Collection of sixty-eight letters, cards and telegrams from Christopher Wood to Frosca Munster concerning her, his love, their relationship, his painting and mutual acquaintances Tony de Gandarillas and Winifred Nicholson.

This material is held atTate Archive

Reference
- GB 70 TGA 723/5-75
Dates of Creation
- 1928-1930
Physical Description
- 2 folders

Scope and Content

Also two telegrams from Frosca Munster to Christopher Wood and a postcard from Max Jacob to Christopher Wood

English translations available

Note

TGA 723/10-12, 14 and 31 are on postcards showing views of Cornwall. TGA 723/61 is missing.

Archive Record|Table of contents

Letters, papers, artworks, photographs and press cuttings on the painter (John) Christopher WoodTGA 723

Drawing by Christopher Wood inscribed "Max Jacob à son ami Kit, Trébou 20 Juillet 30"TGA 723/1

Card sent from Christopher Wood, mock-Slavic language, with drawing of a bird on attached piece of gummed paperTGA 723/2

Book of sketches and lists by Christopher WoodTGA 723/3

Photograph of a pencil sketch of Christopher Wood by Jean Cocteau, inscribed in ink "a Jeanne de Kit 1927 une bonne année"TGA 723/4

Collection of sixty-eight letters, cards and telegrams from Christopher Wood to Frosca Munster concerning her, his love, their relationship, his painting and mutual acquaintances Tony de Gandarillas and Winifred Nicholson.TGA 723/5-75

Three visiting cards from Christopher Wood, and one from Tony de GandarillasTGA 723/76

Copy (by Frosca Munster) of a letter from Christopher Wood to his father at the age of eightTGA 723/77

Letter from Christopher Wood, CINERIA, 59 rue BonaparteTGA 723/78

Two letters from Rene Crevel, La Moubra, Montana, to Frosca Munster regarding Kit and friendshipTGA 723/79-80

Letter from Jean Cocteau to Frosca Munster regarding poemsTGA 723/81

Two reports concerning events leading up to Christopher Wood's death, one by a private detective, the other by MunsterTGA 723/82-83

Twelve telegrams to Frosca Munster regarding the death of Christopher WoodTGA 723/84-95

Letter from Max Jacob, Tréboul, to Frosca Munster regarding Kit's deathTGA 723/96

Telegram from Jean (Cocteau), Grand Hotel, Toulon, to Frosca regarding a poemTGA 723/97

Letter from Le Conservateur, Musee Du Jeu de Paume, Paris, to Alex Reid and Lefevre Limited, London, regarding the exhibition of Christopher WoodTGA 723/98

Letter from Jean Cocteau, "Santo-Sospir", St Jean Cap-Ferrat, to Frosca Munster regarding KitTGA 723/99

Typed document 'Kit', a memoir of Christopher Wood by Winifred NicholsonTGA 723/100

Ten memoirs of Christopher Wood by his friendsTGA 723/101-109

Four photographs of a circus ring with lion and a tamer, one photograph showing a young man reclining with lions (possibly Christopher Wood)TGA 723/110

Nineteen photographs showing Christopher Wood, Frosca Munster, Ben and Winifred Nicholson, Tony Gandarillas, Paul Chadourne and othersTGA 723/111

Ten photographs of Christopher Wood as a child, together with his sister and his mother and other acquaintances and relativesTGA 723/112

Photograph of a portrait of Max Jacob (at Muse de Quimper) inscribed on the reverse "Ce Tableau Portrait de Max Jacob se trouve au Musee de Quimper" in Frosca Munster's handTGA 723/113

Theatre programme 'Charles B Cochran's Revue'TGA 723/114

Ten press cuttings containing accounts of Christopher Wood's death, together with obituaries and tributes, also review of various exhibitions in which his paintings were featured including a Memorial Exhibition held at Reid-Lefevre Galleries, 1a King Street, St. James', London, SW1 in April 1932TGA 723/115

Envelope containing lock of Christopher Wood's baby hair, inscribed by Frosca Munster "chevaux de Kit enfant", and an envelope containing a lock of Frosca Munster's hairTGA 723/117-118