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Collection NameHimid, Lubaina
RefNoTGA 202310/36/53-54
LevelItem
TitleCorrespondence between Lubaina Himid; Peg Alston, Peg Alston Fine Arts, Central Park West, New York, New York, USA; and Alston's husband Willis Burton
Date19 Jul-10 Aug 1996
Extent2 items
Access StatusOPEN
LocationManuscript collection
DescriptionHimid transcribes ('translates') Burton's faded and near-illegible fax (19 July) by hand. To date only 'Frederick Douglass' has sold from the 'Beach house' series shown at the gallery earlier in the year. There have been enquiries about the 'Beach house' works in Himid's catalogue.

Himid's fax (9 August) requests information about any interest in the 'Beach house' works, in advance of the 'Beach house' exhibition in Ayr, Scotland, opening on 5 October.

Alston's fax (10 August) notes that five paintings have been sent to Himid : 'Yaa Asantewaa', 'Alexandre Dumas', 'James Baldwin', 'Romare Bearden', and 'Augusta Savage'. She is retaining 'Beethoven's cousin' and 'Beach house (black and white)'. Peg and Willis will visit Burton's relatives in Charleston, South Carolina.
FormatDocument - correspondence
LanguageEnglish
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