Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, 30 August 1967
- Original object type: Artefact
- Title: Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, 30 August 1967
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Description:
Letter begins: 'Dearest Herbert, I could not write as I promised as I was far from well.'
Hepworth discusses the recovery process of her broken leg and thanks Read for his most recent book [Art and Alienation?], although she would like to argue with some aspects of it.
Hepworth asserts that 'Ben, Henry, Naum & you and I were all equals and interwoven', and writes that 'My most recent large marbles & bronzes are my best [...].'
Individuals mentioned in the letter include: [Hans] Arp [Piet] Mondrian Philip King Ben [Nicholson] Henry [Moore] Naum [Gabo]
- Date range: 30 Aug 1967
- Date: 1967
- Collection: Library (Special Collections)
- Physical Identifier: BC MS 20c Herbert Read/12/265/13
- URI: http://digital.library.leeds.ac.uk/id/eprint/34610
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