Autograph letter signed : Renishaw Hall [near Sheffield], to Jane Clark, 1957 July 13.

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Autograph letter signed : Renishaw Hall [near Sheffield], to Jane Clark, 1957 July 13.

Remarking that she is having electricity installed in her bedroom and study at Renishaw Hall and complaining about the chaos; regretting that she is unable to attend the opening of the Ballet Rambert, noting that she will have a house guest (Evelyn Wiel) arriving the day before; noting that she will be in London for the month of August and asking when they will be available to dine; hoping that Kenneth will be able to devote more time to writing; asking about their travel plans for September; mentioning James Purdy's 63 Dream Palace.

1 item (4 p.) ; 20.3 cm

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SNAC Resource ID: 8192503

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Clark, Kenneth, 1903-1983

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Kenneth Clark was an art historian and a patron of the arts. He was born in London, and educated at Winchester and Trinity College, Oxford, where he gained a second class in modern history. In the autumn of 1925, art historian Bernard Berenson asked him to assist him in the revision of his corpus of Florentine drawings. In 1929 he was offered the task of cataloguing Leonardo da Vinci's drawings held at Windsor Castle. In 1931 he was appointed keeper of the Department of Fine Art at the Ashmolean...

Purdy, James, 1914-2009

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James Otis Purdy (July 17, 1914 - March 13, 2009) was an American novelist, short story-writer, poet, and playwright who debuted in 1956. Purdy was born in Hicksville, Ohio, and attended Bowling Green State College (now Bowling Green State University), the University of Chicago and the University of Puebla in Mexico. His most well-known works are the novels "Malcolm" and "The Nephew.": From the guide to the James Purdy papers, 1956-1973, (Ohio University) ...

Clark, Jane, Lady.

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