Personal papers of and artworks by Eileen Agar
1917–92
Available online are items a range of Eileen Agar's artworks and writings which shed light on her working methods, including her extensive use of found objects, and her involvement in the Surrealist movement. Artworks which have been digitised include sculptures constructed from found objects and preparatory tracings for her series of paintings of rocks at Ploumanach. Several of Agar's writings and notebooks, which provide some insight into her life, working methods, and reflections on art, can also be seen online.
Details of the remainder of the collection can be found on the Archive catalogue.
- Collection Owner
- Eileen Agar 1899–1991
- Collection
- Tate Archive
- Acquisition
- Bequeathed to Tate Archive by Eileen Agar, 1992.
- Reference
- TGA 9222
239 objects in this collection
- Title
- Glass plate negatives
- Date
- [c.1930–60]
- Description
- This sub-series consists of glass plate negatives of Agar, Joseph Bard and friends, as well as reproductions of plates from botanical and biological books, possibly used by Agar as inspiration for her artwork. A few of the slides have been painted or had patterns stuck to them (for instance TGA 9222/4/8/109-120), presumably by Agar.
- Reference
- TGA 9222/4/8
Showing 1–20 of 124 objects
Eileen Agar Black and white glass lantern slide of Joseph Bard
date not known
Eileen Agar Black and white glass lantern slide of Joseph Bard sunbathing by the side of a pool
date not known
Eileen Agar Black and white glass lantern slide of Eileen Agar in profile
date not known
Eileen Agar Black and white glass lantern slide of Mollie Gordon
date not known
Eileen Agar Black and white glass lantern slide of Mollie Gordon sunbathing by the side of a pool
date not known
Eileen Agar Black and white glass lantern slide of two women sitting on a wall
date not known
Eileen Agar Black and white glass lantern slide of Valentine Penrose
date not known
Eileen Agar Black and white glass lantern slide of Mollie Gordon
date not known
Eileen Agar Black and white glass lantern slide of deck chairs
date not known
Eileen Agar Black and white glass lantern slide of an unidentified boy
[c.1930–60]
Eileen Agar Black and white glass lantern slide of Mary Oliver holding a drink
[c.1930–60]
Eileen Agar Black and white glass lantern slide of an Ursula Goldfinger leaning back in a chair
[c.1930–60]
Eileen Agar Black and white glass lantern slide of an amphora encrusted with shells and barnacles
[c.1930–60]
Eileen Agar Black and white glass lantern slide of Ursula Goldfinger
[c.1930–60]
Eileen Agar Black and white glass lantern slide of Julian Mackintosh on a horse
[c.1930–60]
Eileen Agar Black and white glass lantern slide of an unidentified man
[c.1930–60]
Eileen Agar Black and white glass lantern slide of the head of a woman in Victorian or Edwardian clothes
[c.1930–60]
Eileen Agar Black and white glass lantern slide of Mary Oliver on a bench
[c.1930–60]