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Ben Nicholson papers
Photographs
Photographs of Ben Nicholson taken by family and friends

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: Photographs of Ben Nicholson taken by family and friends
Date: �ڳ�.1902–36��
Reference: TGA 8717/5/7

Showing 21–40 of 82 objects

Photographs of Ben Nicholson working at Park Hill Road

Negative of Ben Nicholson working at Chy-an-Kerris, Carbis Bay

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Photographs of Ben Nicholson with a cat in Chy-an-Kerris, Carbis Bay

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Photographs of Ben Nicholson holding a cat in Chy-an-Kerris, Carbis Bay

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Photograph of Ben Nicholson holding a black cat outside a house in Chy-an-Kerris, Carbis Bay

��1942–55��

Photograph of Ben Nicholson holding a white cat inside a house in Chy-an-Kerris, Carbis Bay

��1942–55��

Photographs of Ben Nicholson drawing on his trip to San Gimignano

Photograph of Ben Nicholson with ‘1953 February (contrapuntal)’ in his St Ives studio

Photograph of Ben Nicholson standing next to his ‘1953 February (contrapuntal)’

Photograph of Ben Nicholson in St Ives

Dame Barbara Hepworth

Photographs of Ben Nicholson sat with his leg up and his arm resting on his knee

Dame Barbara Hepworth

Photographs of Ben Nicholson looking down with his arm resting on his knee

Dame Barbara Hepworth, Ben Nicholson OM

Photograph of Ben Nicholson sat on a wall with his arm resting on his knee

Dame Barbara Hepworth

Photograph of Ben Nicholson wearing plimsolls with his arm resting on his knee

Dame Barbara Hepworth

Photographs of Ben Nicholson wearing a cap with his hand on his hip

Dame Barbara Hepworth

Photographs of Ben Nicholson wearing a cap with his hand on his hip looking to the right

Dame Barbara Hepworth

Photographs of Ben Nicholson wearing a cap with his hand on his hip raising his eyebrows

Dame Barbara Hepworth

Photograph of Ben Nicholson holding ‘1949 October (Roché)’ with ‘1949 October (West Penwith)’ on the wall behind

Studio St. Ives

Photographs of Ben Nicholson looking in the mirror showing his textile designs including c ‘1930 (numbers)’

Studio St. Ives

Photographs of Ben Nicholson holding his cat, Foxy