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Total number of records: 16

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Books and printed items8
Archives7
Art items1

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Brotherton Collection15
Herbert Read Collection15
English Literature8
Leeds Russian Archive1

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modernism (art)16
art, modern10
art9
anarchism8
english poetry8
sculpture, modern8
painting4
painting, indic1
painting, italian1
painting, modern1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Barr, Alfred Hamilton (1902-1981)2
Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)2
Apollonio, Umbro (1911-1981)1
Archer, W G (1907-1979)1
Freeman, Richard B (1908-1986)1
Guggenheim, Peggy1
Guggenheim, Peggy (1898-1979)1
Leepa, Allen1
Lodder, Christina (1948-)1
New York. Art of This Century1

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What is modern painting?

Barr, Alfred Hamilton (1902-1981); Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)

1952

Bibliography: p. 47-48.

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What is modern painting?

Barr, Alfred Hamilton (1902-1981); Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)

1952

Bibliography: p. 47-48.

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Towards a new subject in painting

Onslow-Ford, Gordon; Freeman, Richard B (1908-1986); San Francisco Museum of Art

1948

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Russian painting of the Avant Garde, 1906[-]1924

Lodder, Christina (1948-); Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art

[1993]

Includes bibliographical references (page 95). "The exhibition Russian Painting of the Avant Garde at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art 30 June - 5 September 1993"--Title page verso.

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Art of this Century : objects, drawings, photographs, paintings, sculpture, collages, 1910 to 1942

Guggenheim, Peggy (1898-1979); New York. Art of this Century

1942

A catalogue of the permanent collection exhibited at Art of this Century. It contains only paintings and sculpture owned by Miss Guggenheim. cf. Foreword.

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Book contracts and agreements A

1929 - 1970

This file contains originals and copies of UK and overseas book contracts, agreements, and some associated correspondence relating to the following books by Herbert Read. Some agreements were made pos...

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Invitations and programmes

1944 - 1949

This file contains invitations to events and event programmes, including: The Place of the Arts in Education, Cambridgeshire Education Committee, Cambridge, 1944. 2 brochures. Herbert Read gave a sp...

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Notebook 14: Grey notebook

c.1914-1968

Grey lined notebook, with Herbert Read, Stonegrave, York written on fly leaf. Contains manuscript drafts with the following titles: Art as a Unifying Principle in Education (Presidential address ...

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Scrapbooks

1919 - 1964

This box contains 3 green leather-bound scrapbooks, with indexes, containing newspaper cuttings of reviews of Herbert Read’s work in chronological order. Book 1 covers the years 1919 – 1935 and ...

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Archive Art Sub-series

Original art works

1952 - 1968

This file contains original lithographs by: Alfred Manessier (signed, no. 62 of 200, cover of an exhibition catalogue, Galerie de France, 1952). Massimo Campigli ("Deux Femmes assises”, signed, n...

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Art works catalogue and insurance paperwork

1950 - 1968

This file contains correspondence and associated material including statements, cheques, receipts and lists of art works relating to various insurance, including of art works, taken out by Herbert Rea...

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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...

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