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Special Collections and Galleries

Man Behind the Moderns: Highlights from the Herbert Read Collection

Wednesday 22 March 2023 — 0 Comments

A black-and-white photograph of a young Herbert Read in military uniform. His arms are folded and he is looking straight to camera.

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Man Behind the Moderns: Herbert Read’s Early Artistic Associations

Wednesday 25 January 2023 — 0 Comments

An oil painting on board, featuring varied brushstrokes of brown, white and red paint to create an abstract representation of the Piazza San Marco, Venice.

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Man Behind the Moderns: Christmas and Birthday Gifts to Herbert Read

Wednesday 14 December 2022 — 0 Comments

A black-and-white photograph of an older Herbert Read wearing a suit and sat at a desk filled with books and papers in his study at Stonegrave House. In front of him on a small table sits a curved sculpture, made from Perspex and nylon strings. Behind him are a row of bookshelves, a tall wooden sculpture and a wrought iron sculpture.

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Man Behind the Moderns: Researching the Art Collection of Herbert Read

Wednesday 2 November 2022 — 1 Comment

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‘Knight Poet Anarchist’

Wednesday 30 September 2020 — 0 Comments

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‘An affair of letters?’ The correspondence of Herbert Read and Margaret Ludwig

Wednesday 2 September 2020 — 0 Comments

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Art in an Electric Atmosphere

Wednesday 11 September 2019 — 0 Comments

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Yours ever, Herbert

Thursday 28 June 2018 — 0 Comments