Auguste Rodin letters to Gwen John
- NLW MS 22310C.
- File
- 1906-1915
Part of Gwen John manuscripts
Some seventy letters, 1906-1915, to Gwen John from Auguste Rodin.
Rodin, Auguste, 1840-1917.
Auguste Rodin letters to Gwen John
Part of Gwen John manuscripts
Some seventy letters, 1906-1915, to Gwen John from Auguste Rodin.
Rodin, Auguste, 1840-1917.
Part of Gwen John manuscripts
Pocket diary, 1923-1933, of Gwen John containing personal and religious reflections and extracts from various authors.
Part of Gwen John manuscripts
Pocket diary, 1921-1924, of Gwen John containing jottings, mainly relating to painting and drawing.
Part of Gwen John manuscripts
Pocket diary, 1931-1935, of Gwen John containing notes, including personal reflections, notes on technique and method, and rough sketches.
Part of Gwen John manuscripts
Some forty draft letters, 1919-1939, from Gwen John to various correspondents (surnames A-N), including Chloe and Grilda Boughton-Leigh (1) ?1920s, Tom Burns (4) 1927-c. 1928-1929, Father Martin D'Arcy (1) 1933, Mary Constance Lloyd (5) c. 1920-1930, Dorelia McNeill (7) c. 1928-1936, and various members of the John family.
Part of Gwen John manuscripts
Some one hundred and thirty draft letters, [c. 1908]-1938, from Gwen John to various correspondents (surnames P-W), including Rainer Maria Rilke (4) [c. 1910]-1913, Auguste Rodin (57) [c. 1908]-[c. 1916], and Ursula Tyrwhitt (4) 1911-1938.
Draft letters to Véra Oumançoff
Part of Gwen John manuscripts
Some one hundred and five undated draft letters, [c. 1927]-[c. 1932], from Gwen John to Véra Oumançoff, containing mainly personal news and reflections but including references to drawing in church (ff. 13-14, 49); showing her pictures to Véra and the latter's reactions to them (ff. 41, 47, 50, 52-56); the 'dessins du lundi' (ff. 40, 50, 76, 95, 107, 127, 129-130); general reference to her work (ff. 19, 31, 51, 87, 115-116); rough sketches (ff. 79 verso, 83, 86 verso); visits to the Galerie Bernheim (f. 125), and to la Chapelle du Val (f. 124); fragmentary drafts of letters to her godmother (f. 46 verso) and to [?Chloe Boughton-Leigh] (f. 134 verso).
Oumançoff, Véra, 1886-1959
Draft letters to Véra Oumançoff
Part of Gwen John manuscripts
Some eighty-two draft letters, July 1927-April 1932, from Gwen John to Véra Oumançoff, containing mainly personal news and reflections but also including references to John's drawing in church (ff. 1-4, 42 verso); showing her pictures to Véra, and the latter’s reactions to them (ff. 12 verso, 29 verso, 30, 38-40 verso, 66); the 'dessins du lundi' (ff. 56, 78, 97); general references to her work (ff. 21, 23); notes on colours and tones (f. 41); rough sketches (f. 90 verso); the demolition of the mairie [at Meudon] and new buildings going up (ff. 60-62); the dampness of the house where she lives (f. 87); fragmentary drafts of letters to Tom Burns (ff. 34, 53 verso).
Oumançoff, Véra, 1886-1959
Edwin William John letters to Gwen John
Part of Gwen John manuscripts
Some sixty letters, 1910-1938, to Gwen John from her father, Edwin William John.
John, Edwin William, 1847-1938
Part of Gwen John manuscripts
Over forty letters and telegrams, 1939-1945, to Edwin John, as Gwen John's executor and principal legatee, relating to the disposal of her estate.
John, Edwin
Part of Gwen John manuscripts
Some fifty-five letters, 1940-1949, to Edwin John from galleries, dealers and agents, relating mainly to the dispersal of Gwen John's work after her death.
John, Edwin
Part of Gwen John manuscripts
Exercise book, 1910-1912, of Gwen John containing miscellaneous notes and reflections, mainly of a religious character.
Part of Gwen John manuscripts
Exercise book, 1917-1925, of Gwen John containing notes on methodology and impressions of subjects for pictures.
Part of Gwen John manuscripts
Exercise book, 1922, of Gwen John containing extracts copied from printed sources, of a literary and devotional character.
Part of Gwen John manuscripts
Exercise book, 1933, of Gwen John containing a few notes on colours and impressions of subjects for pictures.
Part of Gwen John manuscripts
Exercise book, [c. 1903]-[c. 1904], of Gwen John containing notes on art history and related subjects together with transcripts of verse and prose in English, Welsh and Romani.
Part of Gwen John manuscripts
Exercise book, [?1910]-1912, of Gwen John containing advice on prayer and meditation copied from a printed source.
Part of Gwen John manuscripts
Exercise book, [c. 1913]-1926, of Gwen John containing extracts copied from printed sources, mainly on literary and philosophical subjects, together with draft letters, in French, to Auguste Rodin.
Part of Gwen John manuscripts
Exercise book, 1910-1911, of Gwen John containing extracts copied from various authors, mostly philosophical and religious.
Part of Gwen John manuscripts
Exercise book, [?1920]-1930, of Gwen John containing a few impressions and sparse notes for pictures.