| Description | An exhibition of paintings and graphics of the human figure 1920-80;
/1. file copy of catalogue with exhibition cards, poster
/2. ms. list of addresses for first letters, correspondence with Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, "Miro in America" checklist of March 1982 - ts. with some ms. comments
/3. correspondence with lenders; Museum Folkwang, Essen;Mr George Hamilton, Williamstown, Mass;Tate Gallery; Waddington Galleries; Mr Stephen Hahn, NY
/4. correspondence with Galerie Maeght, NY; Pierre Matisse Gallery, indemnity forms and loan forms
/5. correspondence with MoMA, indemnity forms and loan forms
/6. correspondence with Klaus Perls, NY, re loans of works, and permission to reproduce works for cover of catalogue, indemnity forms, correspondence with New Orleans Museum of Art; with Galerie Maeght, Zurich; Kunsthaus, Zurich
/7. correspondence re loans with Michel Leiris, Galerie Maeght (Paris), Centre Pompidou, Anthony and Roland Penrose
/8. requests for loans declined, correspondence with Art Council re addresses of owners
/9. correspondence with Miro Foundation, Barcelona, exchange of letters re supposed damage to painting lent by Foundation, certificate of inspection by Spanish Maritime Commission, photographs of works involved in dispute, loan forms, indemnity forms, rough notes, correspondence with Spanish Embassy in London re customs charges, correspondence from 1976 proposed exhibition
/10. ms. note of exhibition figures, ms. list of works and details of owners, proposed layout of exhibition, correspondence with Soundguide Production Ltd re exhibition audio-guides, ms. list of works arranged chronologically (3 copies), preparatory rough notes and reflections (multiple copies), ms. lists of names and addresses of owners to be contacted, photocopied reproductions of works, ms. list of works arranged according to location, floor plan of Inverleith House
/11. ms. note on catalogue and poster sales, exhibition postcards, publications record, memo re catalogue and card mailings, invoice for exhibition publications, list of publications from outside suppliers for sale during exhibition, invoices for outside publications, Miro postcards from Berlin National Gallery,from Miro Foundation in Barcelona and from ACGB, correspondence with outside suppliers, press cutting about Miro's recovered eyesight
/12. photocopy of English translation of "Je travaille comme un jardinier", ms. notes on Miro's comments about his work, photocopied articles about Miro, ms. list of possible works to include, list of locations of works, suggested approaches to subject, ts. primary list of works
/13. list of works to be returned with indemnity values and transport arrangements, ts. catalogue of works exhibited,calculations of indemnity values in various currencies, copy of telex confirming return of works, Wingate & Johnston invoices for transport, list of works per crate for return transport, shipping advice for works to France, transport invoices for delivery of works, British Airways urgent cargo arrival notice, photocopy of forecast of expenses for courier, general correspondence arranging transport, m. lists of works from various locations,
/14. copy of 'Drawing' with review of exhibition and photocopy of review, ts. of text in Festival brochure, ms. notes, ts. primary listmemos re dates for exhibition, memo confirming support for exhibition (multiple copies), memo to John Drummond re plans for exhibition in 1981
/15. negative of Miro in his studio, request to bring students from OU to see exhibition, requests for catalogue and poster, ts. of broadcast review of exhibition, letterof complaint to Wingate & Johnston re late delivery, photocopy of newspaper article on Miro's eyesight, catalogue, request for permission to reproduce works for catalogue, correspondence re arrangements for catering at private view, photocopied ts. of list of works exhibited with ms. annotations, ts. list of publications for sale during exhibition, ms. note on catalogue costs, invoice for printing, letter from ADAGP re reproductin charges for Miro and overdue statement, photocopy of expenses forecast, correspondence with James Gardiner, Printer re catalogue and card printing with ms. calculations, photocopy of press cutting and photograph, printing proof for exhibition cards and order details, draft texts for catalogue with ms. annotations and corrections, proof copy of catalogue with different cover image, ts. of text for Festival brochure, photocopy of request from THES for images or catalogue, ms. preparatory notes for catalogue text, ts. of catalogue essay
/17. photograph of Miro, two postcards of works in envelope from Fundacio Joan Miro, photographs of works, installation shots and negatives, polaroid photographs of unwrapping 'The Half open Sky', photographs and negatives of works in exhibition with information stickers on rear, ektachrome for reproduction in catalogue with compliment slip from Edinburgh University, note of colour transparencies with Studio, ms. list of lenders, request for photograph which appeared in Times, statement of account from MoMA for overpayment |