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Papers of Ithell Colquhoun (1906-1988)

[c.1700–1987]

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Items available online are a range of works by Ithell Colquhoun including early watercolours and writings. The collection also includes: correspondence from leading figures in the art world from Man Ray to Lady Ottoline Morrell; records relating to Ithell's interest in the Occult; and surrealist paintings produced by her students.

Also available to view online from this collection is a typescript entitled, 'Recollection of Kurt Schwitters' - an article by Ithell Colquhoun about Schwitters' life and her acquaintance with him.

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

Collection Owner
Ithell Colquhoun 1906–1988
Collection
Tate Archive
Acquisition
Bequeathed by Ithell Colquhoun to the Tate Archive
Reference
TGA 929

215 objects in this collection

  • Papers of Ithell Colquhoun (1906-1988)

    215 Objects

    • General correspondence and related papers

      18 Objects

    • Writings

      36 Objects

      • Prose

        28 Objects

      • Poetry

        7 Objects

      • Lectures

        1 Object

    • Artworks

      146 Objects

    • Surrealism

      15 Objects

Title
Lectures
Date
1928–[1960s]
Description
Lectures on occult and art matters.
Reference
TGA 929/2/3

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Typescript of a paper titled ‘The Quest of the Divine’

Ithell Colquhoun
[c.1928]
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