‘‘Writings and documentation on and by Ben Nicholson‘, collection owner: Ben Nicholson OM, 1934–79‘, collection owner: Ben Nicholson OM, 1934–79 – Tate Archive

Ben Nicholson papers

1903–82

Available to view online are a selection of items from the personal papers of Ben Nicholson including writings, correspondence and photographs. The manuscripts that have been selected have been written by Nicholson over a large time frame, spanning from the mid 1930s to the early 1980s and cover Nicholson's thoughts on his own art and other artists. The digitised correspondence is between Nicholson and his father, William Nicholson. Furthermore there is a selection of photographs of Ben Nicholson with his friends and family together they provide an insight into his relationship with his father and with his family.

Also available online is correspondence from Henry Moore to Ben Nicholson.

Further details on this collection are available on the archive catalogue.

Collection Owner: Ben Nicholson OM 1894–1982
Collection: Tate Archive
Acquisition: Purchased by the Tate Archive from Ben Nicholson's executors in 1987.
Reference: TGA 8717

233 objects in this collection

Ben Nicholson papers

233 Objects

Title: Writings and documentation on and by Ben Nicholson
Date: 1934–79
Reference: TGA 8717/3

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233 objects in this collection

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Extract from ‘Unit 1’ by Ben Nicholson

Rough notes about the weight of Nicholson’s children written on an envelope

Handwritten document with the heading, ‘Jake’

List of essays with the heading, ‘Essays by Anatole Jakovski’

Typed and handwritten documents with the heading, ‘Paris’

Quotations by Ben Nicholson taken from ‘Circle’

Typescript entitled, ‘Notes on “Abstract” Art’ by Ben Nicholson

Typescript with the heading, ‘Rufty - siamese puss called (Rufflebags)’

Typescript with the heading, ‘De l’art abstract’

Typescript about art in connection with architecture

Typescript by Ben Nicholson for an article published in the ‘Daily Mail’

Typescript of extracts from articles by Ben Nicholson

Extract taken from ‘Ben Nicholson, work from 1948-1954: Volume 2’

Typescript of an interview with Ben Nicholson by The Times

Copy of answers given by Ben Nicholson for an interview

Article by Ben Nicholson written for the Sunday Times

Photocopy of an article with editing by Ben Nicholson

Notes by Ben Nicholson about Helen Sutherland written on the back of a page from an article about Ben Nicholson

First draft of an article by Ben Nicholson with editing

Copy of a typescript with the heading, ‘William Nicholson’

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