Personal correspondence with individuals (1): Duncan, Ronald
Scope & Content:
An extensive span of letters from Duncan to March, discussing aspects of Duncan's work and life, tracking the development of a mutual friendship, and including various incidental comments on other writers (e.g. Pound, Eliot). The majority of the letters span 1938-1942 and are written on Townsman...
Richard March: Dust-Jacket Design for The Mountain of the Upas Tree
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The original scraperboard artwork for the dustjacket of March, The Mountain of the Upas Tree (Editions Poetry London, 1948). Designed by William Stobbs, with detailed instructions to the blockmaker written on the board. Blue added directly to the image, red provided on a hinged tracing-paper ov...
Richard March: Photographs of Sculptures by Ossip Zadkine
Scope & Content:
Nine black and white photographs of sculptures (and maquettes) by Ossip Zadkine (1890-1967). Two of the photographs are identified by annotations on the verso: a wooden sculpture of Diana (1941) and a fountain statue (female figure in Italian grey stone, photographed in situ, near Lake Como). ...