Papers of Margot Eates and E.H. Ramsden
1890s–1990s
The collection consists of both professional and personal papers with correspondence, photographs, research notes and writings.
The correspondence includes correspondence with artists and figures in the art history world. Particularly notable are 70 letters from Barbara Hepworth (1939-1954), 161 letters from Ben Nicholson (1939-1969) and correspondence relating to Ramsden's writings on contemporary and Renaissance art and sculpture.
The photographs are mainly of sculpture, Renaissance art and plates from Ramsden's publications although there are also personal photographs of Margot Eates, E.H. Ramsden, their families and friends as well as photographs of 'found objects', photo-collages and object collages by Paul Nash.
There are research notes and drafts of Ramsden's writings on contemporary art (including articles on Paul Nash, Barbara Hepworth, Ben Nicholson and Henry Moore) and Renaissance art as well as papers relating to 'Eidos', the arts journal that Eates and Ramsden founded and edited in 1950.
There are also personal and family papers, correspondence and photographs and papers relating to Margot Eates' archeological and museum career Ruth Clark's collection of Paul and John Nash works as Margot Eates was a friend of Ruth Clark's and tasked with the disposal of her Nash collection.
- Collection Owners
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Hartley Ramsden 1904 – 1993
Margot Eates 1913 – 1994 - Collection
- Tate Archive
- Acquisition
- Letters from Ben Nicholson and Barbara Hepworth as well as magazines and a file on modern sculpture and painting were presented to Tate Archive by Margot Eates and E.H. Ramsden, May 1993 in order to assist with research for Tate's exhibition on Ben Nicholson. A further 10 boxes of personal papers were presented by Brian Griffin and Jennifer Spark, Margot Eates and E.H. Ramsden's executors in 1995. A further two boxes and two box files of papers relating to Ramsden's writing was presented by her literary executor Angela Sutton in 1996.
- Reference
- TGA 9310
70 objects in this collection
- Title
- Papers of Margot Eates and E.H. Ramsden
- Date
- 1890s–1990s
- Description
- The collection consists of both professional and personal papers with correspondence, photographs, research notes and writings.
The correspondence includes correspondence with artists and figures in the art history world. Particularly notable are 70 letters from Barbara Hepworth (1939-1954), 161 letters from Ben Nicholson (1939-1969) and correspondence relating to Ramsden's writings on contemporary and Renaissance art and sculpture.
The photographs are mainly of sculpture, Renaissance art and plates from Ramsden's publications although there are also personal photographs of Margot Eates, E.H. Ramsden, their families and friends as well as photographs of 'found objects', photo-collages and object collages by Paul Nash.
There are research notes and drafts of Ramsden's writings on contemporary art (including articles on Paul Nash, Barbara Hepworth, Ben Nicholson and Henry Moore) and Renaissance art as well as papers relating to 'Eidos', the arts journal that Eates and Ramsden founded and edited in 1950.
There are also personal and family papers, correspondence and photographs and papers relating to Margot Eates' archeological and museum career Ruth Clark's collection of Paul and John Nash works as Margot Eates was a friend of Ruth Clark's and tasked with the disposal of her Nash collection. - Reference
- TGA 9310
Showing 1–20 of 70 objects
Dame Barbara Hepworth, recipient: Hartley Ramsden Letter from Barbara Hepworth, mentioning a photograph of ‘Conoid Sphere & Hollow’
Dame Barbara Hepworth, recipient: Hartley Ramsden Letter from Barbara Hepworth to ‘Mr Ramsden’ enclosing a photograph
Dame Barbara Hepworth, recipient: Hartley Ramsden Letter from Barbara Hepworth praising Ramsden’s book (‘An Introduction to Modern Art’)
Dame Barbara Hepworth, recipient: Hartley Ramsden Letter from Barbara Hepworth to [E.H.] Hartley Ramsden about [J.R] Marcus Brumwell
Dame Barbara Hepworth, recipient: Hartley Ramsden Letter from Barbara Hepworth congratulating [E.H.] Hartley Ramsden on an article in ‘World Review’
Dame Barbara Hepworth, recipient: Hartley Ramsden Letter from Barbara Hepworth thanking [E.H.] Hartley Ramsden for money
Dame Barbara Hepworth, recipient: Margot Eates Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Margot Eates promising to sell her a drawing
Dame Barbara Hepworth, recipient: Hartley Ramsden Letter from Barbara Hepworth to [E.H.] Hartley Ramsden about ‘Ulysses’ by James Joyce
Dame Barbara Hepworth, recipient: Hartley Ramsden Letter from Barbara Hepworth discussing [E.H.] Hartley Ramsden’s article about Herbert Read
Dame Barbara Hepworth, recipient: Hartley Ramsden Letter from Barbara Hepworth to [E.H.]Hartley Ramsden promising to send items for an exhibition
Dame Barbara Hepworth, recipient: Hartley Ramsden Letter from Barbara Hepworth to [E.H.] Hartley Ramsden promising to send the sculpture tomorrow
Dame Barbara Hepworth, recipient: Hartley Ramsden Letter from Barbara Hepworth confirming that she has sent the drawings and sculptures
Dame Barbara Hepworth, recipient: Hartley Ramsden Letter from Barbara Hepworth mentioning that she will be exhibiting with Paul Nash
Dame Barbara Hepworth, recipient: Hartley Ramsden Letter from Barbara Hepworth to [E.H.] Hartley Ramsden discussing the development of her work
Dame Barbara Hepworth, recipient: Hartley Ramsden Letter from Barbara Hepworth to [E.H.] Hartley Ramsden about influences in the development of her work
Dame Barbara Hepworth, recipient: Hartley Ramsden Letter from Barbara Hepworth justifying her choice of photographs for Ramsden’s article
Dame Barbara Hepworth, recipient: Hartley Ramsden Letter from Barbara Hepworth about the choice of photographs for [E.H.] Hartley Ramsden’s article
Dame Barbara Hepworth, recipient: Hartley Ramsden Letter from Barbara Hepworth to [E.H.] Hartley Ramsden praising Ramsden’s article for ‘Horizon’
Dame Barbara Hepworth, recipient: Hartley Ramsden Letter from Barbara Hepworth to [E.H.] Hartley Ramsden about her article in ‘Horizon’
