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Letters from Barbara Hepworth to Margaret Gardiner
Letter sent by Barbara Hepworth to Margaret Gardiner

Dame Barbara Hepworth, recipient: Margaret Gardiner

Letter sent by Barbara Hepworth to Margaret Gardiner

24 September [1943]

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Created by: Dame Barbara Hepworth 1903–1975
Recipient: Margaret Gardiner 1904–2005
Title: Letter sent by Barbara Hepworth to Margaret Gardiner
Date: 24 September [1943]
Medium: Ink on paper
Description: This letter sent by Barbara Hepworth to Margaret Gardiner concerns general news. Hepworth thanks Gardiner for the shoes she sent to her as a gift. Hepworth also says that she will be using steel wool to 'Concoct something' for her children. She writes about plans for Christmas and says that Gardiner's visit might cheer Ben [Nicholson] who has been missing 'intelligent company'. Hepworth also mentions friends and the work of Naum Gabo.
Format: Document - correspondence
Collection: Tate Archive
Acquisition: Presented by Sir Alan Bowness, 2020
Reference: TGA 202016/5

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Letters from Barbara Hepworth to Margaret Gardiner TGA 202016 (80)
- Letter sent by Barbara Hepworth to Margaret Gardiner TGA 202016/5