Named_CollectionRoland Penrose
Title'Picasso', Tate Gallery, London, 1960: Correspondence to Roland Penrose
LevelItem
FormatCorrespondence
Date1960
Ref_NoGMA A35/1/1/RPA547/6
DescriptionLetters to Roland Penrose, commenting on the exhibition and the exhibition opening party, from:- Joanna (Drew), n.d. Bernard Pfriem?, n.d. Carlos Botelho (postcard), 5 July 1960 Colin Anderson, 6 July 1960 Dorothy Searle, Redfern Gallery, 7 July 1960 Sir William Emrys Williams, Arts Council, 7 July 1960 Bill (Coldstream?), Slade School of Art, 7 July 1960 Margaret Rawlings, 9 July 1960 R. T. Gansden, 16 July 1960, with cutting from article on Picasso, + reply from Roland Penrose, 26 July 1960, pointing out errors in reporting of Picasso's views & activities (not on the exhibition, but related to it) Princess Margaret's Lady in Waiting, 22 July 1960 (re. guided tour given to the Royal family by Roland Penrose) Jocelyn Lousada, 22 July 1960 Lord Cottesloe, 27 June 1960 Postcard from J. de Lazerme, Paulo (Picasso?), Tototes, Manolo and Rosita, 31 July 1960 Paul (-), 9 September 1960 Trenchard (Cox of V&A?), 19 September 1960 Ricardo Huel (and y Ruiz Blasco?), Malaga, 13 November 1960 (relative of Picasso?) John [Russell], n.d. (probably refers to Russell's review of the exhibition in the Sunday Times, 10 July 1960, in which he criticises Picasso's late work - the letter repeats this point, citing 'Weeping Woman' as Picasso's last masterpiece; letter also concerns planned Penguin Sculptors series, with invitation to Roland Penrose to write one of them)
Extent19 sheets
RepositoryScottish National Gallery of Modern Art Archive
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