Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Autograph letter signed : Taormina , Italy, to Kenneth Clark, 1951 Dec. 27.

BIB_ID
316093
Accession number
MA 3848.58
Creator
Horner, David, 1932-1966.
Display Date
1951 Dec. 27.
Credit line
Gift of Lord Clark of Saltwood, 1981.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 19.2 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 San Domenico Palace Hotel, Taormina (Sicilia) stationery.
Provenance
Gift of Lord Clark, 1981.
Summary
Hoping that Jane is recovering well, pointing out that "it is no pleasure to be up and about in England at this time of year, so that she has chosen the ideal time for being in bed;" mentioning that Edith is well, but that she never leaves the hotel unless forcibly dragged; reporting that Osbert is as well as can be expected and that he (David) is hard at work on a book about America "-- such a dangerous subject." Remarking that the hotel is horribly expensive and that he yearns for the "more interesting atmosphere of Syracuse." Describing a pagan ceremony that took place at the Cathedral fro Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve.