Correspondence and other papers relating to Roger Fry, Vanessa Bell, Clive Bell, Duncan Grant and others
1896–1960

Avaliable online is a selection of correspondence from Duncan Grant to Vanessa Bell regarding their relationship; their work; Charleston farmhouse and day to day activities. In many of the letters, Grant uses his nickname 'Bear'.
Details of the remainder of this collection can be found on the archive catalogue.
- Collection Owner
- Charleston Trust (Lewes, UK)
- Collection
- Tate Archive
- Acquisition
- Purchased at Sotheby's Sale, 21st -22nd July 1980 [Lot numbers 201,204,208,211,223,224,227,228,229,233,239,245,250,261,262,266]. The letters were gathered from different rooms at Charleston Farmhouse (including the attics), by Quentin Bell, son of Vanessa and Clive Bell. They were lodged in the Library of King's College, Cambridge and then transferred to Sotheby 's in 1980 for the auction.
- Reference
- TGA 8010
681 objects in this collection
- Title
- Correspondence and other papers relating to Roger Fry, Vanessa Bell, Clive Bell, Duncan Grant and others
- Date
- 1896–1960
- Description
- Avaliable online is a selection of correspondence from Duncan Grant to Vanessa Bell regarding their relationship; their work; Charleston farmhouse and day to day activities. In many of the letters, Grant uses his nickname 'Bear'.
Details of the remainder of this collection can be found on the archive catalogue. - Reference
- TGA 8010
Showing 21–40 of 681 objects
Duncan Grant, recipient: Vanessa Bell Letter from B. [Duncan Grant] to Vanessa Bell
[23 May 1917]
Duncan Grant, recipient: Vanessa Bell Letter from Bear [Duncan Grant] to Vanessa Bell [London]
[c.10 July 1917]
Duncan Grant, recipient: Vanessa Bell Letter from Bear [Duncan Grant] to Vanessa Bell [Charleston]
[c.25 September 1917]
Duncan Grant, recipient: Vanessa Bell Letter from B. [Duncan Grant] to Vanessa Bell [Charleston]
[1917]
Duncan Grant, recipient: Vanessa Bell Postcard from D.G. [Duncan Grant] to Vanessa Bell
[12 October 1917]
Duncan Grant, recipient: Vanessa Bell Letter from Bear [Duncan Grant] to Vanessa Bell [London]
[c.8 November 1917]
Duncan Grant, recipient: Vanessa Bell Letter from B. [Duncan Grant] to Vanessa Bell [London]
[1917]
Duncan Grant, recipient: Vanessa Bell Letter from Bear [Duncan Grant] to Vanessa Bell [London]
[1917]
Duncan Grant, recipient: Vanessa Bell Letter from Bear [Duncan Grant] to Vanessa Bell [possibly in Guildford]
[21 April 1918]
Duncan Grant, recipient: Vanessa Bell Letter from Bear [Duncan Grant] to Vanessa Bell [possibly in Guildford]
[22 April 1918]
Duncan Grant, recipient: Vanessa Bell Letter from Bear [Duncan Grant] to Vanessa Bell [possibly in Guildford]
23 April [1918]
Duncan Grant, recipient: Vanessa Bell Letter from Bear [Duncan Grant] to Vanessa Bell [possibly in London]
[April 1918]
Duncan Grant, recipient: Vanessa Bell Letter from Bear [Duncan Grant] to Vanessa Bell [Charleston]
[1918]
Duncan Grant, recipient: Vanessa Bell Letter from Bear [Duncan Grant] to Vanessa Bell [possibly at Asheham]
[1918]
Duncan Grant, recipient: Vanessa Bell Letter from Bear [Duncan Grant] to Vanessa Bell [possibly in London]
[1918]
Duncan Grant, recipient: Vanessa Bell Postcard from D.G. [Duncan Grant] to Vanessa Bell [London]
[23 July 1918]
Duncan Grant, recipient: Vanessa Bell Letter from Bear [Duncan Grant] to Vanessa Bell [possibly in London]
[24 July 1918]
Duncan Grant, recipient: Vanessa Bell Letter from Bear [Duncan Grant] to Vanessa Bell [Charleston]
[20 July 1918]
Duncan Grant, recipient: Vanessa Bell Letter from Bear [Duncan Grant] to Vanessa Bell [Charleston]
[September 1918]
Duncan Grant, recipient: Vanessa Bell Letter from B. [Duncan Grant] to Vanessa Bell [Charleston]
[September 1918]