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  • Letter from Robert Melville at The London Gallery to Kurt Schwitters in response to his letter dated 4 May 1947

London Gallery Ltd (London, UK), Robert Melville, recipient: Kurt Schwitters

Letter from Robert Melville at The London Gallery to Kurt Schwitters in response to his letter dated 4 May 1947

6 May 1947

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London Gallery Ltd (London, UK)
Robert Melville 1905–1986
Recipient
Kurt Schwitters 1887–1948
Title
Letter from Robert Melville at The London Gallery to Kurt Schwitters in response to his letter dated 4 May 1947
Date
6 May 1947
Format
Document - correspondence
Collection
Tate Archive
Acquisition
Presented by Edith Thomas's son, Geoff Thomas, in 1995.
Reference
TGA 9510/3/3/29
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Archive context

  • Material relating to Kurt Schwitters compiled by his English companion, Mrs Edith ‘Wantee’ Thomas mostly after the artist’s death in 1948 TGA 9510 (139)
    • Correspondence and documents relating to the Ernst Schwitters v Edith Thomas court case, 1963 TGA 9510/3 (100)
      • Correspondence and documents relating to the Schwitters v Thomas court case TGA 9510/3/3 (32)
        • Letter from Robert Melville at The London Gallery to Kurt Schwitters in response to his letter dated 4 May 1947 TGA 9510/3/3/29
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