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Autograph letter signed : Renishaw Hall [near Sheffield], to Kenneth Clark, 1949 May 2.

BIB_ID
315955
Accession number
MA 3848.31
Creator
Sitwell, Edith, 1887-1964.
Display Date
1949 May 2.
Credit line
Gift of Lord Clark of Saltwood, 1981.
Description
1 item (8 p.) ; 20.2 cm
Notes
Part of a large collection of autograph letters of Dame Edith Sitwell to Kenneth and Jane Clark. Items in the collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see related collection-level record for more information.
Written on Renishaw Hall stationery.
Provenance
Gift of Lord Clark, 1981.
Summary
Thanking him for a copy of Ruskin's Praeterita and discussing the work, noting that it is very sad and very beautiful; discussing Ruskin's life and work and noting that she intensely dislikes Effie. Praising Clark's introduction to the work.