| Collection Name | Spencer, Stanley |
| RefNo | TGA 733/1/1996-2039 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Two typed letters from W. Ryder, typed letter from Richard Smart, sixteen letters (ten typed) from J.P. Cockrane, three letters (two typed) from Dudley Tooth, eleven typed letters from R.M. Linnell, typed letter from F.H. Cox, and eight letters (seven typed) from David Elf, Arthur Tooth & Sons, to Stanley Spencer. Also typed letter (copy) from D. Gibbs to the Bursar, Girton College, typed letter from R.M. Linnell to Unity Spencer and greetings telegram from Tooths. |
| Date | March 1948-September 1959 |
| Extent | 47 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 financial transactions and the sending and receipt of payments. Other topics include the re-importation of 'Temptation of St. Anthony' (TGA 733/1/1996); exhibitions (TGA 733/1/1997, 2002, 2032); commissions (TGA 733/1/1998-2000); sales of works (TGA 733/1/1997, 2003-2005, 2008 and 2015); copyright (TGA 733/1/2009); paper thickness (TGA 733/1/2013 and 2036); Stanley's permission for quotes in a biography of Eddie Marsh (TGA 733/1/2014); Stanley's operation (TGA 733/1/1019-20); his Doctorate from Southampton University (TGA 733/1/2028); and his knighthood (TGA 733/1/2039). Paintings and drawings mentioned include 'Looking at a drawing' (TGA 733/1/1997, 2015); 'Crossing the Road' (TGA 733/1/1997); 'Shaking hands' and 'Crosses' (TGA 733/1/2003), 'Perkin Child' (TGA 733/1/2008); 'Marriage at Cana: Bride and Bridegroom' (TGA 733/1/2008-9) and 'Mistress of Girton' (TGA 733/1/2011 and 2014). TGA 733/1/1996-7 feature pencil notes by Stanley Spencer. |
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