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Marie Seton, recipient: Ronald Moody

Letter from Marie Seton to Ronald Moody, addressed from Calcutta

11 July 1962

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Marie Seton 1910–1985
Recipient
Ronald Moody 1900–1984
Date
11 July 1962
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Created by
Marie Seton 1910–1985
Recipient
Ronald Moody 1900–1984
Title
Letter from Marie Seton to Ronald Moody, addressed from Calcutta
Date
11 July 1962
Format
Document - correspondence
Collection
Tate Archive
Acquisition
Presented to Tate Archive by Cynthia Moody, the sculptor's niece, 1995.
Reference
TGA 956/1/2/58/42

Description

In this letter Marie Seton writes about Jagdish Kapur's possible visit to London and asks if Moody will be there to meet him. She updates Moody on her progress with her biography of Satyajit Ray and asks if Moody will sculpt a head of Ray. She tells Moody about a letter from Essie (Robeson) regarding Paul having had two breakdowns. She also describes the situation between Nehru and Menon whose elder sister is dying of cancer. She raises the question of whether Menon should have a second operation, as the blood clot in his skull had not been completely removed the first time.

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  • Papers of Ronald Moody TGA 956 (248)
    • Correspondence TGA 956/1 (84)
      • Correspondence with friends TGA 956/1/2 (84)
        • Letters from Marie Seton TGA 956/1/2/58 (71)
          • Letter from Marie Seton to Ronald Moody, addressed from Calcutta TGA 956/1/2/58/42
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