| Description | This file includes correspondence sent and received by Petherbridge concerning a wide range of activities undertaken in both a professional capacity as an artist, art educator, and writer, as well as in a personal capacity, including:
-copyright permissions (e.g. Hunterian Art Gallery's use of an image of 'Capriccio Oscuro')
-participation on panels and advisory boards (e.g. RSA's Art for Architecture Panel; The Polytechnics & Colleges Funding Council's Art, Design & Performing Arts Programme Advisory Group)
-invitations to teach/lecture (e.g. Critical Writing Workshop, Public Art Forum; West Surrey College of Art and Design; Public Art Forum and the Royal Institute of British Architects Alliance seminar on Public Art, Architecture and Design; Crafts Council/Tate Gallery Conference, 'Transcripts', with transcript of Petherbridge's talk attached; seminar at the Tate Gallery with visitors from the Ministry of Culture in France; University of East Anglia, Drawing Conclusions on Value and Meaning Symposium)
invitation to events (e.g. private views; parties)
-buyer and seller information (e.g. donation of the drawing 'Ruins 1987' to New Hall, Cambridge)
-journalism (e.g. work for the Financial Times, and Architectural Review)
-drawing reseach for 'The Primacy of Drawing' (e.g. request to visit reading rooms and consult drawings)
-The 'Primacy of Drawing: An Artist's View' exhibition (e.g. reviews, awards)
-exhibitions (e.g. 'The Judgement Against Rushdie 1989' in University Centenary Exhibition, The University of Reading)
-approaches from galleries (e.g. Bruton Street Gallery; Angela Flowers Gallery)
-commissions (e.g. designing a medal for the British Art Medal Society; drawing for Joanna Drew's retirement present)
-personal correspondence (e.g. discussing friendships, work, relationships; travel plans; arrangements to socialise)
-grant and award applications (e.g. grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation; National Art Collections Fund Award for 'The Primacy of Drawing: An Artist's View' exhibition)
-approach from the International Biographical Centre to be included in the publication '2000 Women of Achievement'
-approach to Anna Ward, National Association for the Visual Arts, Sydney, proposing a British Council sponsored visit to Australia
-refusal to write a reference to accompany Jane Bustin's application for a grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation
Of particular note:
-letter from Petherbridge to Anna Ward, National Association for the Visual Arts, Sydney, dated 13 Jan 1991, discussing Petherbridge's loss of interest in Public Art, the success of the touring exhibition 'The Primacy of Drawing', and proposing a British Council sponsored visit to Australia
-letter from Petherbridge to Cecily Sash and Vivien [?], dated 28 Jan 1992, discussing Sash's drawing by Fernand Léger, and Sash's approach to museums and galleries in Cape Town on behalf of Petherbridge regarding an exhibition or residency
-letter from Roger Malbert, Exhibition Organiser at The South Bank Centre, to the National Art Collections Fund, dated 29 Jan 1992, recommending 'The Primacy of Drawing' exhibition for an award, and detailing the success of the exhibition
-letter from Petherbridge to Fritz Keers, dated 4 Feb 1992, discussing her visit to Amsterdam, and Cecily Sash's drawing collection
-letter from Lesley Greene, dated 15 Feb 1992, inviting Petherbridge to lead a workshop on critical writing in public art and craft
-letter from Petherbridge to Angela and Matthew Flowers, dated 7 Feb 1992, discussing the closure of Fischer Fine Arts
-cover letter sent with application for a grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation
-correspondence between Petherbridge and Monika Kinley, dated 11-15 Apr 1992, discussing Kinley's Outsider Archive
-copy of letter sent by Peter Townsend to Jack and Nell Wendler, dated 27 Apr 1992, discussing his resignation from Art Monthly
-letter from Jennifer Morley, Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce, dated 15 Jul 1992, asking Petherbridge whether she would like to be included in a directory of women speakers
-undated draft text, titled 'The Making of The Primacy of Drawing: An Artist's View, authored by Petherbridge
-undated draft text, titled 'A Critical Overview', discussing public art
-exhibition poster for 'Presented by C.A.S' at the Hunterian Art Gallery, Glasgow, featuring 'Capriccio Oscuro', housed in OS portfolio |