Correspondence, January - June 1953

Containers:

Box 1

Component identifier:

File 8

Content Summary:

Correspondents include J. C Beaglehole, Sir Ernest L. Kennaway, the Public Art Gallery, (Dunedin NZ), the City Art Gallery (Auckland), the Canterbury Museum Trust Board, Spencer Jackson, J. Edwards, Mary B. Crowle, the Alexander Turnbull Library, B. Kroepelien, George Mackaness, the National Art Gallery (NZ), Archie G. Cameron and William F. Taylor.

Dealers' correspondence and invoices include Stanley Crowe, Libreria Antiquaria, Leo S. Olschki (Italy), Bert Crowther, David Strang (NZ), Libraire Orientale et Americaine, Maggs Brothers and George Bayntun. Subjects include the future of the collection, the Sir Joseph Banks' door and facade of his London house, the tour of the Rex Nan Kivell Collection to New Zealand, the Tasman portrait and associated manuscript and typescript notes, Gauguin's 'Le Sourire', the transfer of some New Zealand prints to New Zealand galleries, Governor Arthur Phillip, Thomas Hazelhurst portraits, the Hunter Sketchbook and the portrait of Hunter. Also included is a signed cheque of Nan Kivell's dated 7 May 1953.

Names:

Rex Nan Kivell

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