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Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, 2 August 1967
Hepworth, Barbara Dame (1903-1975)
2 Aug 1967
Letter begins: 'dearest Herbert - I eas so glad to get your postcard [...].' Hepworth discusses her recuperation from a broken leg, and mentions work she has been doing including two new marble carv...
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, 6 August 1967
Hepworth, Barbara Dame (1903-1975)
6 Aug 1967
Letter begins: 'My dearest Herbert - I was so grateful for your 2nd letter.' Hepworth talks about her health, a proposed visit to the Tate and Read's family. Hepworth finds inactivity 'infuriating'....
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, 18 January 1967
Hepworth, Barbara Dame (1903-1975)
18 Jan 1967
Letter begins: 'My dearest Herbert - I grieve that you should have this extra pain.'
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, 28 June 1967
Hepworth, Barbara Dame (1903-1975)
28 Jun 1967
Letter begins: 'Dearest Herbert - To-morrow I hope to go home!' Hepworth looks forward to leaving hospital, having broken her leg, and hopes to read, paint and listen to music. Individuals mentio...
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, 8 August 1967
Hepworth, Barbara Dame (1903-1975)
8 Aug 1967
Letter begins: 'My dearest Herbert - I was so grieved to hear about this bleeding.' Hepworth is grieved to hear of Read's recent health issues. She is excited by Bram's [A.M. Hammacher] foreword to...
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, 30 August 1967
Hepworth, Barbara Dame (1903-1975)
30 Aug 1967
Letter begins: 'Dearest Herbert, I could not write as I promised as I was far from well.' Hepworth discusses the recovery process of her broken leg and thanks Read for his most recent book [Art and...
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, 31 August 1967
Hepworth, Barbara Dame (1903-1975)
31 Aug 1967
Letter begins: 'My dearest Herbert, I wrote you a dreary letter yesterday [...],' Hepworth apologises for her letter of the day before. She discusses a forthcoming broadcast on her work, and the rel...
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, 26 October 1967
Hepworth, Barbara Dame (1903-1975)
26 Oct 1967
Letter begins: 'My dearest Herbert. I am a bit confused & cannot remember whether I answered your last letter.'
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, 10 December 1967
Hepworth, Barbara Dame (1903-1975)
10 Dec 1967
Letter begins: 'Dearest Herbert - how lovely to have a letter from both you & Ludo.' Hepworth mentions health and family concerns. Individuals mentioned in the letter include:
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, 19 October [c.1967]
Hepworth, Barbara Dame (1903-1975)
19 Oct [c.1967]
Letter begins: 'dearest Herbert, It was wonderful to hear from you & to know you are feeling better.' Hepworth discusses the state of her broken leg and her garden, and mentions the completion of n...
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, 5 December [c.1967]
Hepworth, Barbara Dame (1903-1975)
5 Dec [c.1967]
Letter begins: 'My dearest Herbert - this ridiculous object is all I can find [...].'
Barbara Hepworth
Hepworth, Barbara Dame (1903-1975)
1965 - 1968
This file contains 25 letters to Herbert Read from Barbara Hepworth. The letters are chiefly filled with friendly concern for Read, good wishes for Ludo (Margaret Read), and talk about Hepworth's he...