| Description | An exhibition of works by Picabia to complement the exhibition on Dada and Surrealism, 'The Magic Mirror'
/1. correspondence with the Friends of the RSA re arrangements for evening concert in RSA during Picabia exhibition, correspondence with PSA re electrical problems at RSA cafe and invoices from Sturrock Power for repairs, RSA floor plan with annotations, correspondence with PSA re work to be carried out in RSA for exhibition, sketched plans for cabinets and plinths, RSA leaflet for gallery shop, rough notes on exhibition arrangements, memos re incoming shipments of works, notes and correspondence re catering at pv, quotation for dinner at National Gallery, letter to Rt. Hon. Malcolm Rifkind, MP re attending opening, general exhibition correspondence, letter to Botanics requesting loan of potted palms and plants, rough preparatory notes, scale drawing of display cabinet and further photocopies with related correspondence, photocopied floor plan of RSA with ms. annotations showing proposed alterations, correspondence with RSA re date of access to building, memo from Richard Calvocoressi re use of RSA galleries by NGS, letter to Elizabeth Cowling
/2. conservation reports, loan forms, exhibition correspondence, invoice for photography, correspondence (in German) with Dr Thomas Kempas of Haus am Waldsee, replies to loan requests, requests for photographs of works, facilities report questionnaire from Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, pv card for exhibition of Donald Baechler with post-it note re Picabia attached, letter from Riverside Studios expressing interest in taking Picabia show, rough preparatory notes with addresses, correspondence re Ruth D'Arcy Thompson's connection with Picabia family, correspondence with various galleries in Paris asking for information about works held, correspondence re sponsorship for Picabia exhibition, business card of Mr Anthony Fawcett, letter from William Gear with background information about Picabia, correspondence with Richard Hamilton, invitation for Mr & Mrs Calvocoressi to Picabia exhibition pv in Frankfurt
/3. rough notes and correspondence re plants for exhibition, general rough notes on exhibition arrangements, Woolworth's receipt for 20 photo frames, photocopy of programme for concert at Wigmore Hall, photocopy of programme of talks, casual staff work chart, correspondence with Ruth d'Arcy Thompson, photocopy of Sotheby's sale catalogue of 18 May 1988 with works by Picabia, programmes for concerts at RSA, information leaflet for Picabia and the Magic Mirror, programme of Dada and Surrealist films at RSA, ts. essay by Robert Rosenblum, ts. of Dada and Surrealism - A Chronology, photocopied press cuttings,
/4. master copy of catalogue text with ms annotations, photocopy of essay by Robert Rosenblum from 1983
/5. galley proofs
/6. photocopies of images for preparatory research,
/7. ms. list of loan requests from Neuendorf, Frankfurt, ts list of loan requeststs, ts. of essay in German with ms. annotations, correspondence (in German) with Cologne Modern Art Museum, exhibition correspondence with Saatchi Collection re loan of work, letter from Sarah Wilson at Courtauld re possible sources of loans, memos re transport of works for Picabia exhibition, ms. preparatory notes on Picabia biography, rough notes, ms list of loans requested arranged into sections, ms. list of loan requests in chronological order with note of possible extras, ms. list of loan requests with full titles,
/8. photocopied research material and notes,
/9. ts. rough copy of chronology version A and B, final copy, ms. Picabia biography, ms. selective bibliography, ms. drafts of letters and various notes, ts.biography (2 versions), ts. list of loan requests with ms. annotations, GMA memos re arrangements,
/10. photographs of works, colour transparencies, photographs of opening
/11. ring binder notebook of preparatory notes, programmes and tickets for concerts, talks, and films at RSA, exhibition leaflet with ms. comments, 'Festival in the Galleries' leaflet, press cuttings,
/12. correspondence with Antonia Reeve re photographs of exhibition, sample cover of catalogue for 'The Magic Mirror', ts. catalogue proofs and photocopies, exhibition correspondence with Registrar's Department, illustrations for catalogue with instructions for printing, notes and correspondence with printers, annotated ts. of Dada and Surrealism Chronology, ms. preparatory notes for chronology,
/13. invoices from Metropolitan and memos (post-it), ms. list of invoices paid and ts. list of expenses, various invoices,
/14. fees for photography, invoices and correspondence, rough notes, ms. list of loan requests confirmed as at 12/5/88, leaflet from Phototheque des Musees de la Ville de Paris
/15. correspondence with Hope Scott Trust (Murray Beith Murray) re music at Picabia exhibition, correspondence with Scottish Chamber Orchestra; with Hans Music re supplying piano; with Leonard Friedman; with Jimmy Coxon; with St Mary's Music School; with 'Sheila Cooper Concert Artists' re Angela Brownridge, with the Alba trio; wiith United Music Publishers Ltd.; rough preparatory notes and general correspondence re music, ms. notes on postcards and full page script for introducing concerts, 'Galleries in the Festival' leaflet,
/16. ts. of proposal for exhibition of 17 Sept 1987, photocopied images of works, list of addresses of possible lenders, preparatory notes,
/17. correspondence with Hans Neuendorf (of Neuendorf Gallery, other venue of exhibition), internal memos re catalogue, correspondence with contributors to catalogue - Sarah Wilson, Marianne Heinz, Jean-Hubert Martin, Katharina Hegewisch, Judi Freeman, David Britt re translations
/18. correspondence and internal notes re showing films in RSA, rough notes on organisation of guides, applications for voluntary work, list of addresses for pv invitiations, letter re defective copies of catalogue, sample letter of invitiation to private dinner in NGS, letters of regret and acceptance, correspondence with caterers, blank copies of French loan form, rough notes and correspondence with various hotels re bookings,
/19. internal Tate correspondence from 1982/3 re works by Picabia including correspondence with Marianne Heinz and questionnaire on works owned by Tate, memo from Richard Calvocoressi in 1982 trying to purchase Picabia for Tate, ts. report of R.C.'s visit to Berlin, Jan-Feb 1983,
/20. set of colour polaroid photographs of works,
/21. 3 colour transparencies with cover note from Robert Dalrymple, set of b & w negatives, b & w photographs of works and of Picabia and others,
/22. hard cover diary 1988 with exhibition notes,3 exhibition postcards
/23. ts. of text by Elizabeth Cowling, with some ms. annotations
/24. ts. of labels for Magic Mirror,
/25. general correspondence re catalogues and photography, requests for catalogues, photocopies of press cuttings, ts. list of names for pv invitations, ms. letter of thanks from Olga Picabia, correspondence with SCO re performances at RSA, complaint and reply re works in Gallery VII not available to view, letters to critics encouraging visit also to Freud exhibition,
/26. letter of thanks to Royal Museum of Scotland for loan of showcases, correspondence with Hans Music re hire of piano for recitals, request to borrow lectern from Fine Art Department, correspondence with David Gascoyne re lunchtime talk, correspondence with Mme. Cavalero re loan of works and arrangements for visit to Edinburgh, correspondence re showing of films to accompany exhibition,
/27. ms. note of exhibition costs, ts. list of transparencies returned to owners, photocopy of Centre Pompidou forms, correspondence and invoices for exhibition expenses, 2 ms. letters from Olda Kokoschka re arrangements for visit in November 1988,
/28. correspondence with guest lecturers and speakers, list of slides available for Simon Wilson's lecture, ts. of Wilson's lecture on Francis Bacon, correspondence with French Embassy, London
/29. File containing newspaper cuttings on the exhibition and data on the attendance and success of the exhibition |