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Cecil Collins papers

[c.1930]–1989

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Available online are sketchbooks, drawings, printmaking studies and poetry by Cecil Collins, including preliminary work for the fool series and for the altarpiece 'The Icon of Divine Light', in Chichester Cathedral.

Two letters to Cecil Collins from artists and critics including Henry Moore, John Piper, Julian Trevelyan and Herbert Read are also available online.

Details of the remainder of the collection can be found on the Archive catalogue.

Collection Owner
Cecil Collins 1908–1989
Collection
Tate Archive
Acquisition
Presented by Mrs Elisabeth Collins in 1992
Reference
TGA 923

302 objects in this collection

  • Cecil Collins papers

    302 Objects

    • Cecil Collins’ artwork

      300 Objects

    • Correspondence

      2 Objects

Title
Cecil Collins papers
Date
[c.1930]–1989
Description
Available online are sketchbooks, drawings, printmaking studies and poetry by Cecil Collins, including preliminary work for the fool series and for the altarpiece 'The Icon of Divine Light', in Chichester Cathedral.

Two letters to Cecil Collins from artists and critics including Henry Moore, John Piper, Julian Trevelyan and Herbert Read are also available online.

Details of the remainder of the collection can be found on the Archive catalogue.
Reference
TGA 923

Showing 81–100 of 302 objects

Drawing titled ‘Angel of the Stars’ by Cecil Collins

Cecil Collins
1983

Sketch of two angels by Cecil Collins

Cecil Collins
1980s

Sketch of an angel by Cecil Collins

Cecil Collins
1980s

Sketch of an angel by Cecil Collins

Cecil Collins
1980s

Sketch of an angel by Cecil Collins

Cecil Collins
1980s

Study of a head, possibly a fool by Cecil Collins

Cecil Collins
date not known

Abstract drawing, possibly of three figures, by Cecil Collins

Cecil Collins
date not known

Drawing of eyes, nose and mouth by Cecil Collins

Cecil Collins
date not known

Drawing of wave or hill forms, bearing rays or antennae, by Cecil Collins

Cecil Collins
date not known

Sketch of three small trees in outline by Cecil Collins

Cecil Collins
date not known

Study of a tree by Cecil Collins

Cecil Collins
date not known

Postcard featuring reproduction of ‘The Icon of Divine Light’ altarpiece in the Chapel of St Clement in Chichester Cathedral, designed by Cecil Collins

Cecil Collins
date not known

Tracing of Cecil Collins design for an altarpiece in the Chapel of St Clement in Chichester Cathedral, ‘The Icon of Divine Light’ by Cecil Collins

Cecil Collins
date not known

Drawing of a face by Cecil Collins

Cecil Collins
date not known

Rough head drawings by Cecil Collins

Cecil Collins
[c.3 May 1977]

Drawing of a head by Cecil Collins

Cecil Collins
[c.15 June 1977]

Sketch of a seated female figure by Cecil Collins

Cecil Collins
[1980s]

Fragment of a drawing by Cecil Collins

Cecil Collins
date not known

Sheet of rough scribbles by Cecil Collins

Cecil Collins
date not known

Two sheets of rough scribbles by Cecil Collins

Cecil Collins
date not known
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