Letter from A.J. Finberg to Herbert Read, December 02, 1930

This letter is from Alexander Joseph Finberg, art historian, art critic, and author who founded the Walpole Society in 1911, to encourage the study of British Art. In this letter, Finberg thanks Read for a favourable review of his book, and expresses his appreciation for Read's view of the painter J.M.W. Turner as a "giant" among English artists.

In Collection:

• Herbert Read Collection

Creator

• Finberg, A. J. (Alexander Joseph), 1866-1939

Contributor

• Read, Herbert, 1893-1968

Subject

• Poets, English
• Art critics
• Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
• Poets
• Authors, English
• Art historians
• Anarchists
• Finberg, A. J. (Alexander Joseph), 1866-1939
• Authors

Language

• eng

Identifier

• 61/64/1-2

Date created

• December 2, 1930

Resource type

• Text

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Geographic Coverage

• England--London

Coordinates

• 51.50853, -0.12574

Physical Repository

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Collection

• Herbert Read Collection

Provider

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Genre

• letters (correspondence)
• correspondence

Archival item identifier

• File: 10.51

Fonds title

• Sir Herbert Edward Read fonds

Fonds identifier

• SC100

Is referenced by

• Special Collections finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/sir-herbert-edward-read-fonds

Date digitized

• 2022 to 2023

Technical note

• Scanning and metadata by Rowan O'Brian and additional metadata by SC.

Rights

• Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.

DOI

•  https://doi.org/10.58066/d0j7-yr69