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Herbert Read Collection20
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art6
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Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968)21
Read, Herbert4
Masuno, Masae2
Masuno, Masae (1912-1985)2
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Tada, Minoru (1931-)2
Alva Pseud1
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Collis, Maurice1
Collis, Maurice (1889-1973)1

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A letter to a young painter

Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968)

[1962]

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A letter to a young painter

Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968)

[1962]

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Three painters : Basil Rákóczi, Kenneth Hall, Patrick Scott

Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968); Ingouville-Williams, Herbrand

[1944]

Cover title: Basil Rákóczi, Kenneth Hall, Patrick Scott.

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Eileen Agar

Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968)

1915 - 1968

1 typescript carbon copy regarding Eileen Agar, 1f, in which Read describes Agar as 'A poetic painter; but not a literary painter, for her work is neither illustrative nor anecdotic.'

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Alva : recent paintings and drawings

Alva pseud; Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968); Collis, Maurice (1889-1973)

1951

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N.H. Stubbing

Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968)

1915 - 1968

Typescript carbon copy titled 'N.H. Stubbing', 2ff. Regards the English painter Tony Stubbing, who has been a participant of The School of Altamira, in Spain.

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Beauty and Ugliness

Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968)

c. 1960

1 typescript carbon copy headed 'Beauty and Ugliness', 35ff. The paper begins 'Esthetics bores me, doesn't interest me at all', declares one of the most significant of modern painters.'

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Gregory memorial exhibition

Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968); Leeds City Art Galleries; Leeds City Art Galleries

1960

Catalogue of an exhibition held 9 March 1960 to 10 April 1960 at Leeds City Art Gallery. Exhibition of works collected by Eric Gregory, and works by painters and sculptures who were appointed to fel...

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An exhibition illustrating the practice of painting in Ceylon from the fifth century to the present day at the South London Art Gallery : sponsored by the Camberwell Borough Council, the Arts Council of Ceylon, and the Ceylonese Ministry of Cultural Affairs, and organised by William Graham and Ranjit Fernando

Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968); Graham, William; Fernando, Ranjit; South London Art Gallery

[1960]

Catalogue of an exhibition held 23 October to 19 November, 1960. "This exhibition is the fourth in the series of annual national exhibitions arranged by the Camberwell Borough Council to coincide wi...

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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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Graham Sutherland

Sutherland, Graham (1903-1980); Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968); Curt Valentin Gallery (New York, N.Y.)

1953

Catalogue of an exhibition held, March 10-28, 1953 at the Curt Valentin Gallery.

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Harry Brewster

Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968)

19 Sep 1957 - 17 Jan 1968

This file contains: 8 manuscript and signed typescript letters to Herbert Read from the writer Harry Brewster; 4 carbon copy letters from Read to Brewster; 1 typed signed letter to Herbert Read from D...

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