‘‘Letter and questionnaire sent by Peter Lanyon to J.P. Hodin‘, Peter Lanyon, recipient: Dr J. P. Hodin, 1964‘, Peter Lanyon, recipient: Dr J. P. Hodin, 1964 – Tate Archive

Peter Lanyon, recipient: Dr J. P. Hodin

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Created by: Peter Lanyon 1918–1964
Recipient: Dr J. P. Hodin
Title: Letter and questionnaire sent by Peter Lanyon to J.P. Hodin
Date: 1964
Description: Peter Lanyon's letter recounts in great detail the art scene in St Ives from the mid-1930s, and notes important exhibitions, and the foundation of the Penwith Society of Arts in 1949. The accompanying questionnaire displays Lanyon's fierce opposition to what he considers to be an intrusion of artists from outside Cornwall, who are distorting the 'Cornish Style'.
Format: Document - miscellaneous
Collection: Tate Archive
Acquisition: Accepted by HM Government in lieu of inheritance tax and allocated to Tate, 2006. Accrual presented by Annabel Hodin, 2020
Reference: TGA 20062/8/6/7/8

St Ives School