Bernard Wall., 01/01/1936-12/31/1936

File — Box: 1, Folder: 71

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

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

01/01/1936-12/31/1936

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Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

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Additional Description

Container Summary

Correspondence from Bernard Wall to Michael Richey.* TLS (2 pages with envelope) postmarked 1/24/1936. Requesting a visit to Downside "just to write"; and discussing sculpting with the mind versus the hand. TLS (3 pages, undated) addressed from Fribourg, Switzerland. Discussing his definition of "vocation." TLS (4 pages, undated) addressed from Fribourg, Switzerland. Discussing his definition of having a job. Richey notes: "(The letters) clearly relate to my presumed religious vocation or otherwise. Fr. Steuart was the distinguished Jesuit counsellor and writer on the spiritual life whom I must have harried at some stage. Nicky B. is Nicholas Berdyaev. It looks as though the idea of joining the Walls in Fribourg had been mooted, though by whom is not clear."

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

WALL, BERNARD - CORRES. TO RICHEY, MICHAEL 1936: Typed Letter Signed

RICHEY, MICHAEL - CORRES. FROM WALL, BERNARD 1936: Typed Letter Signed

BERDYAEV, NIHOLAS - REFERENCE BY WALL, BERNARD 1936: Typed Letter Signed