Sir Jacob Epstein, recipient: Peggy Jean Lewis

Letter from Jacob Epstein to Peggy Jean

07 December [1948]

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Created by: Sir Jacob Epstein 1880–1959
Recipient: Peggy Jean Lewis 1918–2010
Title: Letter from Jacob Epstein to Peggy Jean
Date: 07 December [1948]
Description: The letter discusses finding two Abyssinian princesses 'and one of them is posing for me soon', either 'Princess Desta' or 'Princess Menen', (1948-1949). The letter also discusses his business with dealers, 'Girl with Gardenias, (Kathleen)' (1943), and 'Mrs Mumford' (1948).
Format: Document - correspondence
Collection: Tate Archive
Acquisition: Purchased for the Tate Archive from Peggy Jean Lewis in two batches, sixty letters in 1987 and the photographs and three letters in 1989.
Reference: TGA 8716/13

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Correspondence between Jacob Epstein and his family with photographs of the artist, his family, his studio and his works TGA 8716 (134)
- Letter from Jacob Epstein to Peggy Jean TGA 8716/13

Sir Jacob Epstein, recipient: Peggy Jean Lewis

Letter from Jacob Epstein to Peggy Jean

07 December [1948]

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