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Letter from Vanessa Bell to Duncan Grant

Vanessa Bell, recipient: Duncan Grant

Letter from Vanessa Bell to Duncan Grant

[28 July 1939]

© The estate of Vanessa Bell courtesy of Henrietta Garnett

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Created by: Vanessa Bell 1879–1961
Recipient: Duncan Grant 1885–1978
Title: Letter from Vanessa Bell to Duncan Grant
Date: [28 July 1939]
Description: Letter from Vanessa Bell, Charleston, Firle, East Sussex, to Duncan Grant, headed 'Ripe 65'. She discusses difficulty of replacing their damaged car, despite the sale of a Grant artwork through Duncan Macdonald at the Lefevre Gallery; getting the house ready for Clive's arrival; and the relationship between Angelica and Bunny Garnett. Also mentions Quentin Bell, Caterly's, Grace Germany, and the Oliviers and parties in pre-war Regent Square.
Format: Document - correspondence
Collection: Tate Archive
Acquisition: Presented to Tate Archive by Henrietta Garnett, May 2007.
Reference: TGA 20078/1/44/211

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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 20078/1/44/211