the artist Dudley Holland, to Maurice de Sausmarez, discussing his thoughts on the Artists' International Association Policy Report. He is critical of societies in ge...

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Edward Le Bas to the Artists' International Association

1947

Undated handwritten letter from the artist Edward Le Bas to the Artists' International Association, sending £3 towards the new premises of the AIA at 15 Lisle Street in London in response to an urgen...

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