BIB_ID
441501
Accession number
MA 13112.79
Creator
Hughes-Stanton, Blair, 1902-1981, sender.
Display Date
Stanway, England, 1949 May 25
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Description
1 item (2 pages) ; 25.4 x 20.3 cm
Notes
Written from: Stratford Stanway / nr Colchester / Essex.
Year of writing suggested by related correspondence.
Forms part of a collection chiefly composed of letters received from friends and associates of the English publisher Thomas Balston (1883-1967); see: MA 13112
Year of writing suggested by related correspondence.
Forms part of a collection chiefly composed of letters received from friends and associates of the English publisher Thomas Balston (1883-1967); see: MA 13112
Provenance
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Summary
Acknowledging a letter, expressing his satisfaction at learning that Balston is organizing an exhibition of works by the painter Mark Gertler, mentioning that he saw a "magnificent still life at the Leicester Gallery a short while ago", observing that "the dealers seem to be a bit 'wet legged' about his work", and stating that he hopes that the exhibit will revive Gertler's reputation as an artist; writing that he is pleased to learn of Balston's planned exhibition of books (with wood engraved illustrations) and informing him that he can lend copies of books featuring his own wood engravings to Balston for the exhibit, with the exception of Birds, beasts, and flowers, which he suggests Balston borrow from Gertrude Hermes.
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