Part of a collection of correspondence between Adrian Stokes and Herbert Read spanning from 1934-1962. Stokes was a painter and art critic who also had an interest in psychoanalysis. It was largely due to his efforts and work that the small fishing port of St. Ives became a centre of modernist art culture. In this letter, Stokes expresses this thoughts on some contemporary new releases and Read's autobiography.

In Collection:

• Herbert Read Collection

Creator

• Stokes, Adrian, 1902-1972

Contributor

• Read, Herbert, 1893-1968

Subject

• Anarchists
• Stokes, Adrian, 1902-1972
• Art historians
• Authors, English
• Poets, English
• Authors
• Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
• Painters
• Psychoanalysis
• Art critics
• Poets

Language

• eng

Identifier

• HR/AS-14-17

Date created

• 1934 to 1962?

Resource type

• Text

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 4 pages

Geographic Coverage

• England--Berkshire

Coordinates

• 51.5, -1.25

Additional physical characteristics

• Handwritten in blue ink.

Physical Repository

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

Collection

• Herbert Read Collection

Provider

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

Genre

• correspondence
• letters (correspondence)

Archival item identifier

• File: 9.62

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/xs7h-p087

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