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/1. Postcard. “Loch Tay at Kenmore, Perthshire...Printed in Scotland by J. ARTHUR DIXON”
/2. Postcard. “Castle Fraser /Castle Fraser, one of the most spectacular of the /Castles of Mar...Printed in Scotland by J. ARTHUR DIXON”
/3. Postcard. “ “Taymouth Castle from the south” /1733 attributed to James Norie 1684-1757...Scottish National Portrait Gallery. /Printed by Ivanhoe Printing Co. Ltd.”
/4. Postcard. “NATIONAL GALLERY OF SCOTLAND /Jacob More 1740-1793 Scottish School /“The Falls of Clyde” /Printed by Pillans [&] Wilson Ltd. Edinburgh”
/5. Postcard. “ “Hadrian’s Wall, near Haltwhistle”...Photo Precision Limited, St. Ives, Huntingdon...”
/6. Postcard. 2 copies. “ “The visit of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert /to Hawthornden 14 September 1842” /painted 1844 /Sir William Allan 1782-1850...Scottish National Portrait Gallery. /Printed by Ivanhoe Printing Co. Ltd.”
/7. Postcard. “ “Falkland Palace, and the Howe of Fife” /circa 1633-40 /Alexander Keirincx 1600-1652...Scottish National Portrait Gallery. /Printed by Ivanhoe Printing Co. Ltd.”
/8. Copy of /2.
/9. Postcard. Blue and red border, red lips in bottom l-h. corner, rectangle in top r-h. corner. Text in bottom r-h. corner, “PAR AVION”. 2 copies. “35” pencilled in corner on reverse.
/10. As /9. but with green and red border, text, “POSTE AEREA”.
/11. Printed card. Photographic image on front. Brown text inside on l-h-s., “The Barque MARQUES during her eleven-month circumnavigation /of South America as HMS BEAGLE for the BBC film /”The Voyage of Charles Darwin”, 1977-78. / “Heaving-to off Peterborough Cathedral Rocks...January 1978.” ”
/12. Flyer, postcard. Printed text overlaying image of a boat, “The Artist As Explorer /A Slide Discussion of the EDINBURGH ARTS JOURNEY /By /Richard DeMarco /Director of the /Richard DeMarco Gallery /Edinburgh, Scotland /FEB. 13TH /7:00 PM...Support...requested from Michigan Council of the Arts.”
/13. Colour photograph. Ms. in pencil and pen on photograph back and sticky label: “[arrow pointing upwards] TOP ...STUDIO /OF /NORMAN /MOMMENS /AT PRESICCE /PUGLIA /DETAil /OF /DESK /[line leading from “PRESICCE”] MASSERIA /SPIGOLIZZi...P90”
/14. Colour photograph. A hand points at an artwork. Ms. in pencil on reverse, “[arrow pointing upwards] TOP...P90”
/15. Postcard. Image of flowers, trees and reflections in a river. Text, “FLOWERS OF THE RIVERSIDE...BY THAMES AND MOLE AND WEY AND LEA”. On reverse, “...Flowers of the Riverside E McKnight Kauffer /[copyright] London Transport Executive 1920...Camden Graphics Limited /London N1...”
/16. Postcard of a steamship, mounted on white card.
/17. Fold-out information guide, paper. “PIER ARTS CENTRE /VICTORIA STREET, STROMNESS, ORKNEY...EXHIBITIONS /& EVENTS /JANUARY TO MAY...”
/18. Postcard. “Edward Hopper, cover, “Hotel Management”, March 1925 /[copyright] 1979 Whitney Museum of American Art...[ms.:] 50”
/19. Colour photograph of a sailing ship with bowsprit and traditional rigging. Sun passing through the sails, traces of glue on the reverse.
/20. Postcard. “EDINBURGH CASTLE FROM CALTON HILL...Photo Precision Limited, St. Ives, Huntingdon”
/21. Printed flyer, paper. “JOINT /STOCK /ON TOUR /AN /OPTIMISTIC /THRUST /Devised and written by the company...Directed by WILLIAM GASKILL...Monday 25th – Thursday 28th FEBRUARY 1980 /QUEENS HALL /South Clerk Street /7.30 P.M...Tickets...from the Traverse Theatre Club Box Office...”
/22. Postcard, printed black and white photograph. “Copyright...Fay Godwin 1977 /Old Harlech to London Road /from “The Drovers’ Roads of Wales” /with Shirley Toulson /Published by Wildwood House Ltd”
/23. Printed card in a cellophane pocket, sealed. On front of card, image of a tree in the centre foreground, with building(s), hills and the sun behind. In bottom r-h. corner, “W. J. MacLean”. Printed on the reverse, a poem by Norman MacCaig, “PRAISE OF A THORN TREE / You’ve taken your stand /between Christie MacLeod’s house /and the farthest planet...a /STIRLING /GALLERY...Scottish Artists /publication”
/24. Copy of /22.
/25. Wedding celebration invitation. Printed, with ms. annotation, “[...?] WIllIAMS - /IRIS COOMBS. -...” Image on front; on reverse (inside), “Elise (Waddell) /and /Paul Bowen, /married September 4, 1979, /invite you to a reaffirmation /of their marriage vows /at /Truro Congregational Church /Truro, Massachusetts /October 27, 1979 at 3 p.m...”
/26. Copy of /12.
/27. Postcard. Line drawing on front of card, m.s. at bottom, “The ROAD TO MEIKle SEggIE LEADING TO /SALISBURY CRAGS, ARTHUR’S SEAT, EDINBURGH”. Signed by RD, 5 June 1978. Ms. on reverse, “The ROAD to MEIkle SEggIE /begins in The HeaRT of /EDinburgh.”
/28. Photocopied ts. sheet with ms. annotations. “[ms.:] page 7 /[ts.:] Lady Bugs are Lucky /At least that’s what I was told /Once:- /When firmly believing in luck /I let her crawl...” Ms. sheet folded inside. See notes.
/29. Photocopied printed sheets. Article, Paul Overy. “New Society”, 7 September 1978. “Arts in society /Beyond ‘tartanry’ ”. Pencil markings on 2nd sheet single out paragraph about RD, “Another reason why Edinburgh has /tended to be the most important centre /in the development of a lively contem-/porary art...”
/30. Photocopied ms. sheets, letter. From Honor Bickford to “Richard” [RD]. Dated, 24 August 1978. “Dear Richard, /Re-joining the Edinburgh Arts Journey /again on Hadrian’s Wall, after parting with it /5 weeks earlier...”
/31. Photocopied ts. sheets. “Sailing Vessel MARQUES /BEAGLE 1980 EXPEDITIONS...February 1980 /EXTRACTS FROM THE CAPTAI[N]’S JOURNAL OF THE FIRST CANARY ISLANDS EXPEDITION – 1-15 Feb...”
/32. Photocopied ts. sheets, signed with ms. annotations. Letter from Honor Bickford to “Richard” [RD]. Dated, 1 July 1978. “Dear Richard, /We got back last night feeling rather different people /from when we joined the North Wales part of the Journey five days /ago...”
/33. Ts. sheets, appear photocopied. “THE ROAD TO MEIKLE SEGGIE /Drawings by Richard Demarco /14 December – 21 January 1979 /LIST OF WORKS /Sec[t]ion A /Numbers 1 – 4. The exhibition has one theme that of “The Road” as “The Symbol of the Journey”...”
/34. Printed programme, orange card. “BARTON HILL presents /THE IMPORTANCE /OF BEING EARNEST /by OSCAR WILDE”. Producer, Jonathan Story.
/35. Newspaper sheet, article. “Evening News”, dated, 3 March 1980. “THE /VOYAGE /OF /RICHARD /DEMARCO /A 7500-mile voyage in a full-scale replica of /Darwin’s “Beagle” is the way in which Edinburgh /art gallery owner, Richard Demarco, will celebrate /his 50th birthday this year...”
/36. Photocopied printed sheet. Ms. at top of sheet, underlinings in orange pen. Article, William Feaver, “VOGUE /MAGAZINE”, dated, August 1979. “Art /[underlined:] Auld Reekie /As festivals go, the Edinburgh /Festival is still one of the most /prominent and eminent...[underlined:] Richard Demarco’s...[underlined:] Joseph Beuys...” |