Dame Barbara Hepworth, recipient: Margaret Gardiner

Letter sent by Barbara Hepworth to Margaret Gardiner

27 July 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: 27 July 1950
Medium: Ink on paper
Description: This short letter sent by Barbara Hepworth to Margaret Gardiner concerns general news. Hepworth writes about her difficulties with Nicholson, she also writes about how 'heavenly' it is to have Priaulx Rainer staying in their house, mentioning that she insists on cooking for them and that Hepworth feels stronger. She says that she's been working on some heavy carvings and so she cannot control her pen.
Format: Document - correspondence
Collection: Tate Archive
Acquisition: Presented by Sir Alan Bowness, 2020
Reference: TGA 202016/48

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Letters from Barbara Hepworth to Margaret Gardiner TGA 202016 (80)
- Letter sent by Barbara Hepworth to Margaret Gardiner TGA 202016/48