Correspondence to Edith Simon from individuals, 1979
Scope and Contents
File primarily contains letters from individuals, but also includes copy letters of Edith Simon. Identified correspondents include 'Nell'; Grete Simon; 'Sheila'; 'Eileen'; C.J. Spry, Nottinghamshire Area Health Authority (Teaching); Igna Beth Heiden; 'Joan'; Lionel Joyce, Nottinghamshire Area Health Authority (Teaching); possibly Walter Borten; possibly 'Robin'; S.J. Cleaver, Trylon Ltd.; William Newland, University of London Institute of Education; Catherine Evans, Collins Publishers; Bruce Hunter, David Higham Associates Ltd; possibly 'Catherine' Elwes; Sue Grayson, The Serpentine Gallery, Arts Council of Great Britain; Philip Toynbee; Margaret McGavin, Scottish Society of Women Artists; Leslie Hills, Phillip Hills Accountants and Tax Consultants; possibly 'April' Taylor; Mrs. Jeanne Collins, Bache Halsey Stuart Shields Inc.; Lady Kathleen Liddell Hart; possibly Patty Thirlwell; Naomi Blake and Yvonne Craig, Amnesty International, British Section; Ronald Clark, Collins Publishers; Sandy Love, The Edinburgh Group; Thomas H. Kennedy to Antonia Reeve; possibly Joan Pearson; 'Sheila'; 'Philip; possibly Ann Freeman; Thomas Wilson, The Henderson Gallery; 'Peter and Sue'; 'Tom'; Tom Stoppard; Bill McArthur; possibly Mary Aldridge; J.C. Harrison, Abbatt Toys; Caryll Faraldi, The Observer; 'Watts'; P.C. Mott, Cambridge University Press to Eric Reeve; possibly Sheila Robinson; Helen Lubbock; 'Rosa'; Pierre Levie, Galerie de prĂȘt d'oeuvres d'art, Brussels; 'Gillian'; possibly Gyan Mathur; David W.S. Todd, Traverse Theatre Club; Grete Simon; possibly Maria Tabb; 'Tom and Margaret'; and possibly Hans Ephraimson.
File also includes a promotional flyer for an exhibition entitled Edith Simon-Sculpture in a Garden (June 1979); an illustrated birthday card from Antonia Reeve (undated); a typescript biographical outline for Edith Simon (undated); work lists including slides, photographs, sculptures, sketches, prints, paintings, and papercut bas reliefs (undated); letters and papers from Nicholas Pearson concerning an 'Enquiry into the Economic Situation of the Visual Artist (July 1979); a typescript synopsis for 'A Perfect Love'; a news cutting showing an Edith Simon rope sculpture (May 1973); and a series of photocopied sketches, possibly undertaken by Edith Simon, and concerning musicians at a concert (March 1978).
Dates
- Creation: 1979
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Extent
1 Folders
Language of Materials
English
Source
Repository Details
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