| Description | 1. Visit in general: programme; press coverage, 1981
1.1. British Council Institute, Barcelona, programme sheet, March - April 1981, including notice of Roland Penrose's discussion with Joaquim Gomis (printed red card)
1.2. Press coverage: articles on Penrose's visit in Spanish Newspapers: cuttings from Avui, 26.2.1981 (2 copies); El Periodico, 26.2.1981; La Vanguardia, 27.2.1981 (2 copies, + one copy of a different article - an interview with Roland Penrose on Picasso); El Pais, 28.2.1981. Also filed here: card of Juan Cortes Vidal of La Vanguardia - filed here for possible context
2. Discussion between Roland Penrose and Joaquim Gomis at the British Council Institute on 'The Arts Yesterday and Today', 2.3.1981
2.1. Invitation to the discussion: British Council Institute card, 3 copies
2.2. Tape recording of the event
3. International Picasso Conference, Barcelona, March - April 1981; including lecture by Roland Penrose on 'Picasso and the Monster'
3.1. ts. text of the lecture
a) draft, with ms. corrections, 21p.
b) 'uncorrected', 21p.
c) with ms. corrections, 17p., plus draft ms. of Roland Penrose's introductory speech for the lecture on verso of p.17
3.2. Conference programme, in Catalan, 2 copies
3.3. Administration for Conference and Roland Penrose's lecture
a) correspondence between Roland Penrose and D. Giralt-Miracle, 17.11.1980 - 28.4.1981. Includes a discussion on references to Franco in the lecture.
b) correspondence between Roland Penrose and Eusebio Diaz-Morera, Barcelona, 21.1.1981 - 2.5.1981
3.4. Press coverage (including articles on Roland Penrose): cuttings,(some photocopies) from: El Pais, 17.2.1981; Avui, 3.3.1981 and 5.3.1981 (3 copies); La Vanguardia, 3.3.1981 (2 copies); unidentified and undated newspaper with article: 'Picasso por Penrose' (4 copies)
4. Various material relating to the visit, c. 1978 - 1983
4.1. Letter from Anna Maria (-) to Roland Penrose, n.d. (note: possibly from A. M. Greutzner, who lectured on Roland Penrose during his exhibition in Barcelona. Concerns Roland Penrose while in Barcelona (including correspondence re. Tàpies) - appears to have been sent to Roland Penrose while there, possibly from the British Council office
4.2. Compliments note from Manuel Rufi-Gibert, Director of review Batik, to Roland Penrose, 2.3.1981 (concerns proposed article by Roland Penrose)
4.3. Guide to museums and galleries de la Ciutat de Barcelona
4.4. Pamphlet on the centenary of Montserrat Monastery
4.5. Catalogue of exhibition: 'Imatges i Fets dels Catalans', Barcelona [1978]
4.6. Ticket for Museu Picasso, Barcelona. Verso reproduces a drawing by Picasso.
4.7. Photocopied page from a book on Catalan/Barcelona art, in English
4.8. Greetings card from Julian Andrews (British Council) to Roland Penrose, n.d. (mentions the visit in February, probably soon after October 1981 as mentions Roland Penrose's visit to Sri Lanka)
4.9. Letter from Julian Andrews to Roland Penrose, 20.4.1983 |