Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, June 02, 1968

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 has been trying to rest, and has been reading Read's books and enjoying her garden. She wishes to learn from Read's courage and his strength.

In Collection:

• Barbara Hepworth Letters to Herbert Read - University of Leeds and University of Victoria

Creator

• Hepworth, Barbara, 1903-1975

Contributor

• Read, Herbert, 1893-1968

Subject

• Art movements
• Artists
• Authors, English
• Poets, English
• Artists--Correspondence
• Art historians
• Hepworth, Barbara, 1903-1975
• Poets
• Authors
• Women artists
• Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
• Authors, English--Correspondence

Language

• eng

Date created

• June 2, 1968

Resource type

• Text

Rights statement

• In Copyright

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
• letters (correspondence)

Archival item identifier

• BC MS 20c Herbert Read/12/265/20

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/745465

Technical note

• Metadata by Ruth Burton, additional metadata by KD.

Rights

• 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.

DOI

•  https://doi.org/10.58066/r1zz-4x91

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