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 : Fernlea, Cookham-on-Thames, to Johanna [Spencer], 1913 July 1.

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.
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.