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Letters from Kenneth Armitage to Joan Moore
Letter from Kenneth Armitage to Joan Moore, addressed 21 Earlswood Avenue, Roundhay, Leeds

Kenneth Armitage, recipient: Joan Augusta Monro Moore

Letter from Kenneth Armitage to Joan Moore, addressed 21 Earlswood Avenue, Roundhay, Leeds

[September 1939]

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Created by: Kenneth Armitage 1916–2002
Recipient: Joan Augusta Monro Moore 1909–1996
Title: Letter from Kenneth Armitage to Joan Moore, addressed 21 Earlswood Avenue, Roundhay, Leeds
Date: [September 1939]
Medium: Ink on paper
Dimensions: 260 × 250 mm
Description: The letter concerns books he has been reading about food and his impatience for fighting to begin. The letter is illustrated with a sketch of a house.
Format: Document - correspondence
Collection: Tate Archive
Acquisition: Presented to the Tate Archive by Kenneth Armitage, 1999
Reference: TGA 9920/2/22

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The personal papers of Kenneth Armitage TGA 9920 (300)
- Letters from Kenneth Armitage to Joan Moore TGA 9920/2 (300)
- - Letter from Kenneth Armitage to Joan Moore, addressed 21 Earlswood Avenue, Roundhay, Leeds TGA 9920/2/22