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Total number of records: 250

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Archives249
Books and printed items1

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
Maurice de Sausmarez Archive191
Novello Cowden Clarke Collection58
Brotherton Collection20

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
publishing250
letter writing117
art books85
periodicals42
art education39
illustrations27
editing25
family18
art history16
exhibitions14

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
London, United Kingdom104
Genoa, Italy18
Leeds, United Kingdom10
Croagnes, France8
Woodbridge, United Kingdom5
New York, Usa3
Nice, France3
Nottingham, United Kingdom2
Middlebury, Usa1
New Mexico, Usa1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria8
Hunt, James Henry Leigh7
Unwin, Thomas Fisher4
Clarke, Mary Victoria Cowden4
Littleton, Augustus3
A.C. Armstrong and Son2
Gigliucci, Giovanni2
Gigliucci, Valeria2
Holsworth, G.2
Novello, Vincent & Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria1

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From 180055
From 1900188
From 20007

Count of Latest date

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Up to 189949
Up to 1999181
Up to latest20

Archive Collection

Maurice de Sausmarez Archive

De Sausmarez, Maurice (1915-1969)

c.1900-2015

Archive of artist, educator and writer Maurice de Sausmarez (1915-69). The archive comprises an extensive collection of manuscripts of his numerous lectures, articles and publications, incoming corres...

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NOVELLO, (Mary) Sabilla

1838-1904

Financial, artistic, legal and literary material related to (Mary) Sabilla Novello and her short singing career. Includes portraits of her, albums of greetings cards and her illustrations to her siste...

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Writing

1944-2002

Material related to Maurice de Sausmarez's published writing, including drafts, notes, proofs and correspondence concerning various editions of his monograph 'Basic Design: The Dynamics of Visual Form...

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Ben Nicholson

1933-1984

Publications, correspondence, images, notes and assoicated material relating to de Sausmarez's work on the artist Ben Nicholson, particularly the development of the special issue of Studio Internation...

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Bridget Riley

1958-1974

Correspondence, notes, photographs, exhibition catalogues, books and associated material related to the artist Bridget Riley and the development of her relationship with Maurice de Sausmarez, dating f...

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'Basic Design'

1962-2002

Drafts, notes, proofs, correspondence and related material concerning various editions of 'Basic Design: The Dynamics of Visual Form' by Maurice de Sausmarez. The first edition was published by Studio...

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Prints

1851

Engravings after a portrait of Mary Cowden Clarke after a drawing by her sister Emma Aloysia Novello.

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Press cuttings

1838-1911

Press cuttings relating to Clara Anastasia Novello, including performances, obituaries and reviews of the publication 'Clara Novello's Reminiscences' edited by her daughter Valeria Gigliucci and publi...

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Published articles, broadcasts, essays and talks

1944-1997

Published articles, broadcasts, essays and talks by Maurice de Sausmarez on aspects of art and design education and art historical subjects. Includes a number of introductory essays for exhibition cat...

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Correspondence

1948-1969

Letters from and about the artist Ben Nichsolson to Maurice de Sausmarez, including copies of letters from de Sausmarez to Nicholson concerning the development of the special issue of Studio Internati...

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Correspondence, drafts and fragments

1949-1969

Correspondence, drafts and fragments of writing by Maurice de Sausmarez, including book and exhibition reviews, articles for periodicals, letters from publishers and a substantial file of preparatory ...

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Images

1933-1969

Reproductions of paintings, prints and drawings by the artist Ben Nicholson, largely collated for the special issue of Studio International dedicated to Nicholson and edited by Maurice de Sausmarez.

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