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Material relating to Kurt Schwitters compiled by his English companion, Mrs Edith ‘Wantee’ Thomas mostly after the artist’s death in 1948
Correspondence and documents relating to the Ernst Schwitters v Edith Thomas court case, 1963
Correspondence and documents, numbered sequentially, from various correspondents relating to Kurt Schwitters and his works
Letter from Kate Steinitz to Edith Thomas (‘Wantee’) about the loss of her friend, Kurt Schwitters

Kate Steinitz, recipient: Edith “Wanty” Thomas

Letter from Kate Steinitz to Edith Thomas (‘Wantee’) about the loss of her friend, Kurt Schwitters

24 March 1948

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Created by: Kate Steinitz 1889–1975
Recipient: Edith “Wanty” Thomas 1915–1991
Title: Letter from Kate Steinitz to Edith Thomas (‘Wantee’) about the loss of her friend, Kurt Schwitters
Date: 24 March 1948
Format: Document - correspondence
Collection: Tate Archive
Acquisition: Presented by Edith Thomas's son, Geoff Thomas, in 1995.
Reference: TGA 9510/3/1/21

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