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Dame Barbara Hepworth, recipient: Margaret Gardiner

Letter sent by Barbara Hepworth to Margaret Gardiner

5 December 1944

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This letter sent by Barbara Hepworth to Margaret Gardiner concerns general news. Hepworth writes to Gardiner about the political issues and asks her for news and her opinions saying that she wants to know what is happening beyond what she reads in "The News Chronicle". Hepworth also gives news about the children and says that she worries about Gardiner and asks her for news, she also sent a book for her and her son Martin.

Date
5 December 1944
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This letter sent by Barbara Hepworth to Margaret Gardiner concerns general news. Hepworth writes to Gardiner about the political issues and asks her for news and her opinions saying that she wants to know what is happening beyond what she reads in "The News Chronicle". Hepworth also gives news about the children and says that she worries about Gardiner and asks her for news, she also sent a book for her and her son Martin.

Date
5 December 1944
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This letter sent by Barbara Hepworth to Margaret Gardiner concerns general news. Hepworth writes to Gardiner about the political issues and asks her for news and her opinions saying that she wants to know what is happening beyond what she reads in "The News Chronicle". Hepworth also gives news about the children and says that she worries about Gardiner and asks her for news, she also sent a book for her and her son Martin.

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5 December 1944
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Dame Barbara Hepworth 1903–1975
Recipient
Margaret Gardiner 1904–2005
Title
Letter sent by Barbara Hepworth to Margaret Gardiner
Date
5 December 1944
Medium
Graphite on paper
Description
This letter sent by Barbara Hepworth to Margaret Gardiner concerns general news. Hepworth writes to Gardiner about the political issues and asks her for news and her opinions saying that she wants to know what is happening beyond what she reads in "The News Chronicle". Hepworth also gives news about the children and says that she worries about Gardiner and asks her for news, she also sent a book for her and her son Martin.
Format
Document - correspondence
Collection
Tate Archive
Acquisition
Presented by Sir Alan Bowness, 2020
Reference
TGA 202016/16

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  • Letters from Barbara Hepworth to Margaret Gardiner TGA 202016 (80)
    • Letter sent by Barbara Hepworth to Margaret Gardiner TGA 202016/16
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