Rene Hague., 10/31/1974-11/06/1974

File — Box: 1, Folder: 27

Identifier: 65718

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The Michael Richey papers 1, consist of original correspondence from personal friends who also comprise the notable circle of artists who congregated at the home of English sculptor Eric Gill (1882-1940), on Pigotts farm in Buckinghamshire. Together with Gill, these included Anthony Foster, Rene Hague, David Jones, Walter Shewring, and Denis Tegetmeier.

Correspondence is also included from other well-known acquaintances (many of whom were related or closely associated to the Pigotts circle), such as Tom Burns, Graham Greene, Harman Grisewood (also longtime friend of Rene Hague and David Jones), Shirley Hazzard, Fiona MacCarthy (Gill's biographer), Jacques Maritain, Prudence Pelham (Buhler), Margaret Pepler, George Speaight, and Bernard Wall, as well as members of Richey's family.

Correspondence is arranged alphabetically by individual. Michael Richey provided annotations to many of the letters, indicated with an asterisk (*). A copy of the complete annotations is located in Folder 73.

Dates

Creation: 10/31/1974-11/06/1974

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Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

Correspondence from Rene Hague to Michael Richey: ALS (1 page) dated 10/31/1974.* Reference to death of David Jones. Also reference to Douglas Cleverdon. ALS (3 pages/3 sheets) dated 11/6/1974.* Reference to funeral for David Jones. Richey explains the letter's references: "I went to David's funeral in Brockley, where he was born, and wrote Rene an account. The two Skelton boys, John and Christopher, the former a sculptor, the latter a printer and publisher, were nephews of Eric Gill, his sister Angela's children. The Peter Levi booklet I imagine to have been the panegyric delivered at the Solemn Requiem in Westminster Cathedral on 13 December 1974 and later published by the Tablet. Maria, who comes in later, was Maria Blewitt, a close friend and associate of mine who later became Maria Pera: a past benefactor of the Hague family. The Vinland map a medieval chart with novel features which pre-supposed a hitherto unsuspected Norse school of cartography. It turns out to have been a fake, although it still has its defenders.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

HAGUE, RENE - CORRES. TO RICHEY, MICHAEL 1974: Autographed Letter

RICHEY, MICHAEL - CORRES. FROM HAGUE, RENE 1974: Autographed Letter

JONES, DAVID - DEATH: REFERENCE BY HAGUE, RENE 1974: Autographed Letter

SKELTON, JOHN & CHRISTOPHER - REFERENCE BY HAGUE, RENE 1974: Autographed Letter

GILL, ERIC - REFERENCE BY RICHEY, MICHAEL 1995: Xerox

BLEWITT, MARIA - REFERENCE BY RICHEY, MICHAEL 1995: Xerox