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Papers of Ithell Colquhoun (1906-1988)

°Ú³¦.1700–1987±Õ

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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

  • Papers of Ithell Colquhoun (1906-1988)

    215 Objects

    • General correspondence and related papers

      18 Objects

    • Writings

      36 Objects

    • Artworks

      146 Objects

      • Juvenilia

        14 Objects

      • Art school work

        47 Objects

      • Contents of a folder titled ‘Commercial’

        6 Objects

      • Watercolour, pastel and crayon mural designs

        8 Objects

      • Contents of a folder labelled ‘Child Art’

        14 Objects

      • Contents of a packet labelled ‘Graphomania: mixed colours, pencil, blue’

        57 Objects

    • Surrealism

      15 Objects

Title
Contents of a folder titled ‘Commercial’
Date
°Ú1926–50±Õ
Description
Folder containing prints and proofs of designs.
Reference
TGA 929/4/4

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Coloured print of fish in water

Ithell Colquhoun
1926
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Coloured test print for turkey design

Ithell Colquhoun
[c.1926]
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Drawing of two rams

Ithell Colquhoun
°Ú³¦.1920²õ–1930²õ±Õ
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Design for the cover of ‘Eidos: A Journal of Painting, Sculpture and Design’

Ithell Colquhoun
[May 1950]
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Test drawing for the cover of ‘Eidos: A Journal of Painting, Sculpture and Design’

Ithell Colquhoun
[May 1950]
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Test drawing for the cover of ‘Eidos: A Journal of Painting, Sculpture and Design’

Ithell Colquhoun
[May 1950]
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