Dame Barbara Hepworth, recipient: Margaret Gardiner

Letter sent by Barbara Hepworth to Margaret Gardiner

28 September 1947

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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: 28 September 1947
Medium: Graphite on paper
Description: This letter sent by Barbara Hepworth to Margaret Gardiner concerns general news. Hepworth writes about Martin [Bernal] and asks for Gardiner to visit him at half-term. Hepworth also writes that she cannot wait to work again as she is full of ideas. She also gives news about the children and her own health.
Format: Document - correspondence
Collection: Tate Archive
Acquisition: Presented by Sir Alan Bowness, 2020
Reference: TGA 202016/34

Archive context

Letters from Barbara Hepworth to Margaret Gardiner TGA 202016 (80)
- Letter sent by Barbara Hepworth to Margaret Gardiner TGA 202016/34