| Collection Name | Hepworth, Barbara |
| RefNo | TGA 202016/9 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter sent by Barbara Hepworth to Margaret Gardiner |
| Date | Jun 1944 |
| Extent | 5 pieces |
| Access Status | OPEN |
| Location | Manuscript collection |
| Description | This letter sent by Barbara Hepworth to Margaret Gardiner concerns general news. Hepworth writes about clothes and the change in fashion for women once they have children, also mentioning hair styles and how the war will affect fashion in general, she says that Gardiner and herself have never been very traditional and probably never will. She also writes about feeling unwell for a few days and says that she had to stop working on one of her sculptures. She also writes about Nicholson's lack of work around the household chores and gives news of her children. |
| Format | Document - correspondence |
| Physical Description | Graphite on paper |
| Acquisition Source | Presented by Sir Alan Bowness, 2020 |
| Copyright | Bowness |