| Description | Material given to the archive from Chris Connell, who wrote a thesis on Joan Eardley, containing correspondence and photographic material.
/1. Letter from A.M. Young to Chris Connell describing a time when Young met Eardley who gave him and his wife recommendations for their visit to Italy after she came back from her scholarship to Italy. The letter also states when she was studying at Hospitalfields and describes other people's encounters with Eardley. Signed Alec M. Young, 3 November 1975
/2. Letter from William Buchanan, Art Director of the Scottish Arts Council to Chris Connell thanking him for the above mentioned letter. 26 November 1975
/3. Details of interviews with Angus Neil and Ian Fleming on Eardley's character
/4. "Joan Eardley" a poem by Tom Scott
/5. Details of Connell and others' "Project on the life and work of the artist Joan Eardley, 1921-1963"
/6. Programme for the Seventy-fifth anniversary exhibition of the women's international art club (1900-1975) featuring a photograph of Eardley working as the cover image, 14 January - 5 February 1975
/7. List of dates and titles of works by Eardley exhibited in the RSA between 1950-1964.
/8. Catalogue for Joan Eardley "Paintings, watercolours, pastels and drawings", 4-29 June 1988 at the Scottish Gallery
/9. An information booklet on "Catterline - Joan Eardley and her contemporaries: Angus Neil, Lil Neilson, Annette Stephen" an exhibition held at Kellie Lodging, Pittenweem. 21 September - 21 October 1984
/10. Photocopy of the catalogue of Eardley's first solo exhibition at St George's Gallery, London from 21 June 1955
/11. A copy image of South Row in Catterline with a description by Connell
/12. mounted photograph of Catterline. The verso of the photograph has been annotated by Eardley who wrote "Catterline, Autumn 1956, To Mrs Taylor, With all good wishes from Joan who is with you in the picture and from Audrey who took the photograph." 26.6 x 38.6 cm.
Note by Patrick Elliott: 'South Row, Catterline, showing Mrs Taylor’s house, No.7, with the larger added porch (it shares the roof with No.8, where her brother Willie Melvin lived), and No.9 in the Foreground. Autumn 1956' NOTE: THIS IS NOT PART OF THE CHRIS CONNELL GIFT, BUT WAS DONATED BY DAVID TAYLOR IN 2017: NEW CATALOGUE ENTRY TO BE MADE. PLEASE CREDIT APPROPRIATELY. |