J.W.F. Stephen - letters received from Sydney Long, 1923-1944
J.W.F. Stephen - letters received from Sydney Long, 1923-1944
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Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1923-1944
Call Numbers
MLMSS 6131
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Manuscripts, Pictures and Prints
Physical Description
Contents
1 folder - 0.02 Meters
Textual Records
Textual Records - (typescript)
Prints
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Copyright status : In copyright
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Eight autograph letters signed by Sydney Long, dated 1928, 1929 and 1944 (with typescript transcriptions). All are addressed to J.W.F. Stephen, an avid collector of Long's etchings. Topics covered include Long's production of prints and oils, etching techniques, his relationships with Stephen and Sydney Ure Smith, his business affairs, his success...
Alternative Titles
Full title
J.W.F. Stephen - letters received from Sydney Long, 1923-1944
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Author / Artists
Contextual Information
Source
Acquired from Tom Silver in 1995
Administrative / Biographical history
Sydney Long, painter and etcher mainly of pastorals and idylls, was born in Goulburn, NSW, in 1871. He achieved success with paintings such as "Pan", "Midday", "Flamingoes" and "Spirit of the Plains". From 1910 to 1921 he was in England where he learned etching. His etchings were much in vogue in Australia in the 1920s and 1930s but with the collap...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MLMSS 6131
Record Identifier
9yMdwqE9
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9yMdwqE9
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Reference code
119865
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