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Edith “Wanty” Thomas

1915–1991

Edith Thomas’s account of a visit to Jankel Adler
© The estate of Edith ‘Wantee’ Thomas

Sketches, letters, etc.

  • Letter from Margaret Miller at the Museum of Modern Art to Edith Thomas about Schwitters’ funeral expenses

    Margaret Miller, recipient: Edith “Wanty” Thomas
    28 January 1948
  • Photocopy of a letter sent to Edith Thomas (‘Wanty’) from [Ernst Schwitters wife, Eve]

    Eve Schwitters, recipient: Edith “Wanty” Thomas
    29 May 1948
  • Photograph of the exterior, including the blue plaque, of Schwitters’ former home, 39 Westmoreland Road, Barnes, London

    Edith “Wanty” Thomas
    [1970s]
  • Transparency of Kurt Schwitters’ memorial stone, Ambleside, Cumbria

    Edith “Wanty” Thomas
    [1980s]
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