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Cecil Collins papers

°Ú³¦.1930±Õ–1989

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Available online are sketchbooks, drawings, printmaking studies and poetry by Cecil Collins, including preliminary work for the fool series and for the altarpiece 'The Icon of Divine Light', in Chichester Cathedral.

Two letters to Cecil Collins from artists and critics including Henry Moore, John Piper, Julian Trevelyan and Herbert Read are also available online.

Details of the remainder of the collection can be found on the Archive catalogue.

Collection Owner
Cecil Collins 1908–1989
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Tate Archive
Acquisition
Presented by Mrs Elisabeth Collins in 1992
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TGA 923

302 objects in this collection

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Letters from other individuals
Date
°Ú³¦.1935±Õ–1989
Reference
TGA 923/4/2

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Letter from Henry Moore to Cecil Collins

Henry Moore OM, CH, recipient: Cecil Collins
[c.7 October 1947]

Letter from Henry Moore to Cecil Collins

Henry Moore OM, CH, recipient: Cecil Collins
15 December 1959
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