Henry Moore OM, CH, recipient: Kenneth Clark

Letter from Henry Moore to Kenneth Clark

26 March 1939

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Created by: Henry Moore OM, CH 1898–1986
Recipient: Kenneth Clark 1903–1983
Title: Letter from Henry Moore to Kenneth Clark
Date: 26 March 1939
Description: The letter concerns the acquisition of the Reclining Figure by Tate.
Format: Document - correspondence
Collection: Tate Archive
Acquisition: The material was presented to the nation (as a gift in lieu) and allocated to the Tate Archive in 1988.
Reference: TGA 8812/1/3/2033

Artists’ International Association Biomorphism British Surrealism Neo-romanticism Surrealism

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