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- Vanessa Bell 1879–1961
- Recipient
- Duncan Grant 1885–1978
- Title
- Letter from Vanessa Bell to Duncan Grant
- Date
- [c.1923]
- Description
- Letter from Vanessa Bell, Monk's House, Rodmell, East Sussex, to Duncan Grant, who will be looking after Angelica. Bell describes her journey to the cottage with Julian and Quentin, making a hat, and playing chess. Letter headed by cartoon of Angelica lying down feeding or playing with Grant's dog Henry. Also mentions Bunny Garnett and 'the Americans' (possibly Henrietta Bingham and Mina Kirstein), and Grace Germany.
- Format
- Document - correspondence
- Collection
- Tate Archive
- Acquisition
- Presented to Tate Archive by Henrietta Garnett, May 2007.
- Reference
- TGA 20078/1/44/111
Archive context
- Personal papers of Duncan Grant TGA 20078 (234)
- Correspondence TGA 20078/1 (234)
- Letters from Vanessa Bell to Duncan Grant TGA 20078/1/44 (234)
- Letter from Vanessa Bell to Duncan Grant TGA 20078/1/44/111
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