| 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:
-research for 'The Primacy of Drawing' (e.g year long sabbatical taken from the Royal College of Art, to focus on the book; research trip to Denmark)
-invitation to teach/lecture (e.g. discussion of Ingres drawings at National Gallery evening view events; University of Reading; Imperial War Museum sixth form conference)
-participation in seminars/symposiums (e.g. Lines of Desire, Holding the Line, panel discussion)
-personal correspondence (e.g. discussing friendships, work, relationships; travel plans; building work to Sikinos House, arrangements to socialise; christmas cards; 60th Birthday cards, thank you letters)
-invitations to events (e.g. conferences; private views; parties; family weddings)
-broadcasts (e.g. BBC Colin Bell programme; Saturday Review)
-approaches from galleries (e.g. Flowers East ( Angela Flowers); Christie-Wild International, Manhattan)
-correspondence with various students (e.g. asking for advice; discussing work and research)
Of particular note:
-letter from Petherbridge to Marco Goldschmied, President of Royal Institute of British Architects, dated 4 Nov 1999, providing a short statement on the influence of architecture on her work and life
-letter from Petherbridge to Paul Shenfine, dated 14 Aug 1999, discussing war artists, and Petherbirdge's work 'Debris of War'
-letter from Petherbridge to Norman Bryson, Slade School of Art, dated 22 Oct 1999, concerning the Danish artist Vilhelm Hammershøi, and Petherbridge's research for the 'The Primacy of Drawing' |
| Image Caption | Letter from Petherbridge to Paul Shenfine, dated 14 Aug 1999, discussing war artists, and Petherbridge's work 'Debris of War' |