Personal papers of and artworks by Eileen Agar
1917–92
Available online are items a range of Eileen Agar's artworks and writings which shed light on her working methods, including her extensive use of found objects, and her involvement in the Surrealist movement. Artworks which have been digitised include sculptures constructed from found objects and preparatory tracings for her series of paintings of rocks at Ploumanach. Several of Agar's writings and notebooks, which provide some insight into her life, working methods, and reflections on art, can also be seen online.
Details of the remainder of the collection can be found on the Archive catalogue.
- Collection Owner
- Eileen Agar 1899–1991
- Collection
- Tate Archive
- Acquisition
- Bequeathed to Tate Archive by Eileen Agar, 1992.
- Reference
- TGA 9222
239 objects in this collection
- Title
- Glass plate negatives
- Date
- [c.1930–60]
- Description
- This sub-series consists of glass plate negatives of Agar, Joseph Bard and friends, as well as reproductions of plates from botanical and biological books, possibly used by Agar as inspiration for her artwork. A few of the slides have been painted or had patterns stuck to them (for instance TGA 9222/4/8/109-120), presumably by Agar.
- Reference
- TGA 9222/4/8
Showing 41–60 of 124 objects
Eileen Agar Colour glass lantern slide of fishing boats in harbour
[c.1930]
Eileen Agar Black and white glass lantern slide of Picasso on a beach
[1937]
Eileen Agar Black and white glass lantern slide of Joseph Bard on a balcony
[c.1930]
Eileen Agar Black and white glass lantern slide of the head of a Roman statue
[c.1930]
Eileen Agar Black and white glass lantern slide of cell structures
[c.1930]
Eileen Agar Black and white glass lantern slide of the exterior of a cathedral
date not known
Eileen Agar Black and white glass lantern slide of a bridge captioned ‘Old Brig of Doon’
date not known
Eileen Agar Black and white glass lantern slide of the exterior of a cathedral
date not known
Eileen Agar Black and white glass lantern slide of Eileen Agar with an unidentified man
date not known
Eileen Agar Black and white glass lantern slide of Erno Goldfinger seated in front of a wall of architectural drawings
date not known
Eileen Agar Black and white glass lantern slide of a drawing of a mechanical device labelled ‘early steam engine’
date not known
Eileen Agar Colour glass lantern slide of a diagram of a human ribcage
date not known
Eileen Agar Colour glass lantern slide of a drawing of a skeleton
date not known
Eileen Agar Colour glass lantern slide of Joseph Bard and Mollie Gordona seated, wearing bathing costumes
date not known
Eileen Agar Black and white glass lantern slide of marble columns
date not known
Eileen Agar Colour glass lantern slide of an unidentified internal organ
date not known