- Created by
- Marie Seton 1910–1985
- Recipient
- Helene Moody 1902–1978
- Title
- Letter from Marie Seton to Helene Moody, addressed from New Delhi, Swiss Hotel
- Date
- 20 May 1964
- Format
- Document - correspondence
- Collection
- Tate Archive
- Acquisition
- Presented to Tate Archive by Cynthia Moody, the sculptor's niece, 1995.
- Reference
- TGA 956/1/2/58/57
Description
Marie Seton opens this letter by writing about fabric. She goes on to discuss the crisis in India and Nehru's handling of it and the opposition Nehru is experiencing. She refers to her unorthodox cousin/godmother and her connection with the Nehru family. Seton also writes about Menon's opposition to Nehru and an awkward encounter with Menon and subsequent phone call to him. This is followed by a lengthy discourse on Menon, his behaviour and what Seton views as his Messiah complex. The letter concludes with a brief reference to Moody's 'Savacou' and the phoenix-like quality of India.
Archive context
- Papers of Ronald Moody TGA 956 (248)
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- Correspondence TGA 956/1 (84)
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- Correspondence with friends TGA 956/1/2 (84)
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- Letters from Marie Seton TGA 956/1/2/58 (71)