The series comprises photocopies of letters, mainly written by Augustus John to his friends and sitters relating to his artwork and family matters and also to works on him such as Lillian Browse, Augustus John Drawings (London, 1941) and David Cecil (ed.), Fifty-two Drawings (London, 1957).
John, Augustus, 1878-1961
The file comprises corrected notes, photocopies of paintings chosen for the colour section, position guide, captions and a list of acknowledgements, [1996].
National Portrait Gallery exhibitions
The file comprises correspondence, 1972-1975, relating to the organising of the 'Paintings and Drawings' and 'Life and Times' exhibitions at the National Portrait Gallery, London, 1975, mainly letters from Roy Strong, its director, together with minutes of a meeting held in 1974 and a list of the main room titles for 'The Life and Times' exhibition and a 'Select list of paintings in Great Britain and Ireland'.
Strong, Roy C.
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa,
The file comprises a letter, 1995, from the archivist at the Gallery enclosing a photocopy of a letter, 1922, from Augustus John relating to the copyright of a painting sold to the Gallery and correspondence, 1923-1971, relating to the artist's cartoon 'Canadians opposite Lens', 1917-1918, and other works by him. Also included is a list of its Augustus John holdings.
National Gallery of Canada.
The file comprises unidentified and incomplete papers, [1968x1995], in the hand of Michael Holroyd and others.
The file comprises a notebook containing miscellaneous research notes about Lytton Strachey, but mainly on Augustus John.
Michael Holroyd (Augustus John) Research Papers,
The fonds comprises the research papers of Michael Holroyd mainly relating to his biography of Augustus John originally published in 1974-1975, other editions and the revised edition published in 1996. These include letters from the John family, researchers, British and foreign repositories, photocopies of letters from Augustus John to his family, letters to fellow artists, his writer friends and members of the Gypsy Lore Society; reminiscences of friends and family; press cuttings relating to his works; papers relating to Augustus John's autobiography Chiaroscuro published in 1952, including publishing contracts; photocopies of writings by Augustus John; publishing agreements and book reviews of the biography. Also included are exhibition addresses on the artist by Michael Holroyd; scripts written about him and Gwen John by others, papers relating to the book co-written by Michael Holroyd and Malcolm Easton, The art of Augustus John (London, 1974), together with some research papers relating to Gwen John and to other projects.
Holroyd, Michael
The file comprises letters, [1968]-[1998], from Charles Tennyson (3), Peter Terson (5), Caitlin Thomas (2), Lisa T[ickner] (3), Ruthven Todd (2), William J. Weatherby (3), Sir Charles Wheeler (3), Emlyn Williams (2) and Dora Yates (11). Letters from unidentified correspondents are also included.
Tennyson, Charles, Sir, 1879-
The file comprises photocopies of letters, [1938]-[1960], to his daughter Vivien John (afterwards White).
Letters to Tristan de Vere Cole
The file comprises photocopies of letters written by Augustus John, [1943]-[1958], to his son Tristan de Vere Cole.
De Vere Cole, Tristan, 1935-
Letters to Thelma and Maud Cazalet
The file comprises photocopies of transcripts of letters from Augustus John to Thelma Cazalet, 1934-1959, and to Maud ('Molly') Cazalet, 1939-1951.
The file comprises photocopies of letters from Augustus John to Thomas W. Earp, [1938]-[1956], together with a photocopy of a letter, 28 July 1926, from the latter, relating to Augustus John's portrait of him in Ischia, [1925].
The file comprises photocopies of letters, [1946]-[1959], including Augustus John's tribute to Lady Matthew Smith [née Gwen Salmond], January 1958, together with photocopies of letters, [1941]-[1958], from Vivien White to Sir Matthew Smith and a letter from 'Dodo', [1941x1961].
Letters to Sir John Rothenstein
The file comprises photocopies of letters and telegrams, [1917]-[1959].
Letters to Sir Charles Wheeler
The file comprises photocopies of letters, [1958]-1961.
The file comprises photocopies and some transcripts of correspondence between Augustus John and Sean O'Casey, [1928]-1952.
The file comprises photocopies of letters, [1907]-1912, from Augustus John to Scott Macfie, secretary and editor of the Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society, and from the latter to the artist, [1910]-[1912], together with a photocopy of Augustus John's article 'Russian gypsies at Marseilles and Milan' and 'The songs of Fabian de Castro, El Gypatano', Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society. Also included are extracts of a letter, 1914, from Augustus John to Scott Macfie.
The file comprises transcripts of extracts from letters written by Augustus John to his granddaughter Sara John, [1959]-1961, discussing his painting of her. The original letters were purchased by NLW in January 2004 (NLW MS 23922D, ff. 12-25).
The file comprises photocopies of letters written by Augustus John, 1956-1961, to his son Robin, together with a photocopy of a letter, 1961, from David John to Robin.
The file comprises copies of letters, 1994-1995, sent by Michael Holroyd relating to information about new holdings of Augustus John papers and the preface to his revised edition of the biography.