Dame Barbara Hepworth, recipient: Margaret Gardiner

Letter sent by Barbara Hepworth to Margaret Gardiner

12 September 1944

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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: 12 September 1944
Medium: Graphite on paper
Description: This letter sent by Barbara Hepworth to Margaret Gardiner concerns personal news. Hepworth writes about her struggles, she writes about arrangements for the future including the decision for Nicholson and herself to reside in the Mall Studio and to focus on 'earning a living' while sending Rachel, Simon and Sarah to school if she can get scholarships.
Format: Document - correspondence
Collection: Tate Archive
Acquisition: Presented by Sir Alan Bowness, 2020
Reference: TGA 202016/12

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Letters from Barbara Hepworth to Margaret Gardiner TGA 202016 (80)
- Letter sent by Barbara Hepworth to Margaret Gardiner TGA 202016/12