Papers, 1900-1913.

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Papers, 1900-1913.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38128728

Collection consists of letters to Conder and to his wife from English and French personnages of the art world. Correspondents include: More Adey, Douglas Ainslie, Charles Ricketts, Charles Shannon, and Walter Sickert. Letters illustrate tastes and aesthetic values of their social class during the early 20th century when art nouveau was in vogue. Also in the collection are several letters about the Conders which were written after their death. One of these letters, addressed to Sir Hugh P. Lane, director, National Gallery of Dublin, gives a biographic sketch of Conder.

1 box (0.5 linear ft.)

University of California, Los Angeles

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SNAC Resource ID: 7400484

University of California, Los Angeles

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Conder, Charles Edward, 1868-1909

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Charles Conder was born in Tottenham, and sent to Sydney by his father as a way of discouraging his interest in art. In Australia, he fell in with an artistic circle, and began taking courses and painting in earnest. Although he later returned to Europe, his Australian work remained among his most vibrant and important. From the description of Charles Conder letters to Horder, 1898-1902. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 50574279 Epithet: artist ...