Duncan Grant, recipient: Vanessa Bell

Letter from D. [Duncan Grant] to Vanessa Bell

Created by: Duncan Grant 1885–1978
Recipient: Vanessa Bell 1879–1961
Title: Letter from D. [Duncan Grant] to Vanessa Bell
Date: [28 July 1939]
Description: Addressed from Grosvenor House, Twickenham. Addressed to Vanessa Bell, Charleston, Firle near Lewes, Sussex. The letter concerns general news; the letter refers to the relationship between Angelica [Bell] and 'Bunny' [David Garnett] and the impending war. 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 8010/5/1782

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