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- Created by
- Sir Jacob Epstein 1880–1959
- Recipient
- Peggy Jean Lewis 1918–2010
- Title
- Letter from Jacob Epstein to Peggy Jean
- Date
- 1 March [1956]
- Description
- The letter describes working on 'Trades Union Congress War Memorial' (1956-7), the Philadelphia Franklin Medal that he designed, 'Christ in Majesty' (1954-5) for Llandaff Cathedral and 'Jan Christian Smuts' (1953-4). The letter refers to 'Modern Art in the United States: A Selection from the Collections of The Museum of Modern Art, New York' exhibition at Tate Gallery (1956) and mentions an enclosure that no longer exists. Includes original envelope.
- Format
- Document - correspondence
- Collection
- Tate Archive
- Acquisition
- Purchased for the Tate Archive from Peggy Jean Lewis in two batches, sixty letters in 1987 and the photographs and three letters in 1989.
- Reference
- TGA 8716/50
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