Duncan Grant, recipient: Vanessa Bell

Letter from Bear [Duncan Grant] to Vanessa Bell

[c.3 August 1928]

Charleston Trust (Lewes, UK), ‘Page 1’ [c.3 August 1928] — © The estate of Duncan Grant

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Created by: Duncan Grant 1885–1978
Recipient: Vanessa Bell 1879–1961
Title: Letter from Bear [Duncan Grant] to Vanessa Bell
Date: [c.3 August 1928]
Description: Addressed from 16 St John's Street, Cambridge. Addressed to Vanessa Bell, Charleston, Firle near Lewes, Sussex. The letter concerns Charleston and mentions he is working on several sketches including a 'little view out of Sheppard's rooms'. The letter also mentions [John] Maynard [Keynes], Cecil Taylor and Karin [Stephen's] fashion sense. Includes original envelope.
Format: Document - correspondence
Collection: Tate Archive
Acquisition: Purchased at Sotheby's Sale, 21st -22nd July 1980 [Lot numbers 201,204,208,211,223,224,227,228,229,233,239,245,250,261,262,266]. The letters were gathered from different rooms at Charleston Farmhouse (including the attics), by Quentin Bell, son of Vanessa and Clive Bell. They were lodged in the Library of King's College, Cambridge and then transferred to Sotheby 's in 1980 for the auction.
Reference: TGA 8010/5/1443

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Correspondence and other papers relating to Roger Fry, Vanessa Bell, Clive Bell, Duncan Grant and others TGA 8010 (681)

Letters to Vanessa Bell TGA 8010/5 (681)

Letter from Bear [Duncan Grant] to Vanessa Bell TGA 8010/5/1443

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