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De Sausmarez, Maurice (1915-1969)2
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D'Harnoncourt, Rene (1901-1968)1
Francis, Sam (1923-1994)1
Gabo, Naum, 1890-19771
Hammer, Martin1
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Archive Print Item

Souvenir catalogue of the open air exhibition of sculpture at Battersea Park, May to Sept. 1948

De Sausmarez, Maurice (1915-1969); Strauss, Patricia; Newton, Eric (1893-1965); London County Council; Arts Council of Great Britain

1948

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Henry Moore : sculpture and drawings 1923-1948 : Wakefield City Art Gallery, Wakefield, 2nd April - 21st May, Manchester City Art Gallery, June 1st-July 17th, 1949

Moore, Henry (1898-1986); Blakeley, E C; Lord, Gladys; Sylvester, A D B; De Sausmarez, Maurice (1915-1969); Wakefield Art Gallery and Museum; Manchester City Art Gallery

[1949]

Catalogued from cover. Foreword by E. C. Blakeley (Councillor) chairman, Wakefield Library, Art Gallery and Museum Committee [and] Gladys Lord, Chairman, Manchester City Art Galleries and introductio...

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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 Object File

Medals and pins

1945 - 1968

This file contains medals and pins given to Herbert Read in association with awards or conferences. The file includes: 1 medal depicting a heron, on the reverse is written Quinzaine Anglo-Americain...

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Articles about Herbert Read

c.1919 - 1973

This series contains photocopies and cuttings of newspaper articles that relate to Herbert Read and his work. The majority of items are reviews of Read’s books and essays including his critical wo...

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United States

Cairns, Huntington (1904-1985); Wight, Frederick Stallknecht (1902-1986); Naumburg, Margaret (1890-); Albers, Josef (1888-1976); Rockefeller, Blanchette Hooker (1902-1992); D'Harnoncourt, Rene (1901-1968); Francis, Sam (1923-1994); Kellogg, Rhoda

c.1948 - 1968

Substantial series of correspondence concerning Read's various visits to the United States, beginning with a lecture tour in 1948, followed by a fellowship at Harvard as Charles Eliot Norton Professor...

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Constructing modernity : the art & career of Naum Gabo

Hammer, Martin; Lodder, Christina (1948-)

2000

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