Herbert Read Collection
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Sir Herbert Edward Read (1893-1968) was a poet, art historian, anarchist, literary critic, philosopher, prolific author, and champion of modern artists in Britain.
This collection consists of his correspondence with many important and influential individuals including Barbara Hepworth, T. S. Eliot, George Orwell among many others.
For more information and a complete list of correspondents, please visit the Special Collections fonds: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/sir-herbert-edward-read-fonds
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Collection Details
- Items 383
- Last Updated 2025-08-05
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Works (382)
361. Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, December 20, [1965?]
- Title:
- Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, December 20, [1965?]
- Description:
- Part of a collection of letters to Sir Herbert Read from Dame Barbara Hepworth (English artist and sculptor) held in the Herbert Read archive at the University of Leeds, UK. The letters span the time period of 1965 to 1968, and discuss art, the art world and their personal lives. Barbara Hepworth discusses health issues and asks Herbert Read to write the foreword for her exhibition at Marlborough Gerson, [New York].
- Subject:
- Authors, English--Correspondence, Hepworth, Barbara, 1903-1975, Artists--Correspondence, Authors, Authors, English, Read, Herbert, 1893-1968, Art historians, Women artists, Art movements, Poets, Poets, English, and Artists
- Creator:
- Hepworth, Barbara, 1903-1975
- Contributor:
- Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1965?-12-20
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- License:
- Writings by Barbara Hepworth © Bowness. This material has been made available on this site for educational and research purposes only. For all other uses please contact Special Collections at the University of Leeds at specialcollections@library.leeds.ac.uk.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Geographic Coverage:
- England--St. Ives (Cornwall)
- Coordinates:
- 50.19681, -5.47874
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Handwritten. Black ink.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Leeds. Library
- Collection:
- University of Leeds Herbert Read and Barbara Hepworth Correspondence
- Provider:
- University of Leeds. Library
- Genre:
- correspondence and letters (correspondence)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- BC MS 20c Herbert Read/12/265/1
- Fonds Title:
- University of Leeds, Herbert Read Archive
- Fonds Identifier:
- BC MS 20c
- Is_referenced_by:
- University of Leeds Special Collections description: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/745446
- Technical Note:
- Metadata by Ruth Burton, additional metadata by KD.
362. Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, [1966?]
- Title:
- Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, [1966?]
- Description:
- Part of a collection of letters to Sir Herbert Read from Dame Barbara Hepworth (English artist and sculptor) held in the Herbert Read archive at the University of Leeds, UK. The letters span the time period of 1965 to 1968, and discuss art, the art world and their personal lives. Hepworth thanks Read for gifts of books and asks him and Ludo [Margaret Read] to dinner. She reports finishing the work for her New York exhibition.
- Subject:
- Art historians, Women artists, Read, Herbert, 1893-1968, Authors, English--Correspondence, Hepworth, Barbara, 1903-1975, Authors, Poets, Artists--Correspondence, Artists, Authors, English, Art movements, and Poets, English
- Creator:
- Hepworth, Barbara, 1903-1975
- Contributor:
- Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1966?
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- License:
- Writings by Barbara Hepworth © Bowness. This material has been made available on this site for educational and research purposes only. For all other uses please contact Special Collections at the University of Leeds at specialcollections@library.leeds.ac.uk.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Extent:
- 3 pages
- Geographic Coverage:
- England--St. Ives (Cornwall)
- Coordinates:
- 50.19681, -5.47874
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Handwritten. Black ink.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Leeds. Library
- Collection:
- University of Leeds Herbert Read and Barbara Hepworth Correspondence
- Provider:
- University of Leeds. Library
- Genre:
- letters (correspondence) and correspondence
- Archival Item Identifier:
- BC MS 20c Herbert Read/12/265/3
- Fonds Title:
- University of Leeds, Herbert Read Archive
- Fonds Identifier:
- BC MS 20c
- Is_referenced_by:
- University of Leeds Special Collections description: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/745448
- Technical Note:
- Metadata by Ruth Burton, additional metadata by KD.
363. Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, March 30, 1966
- Title:
- Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, March 30, 1966
- Description:
- Part of a collection of letters to Sir Herbert Read from Dame Barbara Hepworth (English artist and sculptor) held in the Herbert Read archive at the University of Leeds, UK. The letters span the time period of 1965 to 1968, and discuss art, the art world and their personal lives. Hepworth thanks Read and Ludo [Margaret Read] for their recent visit and looks forward to a visit to Tresco. She discusses attendance at a meeting at the Tate Gallery.
- Subject:
- Art historians, Authors, Authors, English--Correspondence, Authors, English, Artists, Poets, English, Women artists, Read, Herbert, 1893-1968, Poets, Artists--Correspondence, Art movements, and Hepworth, Barbara, 1903-1975
- Creator:
- Hepworth, Barbara, 1903-1975
- Contributor:
- Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1966-03-30
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- License:
- Writings by Barbara Hepworth © Bowness. This material has been made available on this site for educational and research purposes only. For all other uses please contact Special Collections at the University of Leeds at specialcollections@library.leeds.ac.uk.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Geographic Coverage:
- England--St. Ives (Cornwall)
- Coordinates:
- 50.19681, -5.47874
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Handwritten. Black ink.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Leeds. Library
- Collection:
- University of Leeds Herbert Read and Barbara Hepworth Correspondence
- Provider:
- University of Leeds. Library
- Genre:
- correspondence and letters (correspondence)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- BC MS 20c Herbert Read/12/265/4
- Fonds Title:
- University of Leeds, Herbert Read Archive
- Fonds Identifier:
- BC MS 20c
- Is_referenced_by:
- University of Leeds Special Collections description: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/745449
- Technical Note:
- Metadata by Ruth Burton, additional metadata by KD.
364. Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, September 25, [1966?]
- Title:
- Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, September 25, [1966?]
- Description:
- Part of a collection of letters to Sir Herbert Read from Dame Barbara Hepworth (English artist and sculptor) held in the Herbert Read archive at the University of Leeds, UK. The letters span the time period of 1965 to 1968, and discuss art, the art world and their personal lives. Hepworth writes about health issues and Read's courage.
- Subject:
- Women artists, Artists, Art historians, Poets, English, Art movements, Authors, Poets, Hepworth, Barbara, 1903-1975, Authors, English--Correspondence, Read, Herbert, 1893-1968, Authors, English, and Artists--Correspondence
- Creator:
- Hepworth, Barbara, 1903-1975
- Contributor:
- Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1966?-09-25
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- License:
- Writings by Barbara Hepworth © Bowness. This material has been made available on this site for educational and research purposes only. For all other uses please contact Special Collections at the University of Leeds at specialcollections@library.leeds.ac.uk.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Extent:
- 2 pages
- Geographic Coverage:
- England--St. Ives (Cornwall)
- Coordinates:
- 50.19681, -5.47874
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Handwritten. Blue ink.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Leeds. Library
- Collection:
- University of Leeds Herbert Read and Barbara Hepworth Correspondence
- Provider:
- University of Leeds. Library
- Genre:
- correspondence and letters (correspondence)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- BC MS 20c Herbert Read/12/265/5
- Fonds Title:
- University of Leeds, Herbert Read Archive
- Fonds Identifier:
- BC MS 20c
- Is_referenced_by:
- University of Leeds Special Collections description: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/745450
- Technical Note:
- Metadata by Ruth Burton, additional metadata by KD.
365. Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, November 08, 1966
- Title:
- Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, November 08, 1966
- Description:
- Part of a collection of letters to Sir Herbert Read from Dame Barbara Hepworth (English artist and sculptor) held in the Herbert Read archive at the University of Leeds, UK. The letters span the time period of 1965 to 1968, and discuss art, the art world and their personal lives. Hepworth writes about health issues and looks forward to meeting Read the following week.
- Subject:
- Art historians, Poets, English, Art movements, Poets, Hepworth, Barbara, 1903-1975, Authors, Authors, English--Correspondence, Read, Herbert, 1893-1968, Women artists, Artists, Authors, English, and Artists--Correspondence
- Creator:
- Hepworth, Barbara, 1903-1975
- Contributor:
- Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1966-11-08
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- License:
- Writings by Barbara Hepworth © Bowness. This material has been made available on this site for educational and research purposes only. For all other uses please contact Special Collections at the University of Leeds at specialcollections@library.leeds.ac.uk.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Geographic Coverage:
- England--St. Ives (Cornwall)
- Coordinates:
- 50.19681, -5.47874
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Typewritten. Handwritten note at bottom of the page "Dearest Herbert Do take care". Signed Barbara.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Leeds. Library
- Collection:
- University of Leeds Herbert Read and Barbara Hepworth Correspondence
- Provider:
- University of Leeds. Library
- Genre:
- letters (correspondence) and correspondence
- Archival Item Identifier:
- BC MS 20c Herbert Read/12/265/6
- Fonds Title:
- University of Leeds, Herbert Read Archive
- Fonds Identifier:
- BC MS 20c
- Is_referenced_by:
- University of Leeds Special Collections description: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/745451
- Technical Note:
- Metadata by Ruth Burton, additional metadata by KD.
366. Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, December 08, 1966
- Title:
- Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, December 08, 1966
- Description:
- Part of a collection of letters to Sir Herbert Read from Dame Barbara Hepworth (English artist and sculptor) held in the Herbert Read archive at the University of Leeds, UK. The letters span the time period of 1965 to 1968, and discuss art, the art world and their personal lives. Hepworth is pleased to have had a visit from Read's son Tom and his fiancée Celia. She discusses the Tate gallery's potential acquisition of ""WHAM"" [WHAAM! by Roy Lichtenstein].
- Subject:
- Hepworth, Barbara, 1903-1975, Artists, Authors, Artists--Correspondence, Read, Herbert, 1893-1968, Women artists, Poets, Poets, English, Art historians, Authors, English, Authors, English--Correspondence, and Art movements
- Creator:
- Hepworth, Barbara, 1903-1975
- Contributor:
- Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1966-12-08
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- License:
- Writings by Barbara Hepworth © Bowness. This material has been made available on this site for educational and research purposes only. For all other uses please contact Special Collections at the University of Leeds at specialcollections@library.leeds.ac.uk.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Geographic Coverage:
- England--St. Ives (Cornwall)
- Coordinates:
- 50.19681, -5.47874
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Typewritten. Handwritten note at top of the page "Personal" and at the end of the letter "You can quote me if need be". Signed Barbara.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Leeds. Library
- Collection:
- University of Leeds Herbert Read and Barbara Hepworth Correspondence
- Provider:
- University of Leeds. Library
- Genre:
- correspondence and letters (correspondence)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- BC MS 20c Herbert Read/12/265/7
- Fonds Title:
- University of Leeds, Herbert Read Archive
- Fonds Identifier:
- BC MS 20c
- Is_referenced_by:
- University of Leeds Special Collections description: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/745452
- Technical Note:
- Metadata by Ruth Burton, additional metadata by KD.
367. Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, January 18, 1967
- Title:
- Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, January 18, 1967
- Description:
- Part of a collection of letters to Sir Herbert Read from Dame Barbara Hepworth (English artist and sculptor) held in the Herbert Read archive at the University of Leeds, UK. The letters span the time period of 1965 to 1968, and discuss art, the art world and their personal lives. Hepworth writes about Read's health issues and her own. She makes plans to meet Read and Ludo [Margaret Read] after a February visit to the Tate gallery.
- Subject:
- Artists, Authors, Art historians, Women artists, Artists--Correspondence, Authors, English--Correspondence, Poets, English, Read, Herbert, 1893-1968, Poets, Hepworth, Barbara, 1903-1975, Authors, English, and Art movements
- Creator:
- Hepworth, Barbara, 1903-1975
- Contributor:
- Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1967-01-18
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- License:
- Writings by Barbara Hepworth © Bowness. This material has been made available on this site for educational and research purposes only. For all other uses please contact Special Collections at the University of Leeds at specialcollections@library.leeds.ac.uk.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Extent:
- 3 pages
- Geographic Coverage:
- England--St. Ives (Cornwall)
- Coordinates:
- 50.19681, -5.47874
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Handwritten. Black ink. Signed Barbara.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Leeds. Library
- Collection:
- University of Leeds Herbert Read and Barbara Hepworth Correspondence
- Provider:
- University of Leeds. Library
- Genre:
- correspondence and letters (correspondence)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- BC MS 20c Herbert Read/12/265/8
- Fonds Title:
- University of Leeds, Herbert Read Archive
- Fonds Identifier:
- BC MS 20c
- Is_referenced_by:
- University of Leeds Special Collections description: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/745453
- Technical Note:
- Metadata by Ruth Burton, additional metadata by KD.
368. Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, June 28, 1967
- Title:
- Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, June 28, 1967
- Description:
- Part of a collection of letters to Sir Herbert Read from Dame Barbara Hepworth (English artist and sculptor) held in the Herbert Read archive at the University of Leeds, UK. The letters span the time period of 1965 to 1968, and discuss art, the art world and their personal lives. Hepworth looks forward to leaving hospital, having broken her leg, and hopes to read, paint and listen to music.
- Subject:
- Hepworth, Barbara, 1903-1975, Poets, Authors, English--Correspondence, Art historians, Authors, English, Art movements, Poets, English, Read, Herbert, 1893-1968, Authors, Artists--Correspondence, Women artists, and Artists
- Creator:
- Hepworth, Barbara, 1903-1975
- Contributor:
- Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1967-06-28
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- License:
- Writings by Barbara Hepworth © Bowness. This material has been made available on this site for educational and research purposes only. For all other uses please contact Special Collections at the University of Leeds at specialcollections@library.leeds.ac.uk.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Extent:
- 3 pages
- Geographic Coverage:
- England--St. Ives (Cornwall)
- Coordinates:
- 50.19681, -5.47874
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Handwritten. Black ink. Signed Barbara.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Leeds. Library
- Collection:
- University of Leeds Herbert Read and Barbara Hepworth Correspondence
- Provider:
- University of Leeds. Library
- Genre:
- correspondence and letters (correspondence)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- BC MS 20c Herbert Read/12/265/9
- Fonds Title:
- University of Leeds, Herbert Read Archive
- Fonds Identifier:
- BC MS 20c
- Is_referenced_by:
- University of Leeds Special Collections description: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/745454
- Technical Note:
- Metadata by Ruth Burton, additional metadata by KD.
369. Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, August 02, 1967
- Title:
- Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, August 02, 1967
- Description:
- Part of a collection of letters to Sir Herbert Read from Dame Barbara Hepworth (English artist and sculptor) held in the Herbert Read archive at the University of Leeds, UK. The letters span the time period of 1965 to 1968, and discuss art, the art world and their personal lives. Hepworth discusses her recuperation from a broken leg, and mentions work she has been doing including two new marble carvings and two new bronzes. She refers indirectly to an opportunity that has not been given to Patrick [Heron?].
- Subject:
- Read, Herbert, 1893-1968, Hepworth, Barbara, 1903-1975, Authors, English--Correspondence, Artists--Correspondence, Art historians, Poets, Authors, English, Women artists, Authors, Artists, Art movements, and Poets, English
- Creator:
- Hepworth, Barbara, 1903-1975
- Contributor:
- Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1967-08-02
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- License:
- Writings by Barbara Hepworth © Bowness. This material has been made available on this site for educational and research purposes only. For all other uses please contact Special Collections at the University of Leeds at specialcollections@library.leeds.ac.uk.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Extent:
- 3 pages
- Geographic Coverage:
- England--St. Ives (Cornwall)
- Coordinates:
- 50.19681, -5.47874
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Handwritten. Black ink. Signed "Barbara".
- Physical Repository:
- University of Leeds. Library
- Collection:
- University of Leeds Herbert Read and Barbara Hepworth Correspondence
- Provider:
- University of Leeds. Library
- Genre:
- letters (correspondence) and correspondence
- Archival Item Identifier:
- BC MS 20c Herbert Read/12/265/10
- Fonds Title:
- University of Leeds, Herbert Read Archive
- Fonds Identifier:
- BC MS 20c
- Is_referenced_by:
- University of Leeds Special Collections description: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/745455
- Technical Note:
- Metadata by Ruth Burton, additional metadata by KD.
370. Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, August 06, 1967
- Title:
- Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, August 06, 1967
- Description:
- Part of a collection of letters to Sir Herbert Read from Dame Barbara Hepworth (English artist and sculptor) held in the Herbert Read archive at the University of Leeds, UK. The letters span the time period of 1965 to 1968, and discuss art, the art world and their personal lives. Hepworth talks about her health, a proposed visit to the Tate and Read's family.
- Subject:
- Artists--Correspondence, Read, Herbert, 1893-1968, Authors, English--Correspondence, Poets, Art movements, Hepworth, Barbara, 1903-1975, Women artists, Art historians, Authors, Authors, English, Artists, and Poets, English
- Creator:
- Hepworth, Barbara, 1903-1975
- Contributor:
- Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1967-08-06
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- License:
- Writings by Barbara Hepworth © Bowness. This material has been made available on this site for educational and research purposes only. For all other uses please contact Special Collections at the University of Leeds at specialcollections@library.leeds.ac.uk.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Extent:
- 2 pages
- Geographic Coverage:
- England--St. Ives (Cornwall)
- Coordinates:
- 50.19681, -5.47874
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Handwritten. Black and blue ink. Signed "Barbara".
- Physical Repository:
- University of Leeds. Library
- Collection:
- University of Leeds Herbert Read and Barbara Hepworth Correspondence
- Provider:
- University of Leeds. Library
- Genre:
- correspondence and letters (correspondence)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- BC MS 20c Herbert Read/12/265/11
- Fonds Title:
- University of Leeds, Herbert Read Archive
- Fonds Identifier:
- BC MS 20c
- Is_referenced_by:
- University of Leeds Special Collections description: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/745456
- Technical Note:
- Metadata by Ruth Burton, additional metadata by KD.