Stevenson Scott papers relating to Augustus John

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Stevenson Scott papers relating to Augustus John

1923-1949

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Letters from British artist Augustus John to his dealer, Stevenson Scott of Scott & Fowles, and related clippings. Included are three letters, 1929, discussing John's painting, "Chrysanthemum," which Scott had to send back to John before it could be included in his show in New York; one letter, 1942, referring to his portrait of Trelawney Dayrell-Reed, a British archaeologist, and a neighbor, and mentioning that his London studio was hit by a German land-mine; and a letter, 15 June 1943, describing having to interrupt work on the portrait of Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother), consort of King George VI, due to the blitzing of Buckingham Palace. Clippings include two reviews of a 1949 retrospective of Augustus John at Scott & Fowles; one review is by Henry McBride, writing for the New York Sun.

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Scott & Fowles (Firm)

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Art gallery at 667, 590 5th Avenue, New York, N.Y. From the description of Scott & Fowles exhibition catalogs and invitation, [ca. 1915-1917]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122502764 From the description of Scott & Fowles exhibition catalogs and invitation, [ca. 1915-1917]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 756821089 Commercial art gallery; New York, N.Y. Now defunct. Originally established around 1905. Closed ca. 1943. Fro...

Scott, Stevenson

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Stevenson Scott, of Scott & Fowles, was a dealer for British painter Augustus John. From the description of Stevenson Scott papers relating to Augustus John, 1923-1949. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81653062 ...

John, Augustus, 1878-1961

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The Welsh artist Augustus John was a successful painter and draftsman, and a well known bohemian figure. He was in great demand as a portraitist, although his works were often controversial. During WWI he was employed by the Canadian government as a war artist in France. John visited the United States as a guest of the Carnegie Institute in 1923. In 1942 King George VI awarded him the Order of Merit for services to art. From the description of Letters, 1917-ca. 1957. (Getty Research ...