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Illuminated Address to Sir Henry
Tate on his 80th birthday,
11th March 1899. TGA 7510.153
© Tate, London 2003
Tate Archive comprises the Archive of British Art
since 1900 and the Gallery's own institutional records.
The Archive of British Art since 1900 acquires, catalogues,
displays and makes accessible for research an unparalleled
collection of unpublished and semi published documentation
about fine artists in all media, as well as other art-world
figures, including commercial galleries and dealers, critics,
societies and institutions. The collection includes manuscripts,
correspondence, diaries, notebooks, sketchbooks and other artworks,
photographs, presscuttings, some printed ephemera and posters, film
and sound recordings, and administrative records. It very selectively
collects material relating to earlier British art and twentieth
century foreign artists when they relate closely to Tate's
collection.
In addition to acquired collections, the Archive also houses
supporting material in three artificial collections comprising
c.100,000 photographs, over 2,000 posters and over 3,000
audio-visual accessions.
Tate's records of its own activities are covered by the Public Records
Act and Tate has delegated responsibility for their management. They
document the Gallery's exciting history across the wide range of its
activities since 1897, including acquisitions, exhibitions, strategic
development and expansion across all its current sites.
Access & Opening Hours
Information on access & opening hours is featured in the Research Centre pages.
Loans
Displays of archive material are on show periodically in the Tate
galleries and material can be lent to approved venues for display
elsewhere. If you would like to request a loan from the Archive please
write to the Director, Tate Collections, Tate, Millbank, London SW1P 4RG,
giving a least six months notice.
Donors
The Tate Archive welcomes gifts, bequests and long-term loans from
artists and their families, art institutions and societies.
Donors may stipulate that all or part of an archive should be restricted
for a period of years. Offers of material or information about potential
archives should be addressed to:
The Archivist, Tate Archive, Millbank, London SW1P 4RG.
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