Letters from J B Manson to the Earl of Sandwich regarding possible Tate Gallery acquisition's, including works by Andre Dunoyer de Seganzac, John Constable, Algernon Talmage, and Eve Kirk.

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- GB 70 TGA 707/38-44
Dates of Creation
- 1937
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- 7 pieces

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Papers of George Charles Montagu, Earl of Sandwich, Tate Trustee (1934-1941)TGA 707

Correspondence regarding the offer of a position as Tate Gallery Trustee to the Earl of Sandwich and his acceptance.TGA 707/1-8

Memorandum, 'Suggestions as to procedure in selection of art of the Tate Gallery' by the Earl of Sandwich.TGA 707/9

List of English artists, living and deceased, and of foreign artists, by the Earl of Sandwich.TGA 707/10

Letter from Evan Charteris, 118 Eaton Square, London, regarding Earl of Sandwiches memo TGA 707/9TGA 707/11

Letter from J.B.Manson, Director of the Tate Gallery.TGA 707/12

Letter from the Earl of Sandwich to J. B. Manson, regarding a list of artists.TGA 707/13

Letter from Evan Charteris, 118 Eaton Square, London, regarding acquisition policy and the acquisition of a Forain, and a draft reply from the Earl of Sandwich.TGA 707/14-15

Letters from Evan Charteris to the Earl of Sandwich regarding Tate acquisitions, acquisition policy and the relationship between the Tate and the National Gallery and one draft letter in reply.TGA 707/16-25

Correspondence between the Earl of Sandwich and J B Manson regarding the possible acquisition by the Tate Gallery of work by Matthew Smith.TGA 707/26-31

Correspondence between the Earl of Sandwich and Graham Murray, regarding Murray's application for a job at the Tate Gallery and a note from the Earl of Sandwich to J B Manson regarding the same matter.TGA 707/32-36

Letter from the Earl of Sandwich to J B Manson, regarding the possible loan of a Constable.TGA 707/37

Letters from J B Manson to the Earl of Sandwich regarding possible Tate Gallery acquisition's, including works by Andre Dunoyer de Seganzac, John Constable, Algernon Talmage, and Eve Kirk.TGA 707/38-44

Letter from Robin Ironside, Tate Gallery, regarding the return of Earl of Sandwich's Constable drawing.TGA 707/45

Letter from Evan Charteris, 118 Eaton Square, London, regarding Tate Gallery Board of Trustee meetings.TGA 707/46

Letter from J B Manson, Tate Gallery, to the Earl of Sandwich regarding a visit to the New English Art Club by members of the Chantry Bequest Committee.TGA 707/47

Letter from Evan Charteris, 118 Eaton Square, London, regarding acquisitions.TGA 707/48

Letter from J B Manson, Tate Gallery, to the Earl of Sandwich regarding Chantry Bequest acquisitions.TGA 707/49

Letter from J B Manson, Tate Gallery, to the Earl of Sandwich regarding his opinion of 'Lords and Ladies' by Gluck.TGA 707/50

Correspondence between the Earl of Sandwich and W R M Lamb, Royal Academy of Arts, regarding the possible acquisition of works by Duncan Grant.TGA 707/51-52

Letter from J B Manson, Tate Gallery, regarding the acquisition of works by Duncan Grant.TGA 707/53

Letter from J B Manson, Tate Gallery, to the Earl of Sandwich regarding the acquisition of the 'torso' by Wilhelm Lehmbruck, and work by Ambrose McEvoy.TGA 707/54

Letter from Evan Charteris, 118 Eaton Square, London, regarding vacancies on the Tate Gallery Board of Trustees.TGA 707/55

Letter from Mary McEvoy, 107 Grosvenor Road, London, regarding the possible acquisition by the Tate Gallery of a work by Ambrose McEvoy.TGA 707/56

Letter from Evan Charteris, 118 Eaton Square, London,to the Earl of Sandwich regarding the 'torso' by Wilhelm Lehmbruck.TGA 707/57

Letter from Samuel Courtauld, 12 North Audley Street, London, to the Earl of Sandwich regarding the 'torso' by Wilhelm Lehmbruck.TGA 707/58

Letter from J B Manson, Tate Gallery, to the Earl of Sandwich regarding the acquisition of the portrait of the 'Duchess of Marlborough' by Ambrose McEvoy.TGA 707/59

Letter from Evan Charteris, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Exhibition of British Painting, Paris 1938, organised by the British Council, to the Earl of Sandwich.TGA 707/60

Letter from David Fincham, Tate Gallery, regarding Trustee visits to the Royal Academy, and a Philip Connard exhibition.TGA 707/61

Letter from Arthur R Howell, 27 Plyrwuth Road, Penarth, regarding the application for the post of Director of the Tate Gallery.TGA 707/62

Letter from W.R. M. Lamb, Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly, regarding Henri Gaudier-Brzeska's 'Wrestler'.TGA 707/63

Letters from the Earl of Sandwich to William Lamb and David Fincham, regarding 'Horse' by Alan Durst.TGA 707/64-65

Correspondence between the Earl of Sandwich and Mary McEvoy, 107a Grosvenor Road, London, regarding the acquisition of work by Ambrose McEvoy.TGA 707/66-67

Letter from David Fincham, Tate Gallery, to the Earl of Sandwich regarding Alan Durst's 'Horse'.TGA 707/68

Letter from Mary McEvoy, 107a Grosvenor Road, London, to the Earl of Sandwich regarding the work of Ambrose McEvoy.TGA 707/69

Correspondence between the Earl of Sandwich and John Rothenstein, Director of the Tate Gallery, regarding acquisition of a work by Andre Dunoyer de Segonzac.TGA 707/70-72

Letter from Lord Duveen, to John Rothenstein, Director of the Tate Gallery, regarding Duveen's views on sculpture arrangements.TGA 707/73

Correspondence between the Earl of Sandwich and John Rothenstein regarding Henri Gaudier-Brzeska's 'Wrestler', a loan of Charles Conder's 'Beach Scene' and contribution towards the acquisition of Eric Gill's 'Humanity'.TGA 707/74-77

Correspondence between the Earl of Sandwich and Yoi, 6 Viale Lorenzo Magalotti, Florence, regarding the work of Alexander Jamieson.TGA 707/78-79

Correspondence between the Earl of Sandwich and Oliver Brown, the Leicester Galleries regarding Chaim Soutine disowning the work 'Pretre en Soutaine'TGA 707/80-83

Correspondence between the Earl of Sandwich and John Rothenstein, Director of the Tate Gallery, regarding Board meetings and a list of catalogues.TGA 707/84-86

Letter from Ernest Marsh, Empire Art Loan Collections Society, to the Earl of Sandwich regarding damage sustained to Tate paintings whilst on loan.TGA 707/87

Correspondence between the Earl of Sandwich and John Rothenstein, Director of the Tate Gallery, regarding Graham Robertson's gift to the Tate, Tate evacuation of works at the beginning of the Second World War and Rothenstein's trip to the U.S.A.TGA 707/88-91

Correspondence between the Earl of Sandwich and David Fincham, Tate Gallery regarding the instruction for administrative problems for the Tate Gallery during the war, lunchtime concerts, Board meetings and the exhibition of watercolours.TGA 707/92-99

Twenty-five letters between Earl of Sandwich and John Rothenstein, Director of the Tate Gallery.TGA 707/100-124