BIB_ID
378709
Accession number
MA 8663
Creator
Spencer, Stanley, Sir, 1891-1959.
Display Date
1913 July 1.
Credit line
Purchased for The Dannie and Hettie Heineman Collection as the gift of the Heineman Foundation, 2015.
Description
1 item (10 p.) ; 18 cm
Notes
Written to his sister-in-law Johnanna Spencer (wife of his elder brother William G. Spencer, 1875-1954).
See collection files for transcription of the letter.
See collection files for transcription of the letter.
Provenance
Purchased for The Dannie and Hettie Heineman Collection as the gift of the Heineman Foundation, 2015.
Summary
Discussing his recent work; mentioning she might be able to see "last summer's picture" at the Slade and the "apple picture" [possibly Apple Gatherers, held by Tate Britain]. Remarking that [Maxwell Gordon] Lightfoot "was to my thinking the best man the Slade ever produced." Mentioning that he is working on a woodcut and is also working on a self-portrait [possibly Self Portrait (1914), held by Tate Britain, N06188]. Mentioning Gil and Syd.
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