Handwritten letter signed. James Sutton to Philip Larkin, writing from the army, Sydenham, London.

Reference No:
U DP182/1/12
Dates:
[Aug] 1941
Description:
Discusses art (painting and writing) in relation to Significant and Pure Form; and army life, including the story of falling out with another soldier. Refers to Pitchforth (painter); D. H. Lawrence and 'Lady Chatterley's Lover'; Sickert (painter); El Greco; C zanne; Vincent Van Gogh; (Paul) Gauguin; the films 'Tilly of Bloomsbury' with Jean ?Gillie, 'Ghost Train' with Arthur Askey, 'Duley' with Roland Young and Ann Sothern, 'I Wanted Wings' and 'The Philadelphia Story'; Giotto; W. H. Auden; (Albrecht) Durer; and (George) Bernard Shaw. 23pp.
Format:
Archive Item
Extent:
1 item
Language:
Access Conditions:
Access will be granted to any accredited reader
Repository:
Hull University Archives
Collection:
Letters from James Ballard Sutton to Philip Arthur Larkin