Papers of Ithell Colquhoun (1906-1988)
[c.1700–1987]
Items available online are a range of works by Ithell Colquhoun including early watercolours and writings. The collection also includes: correspondence from leading figures in the art world from Man Ray to Lady Ottoline Morrell; records relating to Ithell's interest in the Occult; and surrealist paintings produced by her students.
Also available to view online from this collection is a typescript entitled, 'Recollection of Kurt Schwitters' - an article by Ithell Colquhoun about Schwitters' life and her acquaintance with him.
Details of the remainder of the collection can be found on the archive catalogue.
- Collection Owner
- Ithell Colquhoun 1906–1988
- Collection
- Tate Archive
- Acquisition
- Bequeathed by Ithell Colquhoun to the Tate Archive
- Reference
- TGA 929
215 objects in this collection
- Title
- Watercolour, pastel and crayon mural designs
- Date
- [c.1931]
- Description
- Eight designs for murals, glued to seven paper mounts. Some of the mounts are numbered on the reverse, and a few have comments on them, possibly from a teacher. Three of the mounts have Ithell Colquhoun's name, address and 'Rome Scholarship in Mural Painting' written (incompletely) on the reverse.
- Reference
- TGA 929/4/7
