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
- Title
- Art school work
- Date
- [c.1927–30]
- Description
- It is not clear whether this folder was created by Colquhoun. However the contents do seem to come from the early part of her career.
- Reference
- TGA 929/4/2
Showing 41–47 of 47 objects
Ithell Colquhoun Drawing showing a doorway with a staircase behind
[c.1927–30]
Ithell Colquhoun Picture showing an abstract still life
[c.1927–30]
Ithell Colquhoun Drawing of angular landscape
[c.1927–30]
Ithell Colquhoun Painting showing a woman and man (playing a flute) sitting in the countryside with a dog
[c.1927–30]
Ithell Colquhoun Watercolour showing flowers
[c.1927–30]
Ithell Colquhoun Drawing showing a headless figure kneeling next to a stool
[c.1927–30]