Papers of Ithell Colquhoun (1906-1988)
°Ú³¦.1700–1987±Õ
Items available online are a range of works by Ithell Colquhoun including early watercolours and writings. The collection also includes: correspondence from leading figures in the art world from Man Ray to Lady Ottoline Morrell; records relating to Ithell's interest in the Occult; and surrealist paintings produced by her students.
Also available to view online from this collection is a typescript entitled, 'Recollection of Kurt Schwitters' - an article by Ithell Colquhoun about Schwitters' life and her acquaintance with him.
Details of the remainder of the collection can be found on the archive catalogue.
- Collection Owner
- Ithell Colquhoun 1906–1988
- Collection
- Tate Archive
- Acquisition
- Bequeathed by Ithell Colquhoun to the Tate Archive
- Reference
- TGA 929
215 objects in this collection
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Papers of Ithell Colquhoun (1906-1988)
215 Objects
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General correspondence and related papers
18 Objects
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Writings
36 Objects
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Prose
28 Objects
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Short story titled ‘The Applicant’, earlier called ‘The Model’
1 Object
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Notes and drafts for a travel book titled ‘The Living Stones: Cornwall’, published by Peter Owen
24 Objects
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Writing titled ‘Notes on Automatism’
1 Object
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Essay entitled: ‘Recollection of Kurt Schwitters’
1 Object
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Poetry
7 Objects
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Lectures
1 Object
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Artworks
146 Objects
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Surrealism
15 Objects
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- Title
- Draft typescript with some alterations
- Date
- °Ú³¦.1950–7±Õ
- Reference
- TGA 929/2/1/35/4
