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- John Banting 1902–1971
- Recipient
- John Humphrey Spender 1910–2005
- Title
- Letter from John Banting to Humphrey Spender
- Date
- [c.1930s–1940s]
- Description
- In this letter sent from Stone House Cottage, John Banting writes to say he is being lazy, but asks them to let him know if anyone is planning to come down to visit at the weekend and if he should leave or stay. He mentions 'Barbara' [possibly Barbara Ker-Seymer] may be coming down.
- Format
- Document - correspondence
- Collection
- Tate Archive
- Acquisition
- This collection was presented to the Tate Archive by Humphrey Spender in 1997.
- Reference
- TGA 9717/1/30
Archive context
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John Banting Manuscript titled ‘The Necessity of Mirrors’ by John Banting
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John Banting Photograph album belonging to John Banting
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John Banting John Banting’s printed calling card, with a surrealist poem by Banting
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John Banting Photograph of John Banting
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John Banting Photograph of John Banting
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John Banting Manuscript titled ‘Blotting another copy book’ by John Banting
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John Banting Draft typescript titled ‘Edward Burra’ by John Banting, with annotations
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John Banting Manuscript essay about Surrealism in England, by John Banting
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John Banting Photograph of two women and three men including Barbara Ker-Seymer and John Banting
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