| Description | This file contains material relating to two exhibtions of works by Alexander Cozens held at Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield, in Autumn 1946 and the Tate Gallery between 20 Dec 1946-28 Feb 1947, including:
-two letters from L. Ablett, [undated], concerning a work by Alexander Cozens reproduced in the Times which is similar to a work in their own collection
-five letters from Charles F. Bell, dated between 22 Jul 1946-3 Jul 1947, concerning disscussion of Alexander Cozens' life in reference to the Beckford letters, with some references to John Robert Cozens
-letter from Margaret [Caroll], Graves Art Gallery, dated 22 Nov 1946, concerning photographs of works by Alexander Cozens
-two letters from Coley [E. Horsman Coles], dated 15 Dec 1946 [the second letter is undated], concerning his offer to gift some Alexander Cozens 'blot' paintings to Oppé
-letter from Lawrence Gowing, dated 3 Jan 1947, concerning an appreciative review of the Tate exhibition
-letter from H. Granville Fell, The Connoisseur, dated 17 January 1947, requesting to reproduced the work, 'Dead trees in a landscape' by Alexander Cozens in a review of the Tate exhibition by Adrian Bury
-letter from R.P. Gossop, the Art-Workers' Guild, dated 29 Jan 1947, concerning a request for Oppé to give a lecture on Alexander Cozens in connection with the Tate exhibiton
-two letters from Alfred A. Longden, Director of Fine Art, the British Coucil, dated 20 Jan & 6 Feb 1947, concerning a discussion about doing an Alexander Cozens exhibition outside of Britain. Also includes a related letter from John Rothenstein, dated 2 Jan 1947
-two letters from Norman Lupton, dated 28 Aug 1946 & 19 Mar 1947, concerning two works by Alexander Cozens, 'Coast scene' and 'Landscape composition' (No. 26 in the Tate catalogue)
-three letters from C.R.N. Routh, dated between 23 Jul 1946-13 Mar 1947, concerning the loan of works by Alexander Cozens and some details regarding his biography, in connection to Eton
-letter from C.W.N. Turner, dated 23 Feb 1947, concerning the Tate exhibition
-two letters from John Wheatley, Director of Graves Art Gallery, dated 8 Oct 1946 & 18 Apr 1947, concerning logistical matters in connection with the exhibition
-two letters from R..H Wilenski, dated 13 & 21 Dec 1946, concerning some queries about the details about Cozens in C.H. Collins-Baker's book, 'British Painting'
-two annotated copies of the catalogue for the 1946 Graves Art Gallery exhibition
-two edited draft scripts for Oppé's talk on Alexander Cozens delivered on the radio broadcast, The visual arts. 1946. BBC Third Programme. 21 Nov, 20:45. This appears to have been used as promotion for the exhibition
-ten newspaper and magazine cuttings of reviews and commentary surrounding the exhibitions, dated between 5 Jul 1946-12 Feb 1947
-two draft catalogue entries for works by Alexander Cozens, 'Landscape composition' and 'Coast scene with cottage', both are marked as 'not used' |