Eight letters from the artist Sir William Rothenstein to the artist Lady Edna Clarke Hall, née Waugh (1879-1979)

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  • Reference
    • GB 70 TGA 728
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1932-1943
  • Physical Description
    • 1 folder

Scope and Content

TGA 728/1: letter dated 30 October 1932 from William Rothenstein.

TGA 728/2: letter dated 02 November 1932 from William Rothenstein.

TGA 728/3: letter dated 31 December 1932 from William Rothenstein.

TGA 728/4: letter dated 26 April 1934 from William Rothenstein.

TGA 728.5: letter dated 21 May 1934 from William Rothenstein.

TGA 728/6: letter dated 27 February 1938 from William Rothenstein.

TGA 728/7: letter dated 02 August 1943 from William Rothenstein.

TGA 728/8: letter dated 08 September 1942 from William Rothenstein.

Administrative / Biographical History

Edna Clarke Hall studied at the Slade School of Art, where she held a scholarship, from 1894 to 1898. She married William Clarke Hall in 1899. A number of exhibitions were held at the Redfern Gallery in London from 1924 to 1941 and she exhibited with the New English Art Club from 1901. She published two books of poetry, 'Poems' (1926) and 'Facets' (1930).

Access Information

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Custodial History

Presented by Lady Edna Clarke Hall in 1972.

Related Material

Supplementary to the Clarke Hall papers (TGA 8226). There is also material in the papers of Sir John Rothenstein (TGA 8726). The majority of Sir William Rothenstein's papers are held at the Houghton Library, Harvard University. Some further Rothenstein material can be found in TGA 962.