Marie Seton, recipients: Ronald Moody, Helene Moody

Letter from Marie Seton to Ronald and Helene Moody, addressed from Bombay

7 May 1956

Ronald Moody, ‘Page 1’ 7 May 1956 — © The estate of Marie Seton

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Created by: Marie Seton 1910–1985
Recipient s: Ronald Moody 1900–1984
Helene Moody 1902–1978
Title: Letter from Marie Seton to Ronald and Helene Moody, addressed from Bombay
Date: 7 May 1956
Description: In this letter Marie Seton mentions a trip to England in June. She describes her difficulty in getting to know the inner workings of Indian society and gives her thoughts on visual arts in India, particularly sculpture, and widespread presence of erotic sculpture in Hindu temples She describes a visit to Belur and Halebid and reflects on the paradoxes within Indian culture in many spheres of life.
Format: Document - correspondence
Collection: Tate Archive
Acquisition: Presented to Tate Archive by Cynthia Moody, the sculptor's niece, 1995.
Reference: TGA 956/1/2/58/22

Society of Portrait Sculptors

Archive context

Papers of Ronald Moody TGA 956 (248)

Correspondence TGA 956/1 (84)

Correspondence with friends TGA 956/1/2 (84)

Letters from Marie Seton TGA 956/1/2/58 (71)

Letter from Marie Seton to Ronald and Helene Moody, addressed from Bombay TGA 956/1/2/58/22

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