| Admin/Biog History | In 1991 Petherbridge curated a South Bank Centre exhibition titled ''The Primacy of Drawing: An Artist's View. The exhibition was organised by Robert Malbert, and toured the following venues:
-Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, 21 Sep-3 Nov 1991
-City Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke on Trent, 9 Nov-5 Jan 1992
-Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield, 11 Jan-23 Feb 1992
After the success of the exhibition Petherbridge began turning all the research she had undertaken for the exhibition into a publication. Petherbridge worked on this publication, continuing to research drawing for the next three decades, culminating in the publication Petherbridge, D. (2010) The primacy of drawing : histories and theories of practice. New Haven: Yale University Press. As part of the research for the publication she visited America to study drawings in various museums and galleries. |
| Description | This file includes material concerning Petherbridge's trip to America (Oct-Nov 1992), to study drawings in various museums and galleries, for research for the publication: Petherbridge, D. (2010) The primacy of drawing : histories and theories of practice. New Haven: Yale University Press. It includes correspondence, letters of introduction, research notes, and publicity ephemera such as flyers, newspaper cuttings and press releases.
It also includes planning documents related to the proposal of an exhibition of 'The Primacy of Drawing' in America, with alternative drawings to the 1991-1992, South Bank Centre exhibition.
[For further related material concerning the publication Petherbridge, D. (2010) The primacy of drawing : histories and theories of practice. New Haven: Yale University Press, see DSP/1/38, DSP/1/105, DSP/1/168, DSP/1/170 & DSP/1/171] |
| Image Caption | Proposal for an exhibition titled The Primacy of Drawing: An Artists View, undated |