Dame Barbara Hepworth, recipient: Margaret Gardiner

Letter sent by Barbara Hepworth to Margaret Gardiner

September 1942

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Created by: Dame Barbara Hepworth 1903–1975
Recipient: Margaret Gardiner 1904–2005
Title: Letter sent by Barbara Hepworth to Margaret Gardiner
Date: September 1942
Medium: Graphite on paper
Description: This letter sent by Barbara Hepworth to Margaret Gardiner concerns general news and her work. Hepworth writes about the possibility of Gardiner visiting her, she also writes about St. Ives and the differences with London saying 'London seems very impersonal and irresponsible now!'. Hepworth writes about philosophical and political ideas concerning her generation and her work as an artist.
Format: Document - correspondence
Collection: Tate Archive
Acquisition: Presented by Sir Alan Bowness, 2020
Reference: TGA 202016/1

Archive context

Letters from Barbara Hepworth to Margaret Gardiner TGA 202016 (80)
- Letter sent by Barbara Hepworth to Margaret Gardiner TGA 202016/1