Barbara Hepworth Letters to Herbert Read - University of Leeds and University of Victoria
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This collection consists of letters from Dame Barbara Hepworth (1903-1975) to Sir Herbert Read (1893-1968). Sir Herbert Read was a poet, art historian, anarchist, literary critic, philosopher, prolific author and champion of modern artists in Britain. Dame Barbara Hepworth was one of the most influential British artists and sculptors of the 20th century. Their close personal friendship and professional connections which began in the 1930s lasted until Read’s death in 1968.
In these letters Dame Barbara Hepworth discusses the artistic and literary endeavours of herself, Read, and their associates, their philosophical and political views, and personal lives. The letters were originally deposited in separate collections in the University of Victoria, Canada and the University of Leeds, UK and are digitally reunited here for the first time. They offer a rich resource for researchers of modern art and culture which spans four decades and a period of artistic and historical innovation and change.
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Works (102)
91. 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.
92. 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.
93. Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, August 08, 1967
- Title:
- Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, August 08, 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 is grieved to hear of Read's recent health issues. She is excited by Bram's [A.M. Hammacher] foreword to a book on Hepworth's work.
- Subject:
- Authors, Artists--Correspondence, Art historians, Read, Herbert, 1893-1968, Poets, English, Art movements, Hepworth, Barbara, 1903-1975, Women artists, Authors, English, Artists, Poets, and Authors, English--Correspondence
- Creator:
- Hepworth, Barbara, 1903-1975
- Contributor:
- Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1967-08-08
- 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:
- 2 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:
- correspondence and letters (correspondence)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- BC MS 20c Herbert Read/12/265/12
- 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/745457
- Technical Note:
- Metadata by Ruth Burton, additional metadata by KD.
94. Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, Aug 30, 1967
- Title:
- Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, Aug 30, 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 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.
- Subject:
- Art movements, Authors, Authors, English, Artists, Artists--Correspondence, Authors, English--Correspondence, Poets, English, Art historians, Hepworth, Barbara, 1903-1975, Poets, Women artists, and Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
- Creator:
- Hepworth, Barbara, 1903-1975
- Contributor:
- Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1967-08-30
- 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:
- 2 pages
- Geographic Coverage:
- England--St. Ives (Cornwall)
- Coordinates:
- 50.19681, -5.47874
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Hand written. 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/12/265/13
- 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/745458
- Technical Note:
- Metadata by Ruth Burton, additional metadata by KD.
95. Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, August 31, 1967
- Title:
- Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, August 31, 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 apologises for her letter of the day before. She discusses a forthcoming broadcast on her work, and the religious theme and physical setting of some of her work.
- Subject:
- Hepworth, Barbara, 1903-1975, Poets, Art historians, Artists--Correspondence, Women artists, Authors, English, Artists, Poets, English, Authors, English--Correspondence, Read, Herbert, 1893-1968, Authors, and Art movements
- Creator:
- Hepworth, Barbara, 1903-1975
- Contributor:
- Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1967-08-31
- 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 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/12/265/14
- 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/745459
- Technical Note:
- Metadata by Ruth Burton, additional metadata by KD.
96. Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, Oct 19, [1967?]
- Title:
- Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, Oct 19, [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 the state of her broken leg and her garden, and mentions the completion of new work.
- Subject:
- Poets, Artists, Authors, Artists--Correspondence, Authors, English, Women artists, Read, Herbert, 1893-1968, Authors, English--Correspondence, Art historians, Poets, English, Hepworth, Barbara, 1903-1975, and Art movements
- Creator:
- Hepworth, Barbara, 1903-1975
- Contributor:
- Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1967?-10-19
- 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 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/12/265/15
- 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/745460
- Technical Note:
- Metadata by Ruth Burton, additional metadata by KD.
97. Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, October 26, 1967
- Title:
- Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, October 26, 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 mentions forthcoming hospital visits and a meeting at the Tate gallery. A huge 'walk-through' of Hepworth's has been installed.
- Subject:
- Hepworth, Barbara, 1903-1975, Poets, English, Authors, Authors, English, Authors, English--Correspondence, Artists--Correspondence, Artists, Poets, Art movements, Women artists, Read, Herbert, 1893-1968, and Art historians
- Creator:
- Hepworth, Barbara, 1903-1975
- Contributor:
- Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1967-10-26
- 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/12/265/16
- 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/745461
- Technical Note:
- Metadata by Ruth Burton, additional metadata by KD.
98. Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, December 05, [1967?]
- Title:
- Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, December 05, [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 enquires after Read's health and encloses an unnamed 'ridiculous object'. She has been able to walk three steps without aid after six month's convalescence from a broken leg.
- Subject:
- Authors, Art movements, Poets, Women artists, Read, Herbert, 1893-1968, Poets, English, Art historians, Authors, English--Correspondence, Artists, Hepworth, Barbara, 1903-1975, Artists--Correspondence, and Authors, English
- Creator:
- Hepworth, Barbara, 1903-1975
- Contributor:
- Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1967?-12-05
- 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. Page ripped in half.
- 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/12/265/17
- 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/745462
- Technical Note:
- Metadata by Ruth Burton, additional metadata by KD.
99. Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, December 10, 1967
- Title:
- Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, December 10, 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 mentions health and family concerns.
- Subject:
- Artists, Poets, Authors, English, Women artists, Hepworth, Barbara, 1903-1975, Authors, Authors, English--Correspondence, Poets, English, Art historians, Art movements, Artists--Correspondence, and Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
- Creator:
- Hepworth, Barbara, 1903-1975
- Contributor:
- Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1967-12-10
- 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/12/265/18
- 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/745463
- Technical Note:
- Metadata by Ruth Burton, additional metadata by KD.
100. Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, May 06, [1968?]
- Title:
- Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, May 06, [1968?]
- 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 asks Read and Margaret Read to dinner and mentions events in her diary.
- Subject:
- Art historians, Poets, Poets, English, Hepworth, Barbara, 1903-1975, Women artists, Authors, English--Correspondence, Authors, English, Read, Herbert, 1893-1968, Artists--Correspondence, Artists, Authors, and Art movements
- Creator:
- Hepworth, Barbara, 1903-1975
- Contributor:
- Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1968?-05-06
- 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 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/12/265/19
- 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/745464
- Technical Note:
- Metadata by Ruth Burton, additional metadata by KD.