Sir Jacob Epstein, recipient: S Samuels

Letter from Jacob Epstein to Mr S. Samuels

8 October 1941

Sir Jacob Epstein, recipient: S Samuels, ‘Letter from Jacob Epstein to Mr S. Samuels’ 8 October 1941 — © The estate of Sir Jacob Epstein

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Created by: Sir Jacob Epstein 1880–1959
Recipient: S Samuels
Title: Letter from Jacob Epstein to Mr S. Samuels
Date: 8 October 1941
Description: The letter thanks Samuels for his cheque of £100. The letter also refers Matthew Smith and to Esptein's bust of George Bernard Shaw 1934, and [Shaw's] 'foolish letter' about it.
Format: Document - correspondence
Collection: Tate Archive
Acquisition: Purchased at auction (Lot 249) from the Swann Galleries, New York in May 1990.
Reference: TGA 9012/14

British War Art Camden Town Group Direct carving Fauvism Futurism London Group New English Art Club Vorticism

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Letters from Jacob Epstein, Benno Elkan, Margaret Epstein and Kathleen Garman to Mr and Mrs Samuels TGA 9012 (17)

Letter from Jacob Epstein to Mr S. Samuels TGA 9012/14

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