| 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:
-commissions and requests (e.g. inclusion in Stephanie Lipton's proposed book on murals in London; request for images of drawings for the publication 'Design' by Philip Rawson; participation in a group exhibition titled 'Art in Architecture', Derek Latham & Associates; drawing for Andrew Jones Art's daybook)
-gallery consignments (e.g. four drawings to Arthur Andersen & Co)
-involvement with various association and groups (e.g. Art & Architecture; Arts Council Art Panel and Projects Committee)
-invitations to attend events and exhibitions (e.g. to host a series of artist meeting in Essex and Suffolk)
-journalism and writing (e.g. work for Crafts Council, Financial Times; Financial Times funded trip to Madagascar)
-references writtten for Panayotis Cacoyannis and Susan Rosenberg
-buyer and seller information of works of art (e.g. 'Square Inch Field of the Square Foot House'; 'Capriccio Obscuro'; 'Shakti, Vijayanagara')
-invitations to teach/lecture (e.g. Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art; Newcastle upon Tyne Polytechnic; Brighton Polytechnic)
-grant and fellowship applications (e.g. Senior Visiting Artists award, British School at Rome)
-personal correspondence (e.g. travel plans thank you notes; arrangements to meet; financial arrangements)
-interest from the public, other artists, and in particular students about her drawings and journalism
Of particular note:
-letter from Theo Crosby, dated 8 May 1986, concerning Art & Architecture's campaign for percentage legislation
-letter from Ashley Ringshaw, dated 23 May 1986, concerning her thesis on recent designs for the Royal Ballet, with a chapter on 'A Broken Set of Rules' attached
-letter from Paul Neagu, dated 15 Jul 1986, concerning sponsorship for an exhibition at the Serpentine
-correspondence between Petherbridge and Ken Livingston, dated 29 Jul-7Aug 1986, concerning percentage legislation
-draft of letter sent by Petherbridge to Sir Michael Havers, undated, concerning the proposal for Wimbledon School of Art to merge with Kingston Polytechnic
-correspondence between Petherbridge and M. Velayudhan Nair, dated 1986, concerning Nair's paper on the conservation of palm leaves, with paper attached |
| Image Caption | Letter from Petherbridge to Valerie Lyons, dated 27 Mar 1986, concerning a reference for Panayotis Cacoyannis |