- Title
- Letter from D. [Duncan Grant] to Vanessa Bell
- Date
- [31 July 1934]
- Description
- Addressed from Charleston, Firle, Sussex. Addressed to Vanessa Bell, 8 Fitzroy Street, London. The letter provides an update from Charleston and discusses his health. The letter also mentions he has received a letter from Wogan [Philipps] to say he has 'broken several ribs'. Includes original envelope.
- Format
- Document - correspondence
- Collection
- Tate Archive
- Acquisition
- Purchased at Sotheby's Sale, 21st -22nd July 1980 [Lot numbers 201,204,208,211,223,224,227,228,229,233,239,245,250,261,262,266]. The letters were gathered from different rooms at Charleston Farmhouse (including the attics), by Quentin Bell, son of Vanessa and Clive Bell. They were lodged in the Library of King's College, Cambridge and then transferred to Sotheby 's in 1980 for the auction.
- Reference
- TGA 8010/5/1658