Eric Gill - Correspondence., 05/28/1920-05/28/1920

File — Box: 1, Folder: 4

Identifier: 57738

Collection level scope and contents note

From the Item:

The Walter Shewring Papers is a small collection of letters, essays and manuscripts by Shewring. The most notable item is the full autograph manuscript of Shewring's translation of Homer's "Odyssey," published by the Oxford University Press (1980). The collection includes some correspondence and printed articles by such distinguished acquaintances as Walter de la Mare, Eric Gill, David Jones, and Arthur Waley.

Dates

05/28/1920-05/28/1920

Collection-level Access Restrictions

Most manuscripts collections at the Georgetown University Booth Family Center for Special Collections are open to researchers; however, restrictions may apply to some collections. Collections stored off site require a minimum of three days for retrieval. For use of all manuscripts collections, researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections in advance of any visit.

Extent

From the Item: 1.04 Linear Feet (2 Hollinger Document Cases; 1 Hollinger Slim Document Case.)

Language of Materials

From the Item: English

Additional Description

Shelf Location

08/12/04

Container Summary

Contains ACS to Paul Cooper, Betson's Hill, Westerham, Kent, from Gill writing from Ditchley Common, Sussex, as follows - "Thank you v. much for your letter of the 24th. I hope you'll print the article. I will try & alter it in proof to temper the mind. By the word "Designing" I do not at all mean designing on paper but in the mind. I merely wish to distinguish between art & a work of art. Obviously they are distinct. As for your Persian carpet example:- You say the design "to a family heirloom." In this case you mean of course a design actually transmitted to paper (or some such means of record). Right, but unless the succeeding generations actually themselves appreciate the family design &, so they say, make it their own (just as a Christian receives a creed and yet it is his own creed or he is no Christian) the work done from the design is not a work of art. Love is essential. The Persian carpet makers do in fact put love into the job. The family design is simply a springboard from which to jump. Is this clear? The living quality of their work shows their love. When a family design has outstayed its welcome the work goes dead. This has often happened. Yrs. sincerely Eric Gill."