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Peter Gregory, recipient: Ewan Phillips

Letter from Peter Gregory to Ewan Phillips

17 December 1951

Letter from Peter Gregory to Ewan Phillips

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Peter Gregory
Recipient
Ewan Phillips
Date
17 December 1951
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Peter Gregory
Recipient
Ewan Phillips
Title
Letter from Peter Gregory to Ewan Phillips
Date
17 December 1951
Description
Letter from Peter Gregory stating that the Management Committee of the ICA have discussed the termination of Phillips's directorship and 'they are still strongly of the opinion that the sooner you terminate your directorship the better', adding that 'all your own proposals have not been found practical'. The explicit reason for the termination is not mentioned.
Format
Document - correspondence
Collection
Tate Archive
Acquisition
Presented to Tate Archive by the executors of Ewan Phillips, 1996.
Reference
TGA 9610/1/4/1/1

Archive context

  • Personal papers of Ewan Phillips TGA 9610 (237)
    • Correspondence TGA 9610/1 (46)
      • ICA and related correspondence TGA 9610/1/4 (10)
        • Letters from Peter Gregory to Ewan Phillips TGA 9610/1/4/1 (2)
          • Letter from Peter Gregory to Ewan Phillips TGA 9610/1/4/1/1
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