Ben Nicholson papers

1903–82

Available to view online are a selection of items from the personal papers of Ben Nicholson including writings, correspondence and photographs. The manuscripts that have been selected have been written by Nicholson over a large time frame, spanning from the mid 1930s to the early 1980s and cover Nicholson's thoughts on his own art and other artists. The digitised correspondence is between Nicholson and his father, William Nicholson. Furthermore there is a selection of photographs of Ben Nicholson with his friends and family together they provide an insight into his relationship with his father and with his family.

Also available online is correspondence from Henry Moore to Ben Nicholson.

Further details on this collection are available on the archive catalogue.

Collection Owner: Ben Nicholson OM 1894–1982
Collection: Tate Archive
Acquisition: Purchased by the Tate Archive from Ben Nicholson's executors in 1987.
Reference: TGA 8717

233 objects in this collection

Ben Nicholson papers

233 Objects

Title: Forty one photographs of Ben Nicholson, with family, friends and associates
Date: [c.1899]–December 1971
Reference: TGA 8717/5/8

233 objects in this collection

Showing 21–40 of 40 objects

Photographs of Ben Nicholson holding Kate Nicholson [in Seahouses, Northumberland]

Photographs of Ben Nicholson holding Kate Nicholson [in Seahouses, Northumberland]

Photographs of Ben Nicholson holding one of his triplets in Hampstead

Photographs of Ben Nicholson holding one of his triplets in Hampstead

Photographs of Ben Nicholson holding one of his triplets in Hampstead

Photograph of (left to right) Hans Erni, Ben Nicholson, Arthur Jackson Hepworth, Wolfgang Paalen, Jean Helion and Louis Fernandez

Photograph of (left to right) Arthur Jackson Hepworth, Louis Fernandez, Wolfgang Paalen, Ben Nicholson, Hans Erni and Jean Helion

Photograph of (left to right) standing: Arthur Jackson Hepworth, Ben Nicholson, unknown, Jean Helion, Eva Selzer, Wolfgang Paalen; seated: Hans Erni and Louis Fernandez

Photograph of Ben Nicholson and [Jake Nicholson] skiing at Beuil, Alpes Maritimes

Photographs of Herbert Read, Margaret Gardiner and Ben Nicholson at Little Park Owles, Carbis Bay

Photograph of Ben Nicholson and Italo Valenti in Venice

Photograph of Ben Nicholson, unknown and Felicitas Vogler

Photograph of Ben Nicholson and Felicitas Vogler with Jeremy Kidd & Alison Kidd, grandchildren of Ben Nicholson.

Photograph of Ben Nicholson and Felicitas Vogler in Ronco

Photograph of Ben Nicholson and Alberto Burri at the Venice Biennale

Photograph of Ben Nicholson and Felicitas Vogler at Victor Pasmore’s exhibition, Venice

Photograph of Ben Nicholson and Felicitas Vogler in Pittsburgh

Photograph of Sir Martyn Beckett, Lady Beckett, Dorothy Kalman, Andreas Kalman and Ben Nicholson

Photograph of Sir Martyn Beckett, Lady Beckett, Dorothy Kalman, Andreas Kalman and Ben Nicholson

Photographs of Sadie Martin, Ben Nicholson and Leslie Martin in Cambridge

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