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  • Material relating to Kurt Schwitters compiled by his English companion, Mrs Edith ‘Wantee’ Thomas mostly after the artist’s death in 1948
  • Correspondence and documents relating to the Ernst Schwitters v Edith Thomas court case, 1963
  • Correspondence and documents, numbered sequentially, from various correspondents relating to Kurt Schwitters and his works
  • Letter to Geo. Gatey & Son solicitors from Margaret Miller at the Museum of Modern Art

Margaret Miller, Museum of Modern Art (New York, USA), recipient: George Gatey & Son Solicitors (Windermere, UK)

Letter to Geo. Gatey & Son solicitors from Margaret Miller at the Museum of Modern Art

25 February 1948

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Margaret Miller
Museum of Modern Art (New York, USA)
Recipient
George Gatey & Son Solicitors (Windermere, UK)
Title
Letter to Geo. Gatey & Son solicitors from Margaret Miller at the Museum of Modern Art
Date
25 February 1948
Description
Letter concerning the sale of Schwitters' work held at the museum after his death.
Format
Document - correspondence
Collection
Tate Archive
Acquisition
Presented by Edith Thomas's son, Geoff Thomas, in 1995.
Reference
TGA 9510/3/1/15
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Archive context

  • Material relating to Kurt Schwitters compiled by his English companion, Mrs Edith ‘Wantee’ Thomas mostly after the artist’s death in 1948 TGA 9510 (139)
    • Correspondence and documents relating to the Ernst Schwitters v Edith Thomas court case, 1963 TGA 9510/3 (100)
      • Correspondence and documents, numbered sequentially, from various correspondents relating to Kurt Schwitters and his works TGA 9510/3/1 (68)
        • Letter to Geo. Gatey & Son solicitors from Margaret Miller at the Museum of Modern Art TGA 9510/3/1/15
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