Letters from Christopher 'Kit' Wood to his mother, 1924

This material is held atTate Archive

Reference
- GB 70 TGA 773/4
Dates of Creation
- Jan-Dec1924
Physical Description
- 1 folder, 145 pieces

Scope and Content

Possibly the most significant event of 1924 was Wood's meeting with Jean Cocteau in November, whose admiration of Wood's work was a source of great encouragement, although he also encouraged Wood in his opium habit. Wood also travelled to Spain with Tony Gandarillas. Letters written from: Paris, Nice, Rome, Florence, Chelsea, Var (France), Barcelona, Madrid, Grenada, Canedel, Villefranch-sur-Mer, (France), Aix-en-Provence, Villefranche and Avignon.

Personal Names

Gandarillas Tony

Archive Record|Table of contents

Photocopied correspondence from or concerning Christopher 'Kit' Wood, and eleven photographs of his paintingsTGA 773

Letters from Christopher 'Kit' Wood to his mother, 1921TGA 773/1

Letters from Christopher 'Kit' Wood to his mother, 1922TGA 773/2

Letters from Christopher 'Kit' Wood to his mother, 1923TGA 773/3

Letters from Christopher 'Kit' Wood to his mother, 1924TGA 773/4

Letters from Christopher 'Kit' Wood to his mother, 1925TGA 773/5

Letters from Christopher 'Kit' Wood to his mother, 1926TGA 773/6

Letters from Christopher 'Kit' Wood to his mother, 1927TGA 773/7

Letters from Christopher 'Kit' Wood to his mother, 1928TGA 773/8

Letters from Christopher 'Kit' Wood to his mother, 1929TGA 773/9

Letters from Christopher 'Kit' Wood to his mother, 1930TGA 773/10

Letter from Augustus John, 28 Mallord St, Chelsea to Mrs WoodTGA 773/11

Letter from John A. Park, The Wharf, St. Ives, to Mrs. WoodTGA 773/12

Letter from the Director, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam to Mrs. WoodTGA 773/13

Letter from Lewis Wallis, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, to Mrs. WoodTGA 773/14

Letter to Winifred 'Doodie' Reitlinger, from Christopher 'Kit' Wood, from ParisTGA 773/15

Letter to Winifred 'Doodie' Reitlinger, from Christopher 'Kit' Wood, from LondonTGA 773/16

Letter to Winifred 'Doodie' Reitlinger, from Christopher 'Kit' Wood, from LondonTGA 773/17

Postcard to Winifred 'Doodie' Reitlinger, from Christopher 'Kit' WoodTGA 773/18

Letter to Winifred 'Doodie' Reitlinger, from Christopher 'Kit' Wood, from ParisTGA 773/19

Letter to Winifred 'Doodie' Reitlinger, from Christopher 'Kit' Wood, from ParisTGA 773/20

Receipt for a painting by Christopher Wood, for Winifred 'Doodie' ReitlingerTGA 773/21

Letter to Winifred 'Doodie' Reitlinger, from Christopher 'Kit' Wood, from TreboulTGA 773/22

Telegram to Winifred 'Doodie' Reitlinger, from Christopher 'Kit' Wood, from ParisTGA 773/23

Letter to Winifred 'Doodie' Reitlinger, from Christopher 'Kit' Wood, from ParisTGA 773/24

Letter to Winifred 'Doodie' Reitlinger, from Frosca Munster, from Paris (postmark)TGA 773/25

Letter to Winifred 'Doodie' Reitlinger, from Frosca Munster, from Paris (postmark)TGA 773/26

Postcard to Winifred 'Doodie' Reitlinger from Jose Luis Plaro, LondonTGA 773/27

Typed letter to Winifred 'Doodie' Reitlinger from the British Commercial Transport Ltd., LondonTGA 773/28

Letter to William Mason from Jean Hugo, Mas de Fourques, Lunel Herault, France, answering Mason's request for information about Wood and Frosca MunsterTGA 773/29

Charles Albert Cingria's article 'Ossianide', a eulogy about Wood, which appeared in '84' Vol.1 (1947-1949)TGA 773/30

Drawing by Kit Wood of coastal scene with boatTGA 773/31

Reproductions of Wood paintings and drawings, with details of photographer, title and/or ownership on reverseTGA 773/32-42