| Collection Name | Spencer, Stanley |
| RefNo | TGA 733/1/765-803 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Three picture postcards, twenty eight letters and three Christmas cards from Florence Image to Stanley Spencer. Together with four letters from Stanley Spencer to Florence Image. |
| Date | 1925-1959 |
| Extent | 105 pieces |
| Access Status | RESTRICTED |
| Access Conditions | Access permitted only with prior consent from the family and estate of Stanley Spencer. |
| Description | The letters concern Florence's day to day activities, family news, memories and birthday and Christmas wishes. Other topics include Spencer's Tate exhibition (TGA 733/1/769); Spencer's letter to The Times (TGA 733/1/770); Gil and Ursula Spencer (TGA 733/1/775, 777, 781, 791-2); Fernlea (TGA 733/1/775, 787); Spencer and Professor Tonks (TGA 733/1/778); Spencer's health and colostomy operation (TGA 733/1/784-6); and Spencer's paintings including the Regatta paintings (TGA 733/1/775), 'Dusting Shelves' and the Fitzwilliam Gallery (TGA 733/1/782), Miss Cartwright's portrait (TGA 733/1/788) and Glasgow shipbuilding paintings (TGA 733/1/794). Also document in (?Florence Image's hand) entitled 'Science: Brute fact...' by Friedrich van Hingel (TGA 733/1/800), press-cuttings annotated by Florence Image with poem by Spencer on reverse (TGA 733/1/802), and draft letter from Spencer to Florence with list of paintings on reverse (TGA 733/1/803). TGA 733/1/766-7 incomplete. |
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