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Henry Moore OM, CH, recipient: Kenneth Clark

Letter from Henry Moore to Kenneth Clark

18 January 1939

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Created by
Henry Moore OM, CH 1898–1986
Recipient
Kenneth Clark 1903–1983
Title
Letter from Henry Moore to Kenneth Clark
Date
18 January 1939
Description
The letter concerns the news of the loan of a reclining figure sculpture to New York World Fair Exhibition.
Format
Document - correspondence
Collection
Tate Archive
Acquisition
The material was presented to the nation (as a gift in lieu) and allocated to the Tate Archive in 1988.
Reference
TGA 8812/1/3/2030
British Surrealism Neo-Romanticism Surrealism Artists’ International Association Biomorphism

Archive context

  • Papers of Kenneth Clark TGA 8812 (120)
    • Correspondence of Kenneth Clark TGA 8812/1 (120)
      • General correspondence of Kenneth Clark TGA 8812/1/3 (95)
        • Letter from Henry Moore to Kenneth Clark TGA 8812/1/3/2030
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