| Description | The letters largely concern his paintings and ideas and compositions, particularly the Regatta paintings (TGA 733/1/1257, 60-63, 65 and 70-71). Other paintings mentioned include 'the RA diploma picture' and 'Christ delivered to the people' (TGA 733/1/1256); ideas for a resurrection and day of judgement painting (TGA 733/1/1258); the '1927 Resurrection' (TGA 733/1/1259); the Royal Academy and a portrait of Daphne Robinson (TGA 733/1/1262); 'christ in corn' (TGA 733/1/1264), Daphne Robinson's drawing of Ted, 'The Baptism', 'The Marriage at Cana: A Servant in the Kitchen Announcing the Miracle', portraits of Daphne Robinson (TGA 733/1/1265); a landscape of Cookham Church (TGA 733/1/1266); 'a flower painting' (TGA 733/1/1270); portrait of Louis Behrend, Diana Dors and Lord Astor (TGA 733/1/1270); and the Aldenham School project and a portrait of the Morrell boys (TGA 733/1/1271). Spencer also talks of Daphne's visits, friends and Cookham locals (TGA 733/1/1257 and 66); Dick Carline (TGA 733/1/1260 and 63); Harold Spencer (TGA 733/1/1263-4), Unity and Shirin Spencer (TGA 733/1/1263 and 71); the Rothensteins (TGA 733/1/1264); Alfred Munnings (TGA 733/1/1258), and Hilda (TGA 733/1/1259); sales of his works 'Monkey Puzzle', 'Fairy Glen', 'Whitehouse Foreshore', 'Self portrait', 'Merville Landscape', and a 'Wilderness, nude, resurrection', Cana and 1930's couple painting (TGA 733/1/1261, 65 and 67). Other topics include Stanley's life after Macedonia (TGA 733/1/1258), the Tate, Royal Academy and Contemporary Arts Society (TGA 733/1/1261 and 67-68),Art evening classes (TGA 733/1/1261), the Llandaff Cathedral project (TGA 733/1/1264-6), television appearances, Panorama and a BBC film (TGA 733/1/1266, 69-70) and Daphne Robinson's wedding and children (TGA 733/1/1267-1270). TGA 733/1/1259 is a typed letter (copy) from Stanley Spencer to Harold Spencer, 5 January 1951, p.3-4 are missing, TGA 733/1/1266 has p.3 missing. TGA 733/1/1260 and TGA 733/1/1249 are copies of the same letter. Notations in ink by M. Collis. |