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File of eight letters addressed to Arthur Jeffress and Erica Brausen
Letter from Francis Bacon to Erica Brausen, addressed Tangier, Morocco

Francis Bacon, recipient: Erica Brausen

Letter from Francis Bacon to Erica Brausen, addressed Tangier, Morocco

8 June 1958

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Created by: Francis Bacon 1909–1992
Recipient: Erica Brausen 1908–1992
Title: Letter from Francis Bacon to Erica Brausen, addressed Tangier, Morocco
Date: 8 June 1958
Description: The letter asks for an advance of £300 to buy paint and includes a note of where the money should be paid to.
Format: Document - correspondence
Collection: Tate Archive
Acquisition: The records were acquired from Erica Brausen by purchase in two batches. The records of stock, sales and purchases, scrap albums and photograph albums were purchased in 1986, and the material relating to Francis Bacon in September 1987.
Reference: TGA 863/6/1/6

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Records of the Hanover Gallery TGA 863 (18)
- Material relating to Francis Bacon TGA 863/6 (18)
- - File of eight letters addressed to Arthur Jeffress and Erica Brausen TGA 863/6/1 (8)
  - - Letter from Francis Bacon to Erica Brausen, addressed Tangier, Morocco TGA 863/6/1/6