Folder of mixed papers of Edith Simon, containing letters; cards; shooting scripts; offprints; and work lists, bulk: 1972-1976, 1982, 1992-1994, 2004
Scope and Contents
File contains letters and cards from Inge Goodwin; Jessica Reeve; Eric Reeve; Eduardo Herrera; Helen E. Smailes; Ann Hills; 'Philip'; Sheana M. Stephen; Fiona Pearson; possibly 'Ianthe'; 'Julia, Aileen, Joe & Felix'; and 'Bob'. File also contains a typescript shooting script for the film project 'How Does the Artist Know?; a script for a possible film about a man who marries a horse; an annotated draft introduction for the Astonish Us exhibition catalogue and accompanying list of works; a list of works for the Discoveries exhibition; an expanded text of audio-visual commentary for the Brilliant Alternative Portrait Gallery exhibition; what could possibly be two draft short stories and poems [not by Edith Simon]; an offprint of Edith Simon's article on Frederick the Great II of Prussia from Encyclopaedia Britannica; and an illustrated key to the sitters in the painting 'Women Talking About Disarmament Meeting, 43 Abbey Gardens, 1982'.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1972-1976, 1982, 1992-1994, 2004
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
1 Folders
Language of Materials
English
Source
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
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Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
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