| Admin/Biog History | Petherbridge visited India between 18 Oct-17 Dec 1987, for a second British Council organised lecture tour, which coincided with her 'Temple and Tenement' exhibition tour around India. She visited places in Southern and Eastern India, including: Hyberabad, Madras [Chennai], Delhi, Calcutta [Kolkata], Santiniketan, Bombay [Mumbai], Madra, Pradesh, Sanchi, Gujarat, Kanara [Canara, Karavali] and Kerala.
During the tour Petherbridge took part in the Henry Moore Symposium in Delhi, lecturing on Moore's influence (or lack of) on sculptors who were currently working in the field of monumental and public art.
Petherbridge also lectured on other topics throughout the tour covering subjects such as her own work, the new museum phenomenon, and the indian influence.
At the end of the tour she visited Australia for a month before returning to London. |
| Description | This file includes extensive correspondence with staff at the British Council both in the UK and India, concerning the organisation and financial arrangements for the lecture and exhibition tour (18 Oct-17 Dec 1987). It also includes correspondence to Howard Hodgkin and Anthony Caro requesting slides of their work for her lecture tour.
Also includes:
-publicity ephemera from the Petherbridge's exhibition and lecture tour
-invitation cards for events
-travel notes
-travel ephemera (e.g. receipts, maps and newspaper cuttings)
-ephemera from exhibitions visited including an exhibition catalogue, for 'Exhibition of recent water colours : Arpita Singh, Madhvi Parekh, Nalini Malani, Nilima Sheikh''
Of particular interest:
-letter from Petherbridge to Zarin Chaudhury, dated 12 May 1987, discussing the tour itinerary and suggestion of topics which she could lecture on
-letter from Sheila M Daryanani, Specialist Tours Department, British Council, dated 12 Jun 1987, discussing the purpose of the tour
-letter from Sue Brown, Assistant to Anthony Caro, dated 8 Oct 1987, concerning slides of Caro's work and the work of art 'India'
-draft lecture text and research notes for Petherbridge's lecture given at the Henry Moore Symposium, 'Moore and Monumentalism'
-copy of lecture text delivered by Satish Gujral at the Henry Moore Symposium, titled 'Art and Architecture - Synthesis or Manipulation'
[For further related material concerning Petherbridge's trips to India 1985-1986 and 1987, and subsequent exhibition see DSP/1/70, DSP/1/71, DSP/1/72, DSP/1/73, DSP/1/81, DSP/1/82, DSP/1/83, DSP/5/9, DSP/5/10, DSP/5/11, DSP/5/12 & DSP/5/13] |