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Total number of records: 9

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Brotherton Collection9
Herbert Read Collection9
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art, modern9
modernism (art)9
anarchism8
art8
english poetry8
sculpture, modern8
artists1

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Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968)2
Albers, Josef (1888-1976)1
Cairns, Huntington (1904-1985)1
D'Harnoncourt, Rene (1901-1968)1
Francis, Sam (1923-1994)1
Gabo, Naum (1890-1977)1
Kellogg, Rhoda1
Naumburg, Margaret (1890-)1
Rockefeller, Blanchette Hooker (1902-1992)1
Wight, Frederick Stallknecht (1902-1986)1

Archive Print Item

The philosophy of modern art

Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968)

1953

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Herbert Read discretionary trust

1953 - 1970

This file contains statements, correspondence and carbon copies relating to Herbert Read's discretionary trust. File 1 of 2 contains assorted material dated 1953 - 59.

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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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English language articles

1924 - 1989

This file contains photocopies and cuttings of newspaper articles that relate to Herbert Read and his work.

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Archive Series

Awards

1938 - 1968

This series relates to honours and prizes awarded to Herbert Read. Herbert Read was the recipient of a number of high profile awards. In 1953 he was awarded a Knighthood for services to literature, ...

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Notes: Untitled black folder

Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968); Gabo, Naum (1890-1977)

1919-1967

Diverse manuscript and typescript notes, excerpts from books, printed material and newspaper clippings collected together in an untitled black folder prior to arrival in Special Collections. Subjects ...

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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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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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