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- George Ivan Smith
- Title
- Extract from George Ivan Smith’s letter regarding Dag Hammarskjöld’s death
- Date
- 22 September 1961
- Medium
- Ink on paper
- Description
- Includes an extract from George Ivan Smith's letter regarding Dag Hammarskjöld's sudden death. He writes about Hammarskjöld's love for Barbara Hepworth's latest gift and his admiration for her works, saying 'she made more impact on him as an artist and as an individual than I can ever adequately describe'.
- Format
- Document - correspondence
- Collection
- Tate Archive
- Acquisition
- Presented by the Barbara Hepworth Estate, January 2013.
- Reference
- TGA 20132/2/1/5/15
Archive context
- The remaining personal papers of Barbara Hepworth TGA 20132 (43)
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- Professional Correspondence TGA 20132/2 (43)
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- Correspondence and publications regarding the commission ‘Single Form’ for the United Nations TGA 20132/2/1 (43)
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- Correspondence with Dag Hammarskjöld TGA 20132/2/1/5 (18)
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- Extract from George Ivan Smith’s letter regarding Dag Hammarskjöld’s death TGA 20132/2/1/5/15