| Collection Name | Spencer, Stanley |
| RefNo | TGA 733/1/1649-1680 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Nineteen letters (drafts or copies) from Stanley Spencer to Hilda Spencer. |
| Date | [c 1935-1950] |
| Extent | 194 pieces |
| Access Status | RESTRICTED |
| Access Conditions | Access permitted only with prior consent from the family and estate of Stanley Spencer. |
| Description | The letters mainly concern their relationship, his love for Hilda and his time in Port Glasgow. Particular topics include art and spirituality (TGA 733/1/1649); Patricia Preece (TGA 733/1/1650, 1653); Daphne Charlton (TGA 733/1/1652, 1654); alimony (TGA 733/1/1655); Port Glasgow and the Resurrection paintings (TGA 733/1/1656-7, 1661-2, 1665-6, 1678, 1679 includes detailed descriptions of individual paintings including 'Hill of Zion', 'Rejoicing', 'Reunion', 'Waking Up' and 'The Raising of Jairus's Daughter'); Hilda and Stanley's relationship and marriage (TGA 733/1/1663-6); God and religion (TGA 733/1/1670, 1675); Stanley's landscapes (TGA 733/1/1663 and 1666); his toe amputation (TGA 733/1/1666); Hilda's writing on Stanley (TGA 733/1/1663); Stanley's list of homes (TGA 733/1/1657); and his experiences during the Second World War (TGA 733/1/1673). Pen sketch for ('Going to Bed'?) (TGA 733/1/1649), pencil drawings (TGA 733/1/1657). TGA 733/1/1662 is a copy of TGA 733/1/419. |
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