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Maurice de Sausmarez Archive33
Brotherton Collection2
Novello Cowden Clarke Collection2

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illustrations35
publishing27
art books16
letter writing11
photographs11
paintings5
periodicals4
drawings3
academies and institutes2
contract law2

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Archive Sub-series

K.A. Robertson sketches

c. 1937-1958

Undated pencil, ink and watercolour sketches on paper and tracing paper by K.A. Robertson, including studies of African children and adults, animals, biblical scenes, human and animal anatomy, vehicle...

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Images

1933-1969

Reproductions of paintings, prints and drawings by the artist Ben Nicholson, largely collated for the special issue of Studio International dedicated to Nicholson and edited by Maurice de Sausmarez.

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Manuscript

1963

Handwritten manuscript, typescript, notes, photographs and illustrations for 'Basic Design: The Dynamics of Visual Form' by Maurice de Sausmarez, originally published by Studio Vista in 1964.

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Images

c. 1963-2003

Photographs, negatives, diagrammatic illustrations and draft captions used for the plates of 'Basic Design: The Dynamics of Visual Form', originally published by Studio Vista in 1964.

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Spare photographs for 'Basic Design'

1963

Four black and white photographs of three-dimensional constructions, which were prepared for 'Basic Design: The Dynamics of Visual Form' by Maurice de Sausmarez but not used in the final publication. ...

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Draft plates for 'Basic Design'

1963

Five draft plates for 'Basic Design: The Dynamics of Visual Form' by Maurice de Sausmarez, including two colour plates, two black and white proofs and one hand drawn diagram in black ink.

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Photographic negatives

c. 1963

Two loose and one booklet of photographic negatives for the plates used to illustrate the book 'Basic Design: The Dynamics of Visual Form' by Maurice de Sausmarez.

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Photographs of student work

c. 1963

Three undated black and white photographs three-dimensional work by students, likely from Hornsey College of Art and taught by either Maurice de Sausmarez or Peter Green, as preparatory images for tho...

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Draft captions

c.1963

Undated draft typewritten captions for the plates used to illustrate the book 'Basic Design: The Dynamics of Visual Form' by Maurice de Sausmarez, including handwritten annotations and corrections.

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L.N. Lambert to Jane de Sausmarez

12 Jun 2003

Printed letter from L.N. Lambert, Editor at A&C Black Publishers Ltd, to Jane de Sausmarez, enclosing photographs used as illustrations for a reprint of the book 'Basic Design: The Dynamics of Visual ...

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Maurice de Sausmarez to Peter Townsend

1969

Copies of two letters from Maurice de Sausmarez to Peter Townsend, editor of the journal Studio International, requesting assistance on aspects of the development of the special issue on the artist Be...

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Maurice de Sausmarez to Charles Harrison

Mar 1969

Copy of a typewritten letter from Maurice de Sausmarez to Charles Harrison, noting that Ben Nicholson had communicated that Harrison would know which of Nicholson's works would be reproduced as colour...

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