Richard March: Photographs of Sculptures by Ossip Zadkine
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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). ...
Personal correspondence with individuals (1): Duncan, Ronald
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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...
Letters from two correspondents identified by first name only: (1) eight letters (typescript, 1946) from Hanes [ ], of Meade House, together with one letter from March to Hanes (carbon typescript, 24 June, 1946), concerning theatre matters, the 'Tomb' and 'Orlog' (translation), and including p...
Richard March: Contractual Correspondence with Publishers
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Correspondence with several publishers concerning The Darkening Meridian, The Silver Net and The Mountain of the Upas Tree. In respect of the latter work, the file includes a Memorandum of Agreement between March and Editions Poetry London Ltd, dated 1 April, 1948, signed by T Tambimuttu, togethe...