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Cecil Collins

Handwritten copy of ‘The Vision of the Fool’, by Cecil Collins

05 May 1948

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Cecil Collins 1908–1989
Date
05 May 1948
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Created by
Cecil Collins 1908–1989
Title
Handwritten copy of ‘The Vision of the Fool’, by Cecil Collins
Date
05 May 1948
Description
Cecil Collins dedicated the copy to his wife, Elisabeth Collins. It was written in Cecil Collins' studio in Cambridge on 05 May 1948.
Format
Document - writings
Collection
Tate Archive
Acquisition
Presented to Tate Archive by the trustees of the estate of Elisabeth Collins, June 2000 and July 2003.
Reference
TGA 200015/2/1/4/2
Neo-Romanticism

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  • Papers of Cecil and Elisabeth Collins TGA 200015 (13)
    • Notes and writings TGA 200015/2 (8)
      • Notes and writings by Cecil Collins TGA 200015/2/1 (8)
        • Material relating to ‘The Vision of the Fool’ TGA 200015/2/1/4 (8)
          • Handwritten copy of ‘The Vision of the Fool’, by Cecil Collins TGA 200015/2/1/4/2
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