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Ernst Schwitters 1918–1996
Eve Schwitters - Recipients
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Kurt Schwitters 1887–1948
Edith “Wanty” Thomas 1915–1991 - Title
- Letter from Ernst Schwitters to Kurt Schwitters and Edith Thomas (‘Wanty’) about his holiday, his father’s health and his wish for his father to move to Lysaker and Bergmann
- Date
- 21 September 1947
- Description
- Sections have been underlined. This also includes a hand-written note by Eve Schwitters at the bottom of the letter and a note at the top of the front page stating, 'Not relevant'.
- Format
- Document - correspondence
- Collection
- Tate Archive
- Acquisition
- Presented by Edith Thomas's son, Geoff Thomas, in 1995.
- Reference
- TGA 9510/3/3/26
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