Dame Barbara Hepworth, recipient: Margaret Gardiner

Letter sent by Barbara Hepworth to Margaret Gardiner

23 June 1950

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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: 23 June 1950
Medium: Graphite on paper
Description: This letter sent by Barbara Hepworth to Margaret Gardiner concerns personal news. Hepworth continues her thoughts regarding feeling 'out of character', an idea mentioned in her previous letter [TGA 202016/43]. She also discusses extra marital relationships and asks Gardiner's opinion on the matter, saying that she cannot work on her sculptures until she has peace of mind.
Format: Document - correspondence
Collection: Tate Archive
Acquisition: Presented by Sir Alan Bowness, 2020
Reference: TGA 202016/44

Archive context

Letters from Barbara Hepworth to Margaret Gardiner TGA 202016 (80)
- Letter sent by Barbara Hepworth to Margaret Gardiner TGA 202016/44