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Garnett, Angelica Vanessa, 1918 (artist)

 Person

Dates and places

1918-

Legal status / Nationality

British

Sphere of activity

Artist, Writer

Admin / Family structure

Daughter of Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant.

Other information

Wife of David Garnett

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

 File

'Bloomsbury Group' members, 1910 - 1929

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0272/GHWR/5/218-22
Scope and Contents

Modern reprints of photographs of members of the 'Bloomsbury Group', including Duncan Grant, Clive Bell, J. M. Keynes, G. Lytton Strachey, Vanessa, Julian and Quentin Bell, and Angelica Garnett. Some of the photographs were taken by Vanessa Bell, and several appear in 'Vanessa Bell's Family Album' (J. V. Norman and Hobhouse Ltd: London, 1981). Dimensions: 21.5 x 16.3 cm. Sleeves 117-21.

Dates: 1910 - 1929
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The majority of the Rylands Papers are readily available to scholars in the Archive Centre. Record consultation is by appointment. Personal letters of living authors may only be consulted with their written permission. Some material is reserved in view of its sensitivity. There is no access to such material for the time being.
 Fonds

Garnett: The Papers of Angelica Garnett (nee Bell)

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0272/AG
Scope and Contents

This small collection comprises both correspondence donated by Angelica Garnett and selected papers. The most substantial part of the collection is the correspondence, comprising several letters exchanged with Angelica's mother, Vanessa Bell, as well as the correspondence between Angelica Garnett and her husband David. The selected papers consist of a few items, primarily memoirs, by Angelica Garnett and members of her family circle.

Dates: 1917 - 1980
Conditions Governing Access: Letters by persons still living may only be read with the written permission of the author. The correspondence between Mrs. Garnett and her late husband, David Garnett, may only be read by permission of the family. For further information, please contact the Archivist.
 File

GHWR at an exhibition of work by Ramsey and Muspratt, 1930 - 1976

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0272/GHWR/5/228-34
Scope and Contents Photographs of GHWR at an exhibition of work by Ramsey and Muspratt, 1976, including in conversation with R. F. Kahn, Joan Robinson and Lettice Ramsey; also, portrait photographs of Vanessa Bell, Virginia Woolf and Angelica Garnett, 1932, GHWR and Norman Higgins, 1930s, all by Ramsey and Muspratt. The photographs were taken mainly Cambridge. Modern reprints, several mounted on card, 16.2 x 12.6 cm (GHWR/5/228, 231), 12.6 x 16.2 cm (GHWR/5/229-30), 26.8 x 21.2 cm (photograph 25 x 19.9 cm)...
Dates: 1930 - 1976
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The majority of the Rylands Papers are readily available to scholars in the Archive Centre. Record consultation is by appointment. Personal letters of living authors may only be consulted with their written permission. Some material is reserved in view of its sensitivity. There is no access to such material for the time being.
 File

Letters from Angelica Garnett to Clive, Julian and Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant., 1929 - 1965

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0272/CHA/1/228
Scope and Contents

26 autograph letters signed and 3 autograph postcards signed to Clive Bell with 1 envelope. [1929-early 1960s].
3 autograph letters signed to Julian Bell. 1936.
4 autograph letters signed and 2 autograph postcards signed to Vanessa Bell. [c.1954-1955].
1 autograph letter signed to Duncan Grant. 27 Aug. [1944?].


Dates: 1929 - 1965
 File

Letters from Angelica Garnett to Frances and Ralph Partridge, 1941-05-02 - 1998-06-14

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/6/1/62
Scope and Contents

29 autograph letters signed, 1 autograph postcard signed and 16 typed letters signed.

Dates: 1941-05-02 - 1998-06-14
Conditions Governing Access: These letters are closed under the terms of the Data Protection Act (1998) because they contain sensitive information about living individuals. Researchers may apply in writing to the Archivist to see the closed material, stating the intended use and precise nature of the information requested. The Archivist and Frances Partridge's Literary Executor will then consider whether non-sensitive parts of the letters may be made available, and they will consult the author if necessary. Please be aware that this decision may take several weeks and may incur photocopying charges.
 File

Letters from Angelica Garnett to GHWR, 1980 - 1983

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0272/GHWR/3/161
Scope and Contents

5 autograph letters signed and 2 typed letters signed. The file also contains a programme for a recital 'Charleston Commemorated' in aid of Charleston Appeal, staged at Collegiate Theatre, 15 Gordon St., London on 1 June 1980.

Dates: 1980 - 1983
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The majority of the Rylands Papers are readily available to scholars in the Archive Centre. Record consultation is by appointment. Personal letters of living authors may only be consulted with their written permission. Some material is reserved in view of its sensitivity. There is no access to such material for the time being.
 File

Letters from Vanessa Bell to Julian Bell, 1926 - 1937

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0272/CHA/1/59/2
Scope and Contents

3 autograph letters signed, 15 Dec. [1935], 20 Jun. [1937], and 7 Jul. 1937.
Photocopies of 33 autograph letters signed, 2 autograph postcards signed from Vanessa Bell to Julian Bell and 1 autograph letter signed with drawings from Angelica Bell [later Garnett] to Julian Bell.

Dates: 1926 - 1937
 File

Letters to RNL from Angelica Garnett, 1984-02-24 - 1984-09-09

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0272/RNL/2/205
Scope and Contents

2 autograph letters signed, 1 typed letter signed and 1 autograph postcard signed (signed 'A'). The file includes an illustrated sheet with a manuscript note sending best wishes.

Dates: 1984-02-24 - 1984-09-09
Conditions Governing Access: From the Series: Some items contain sensitive personal information and are closed to researchers under the terms of the Data Protection Act (1998). A request to view these items must be made in writing to the Archivist who will discuss with the researcher the possibilities for obtaining the written permission of the author. A statement to this effect is given with each closed file.
 File

'On Mallarmé', 1935

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0272/GHWR/6/7
Scope and Contents

A printed poem by Julian Bell, decorated in paint by Angelica Garnett (née Bell), inscribed on the back to GHWR from Julian Bell and Angelica Garnett.

Dates: 1935
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The majority of the Rylands Papers are readily available to scholars in the Archive Centre. Record consultation is by appointment. Personal letters of living authors may only be consulted with their written permission. Some material is reserved in view of its sensitivity. There is no access to such material for the time being.
 File

Prophecies 1943, 1943-12

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0272/CHA/5/2
Scope and Contents

Predictions about the progress of the war during 1944, written at Christmas 1943 at the instigation of Quentin Bell. Prophecies were contributed by Quentin Bell, Clive Bell, John Maynard Keynes, Max Werner (press cutting ‘Six Point Chart for Victory Year’ from Reynolds News, c. Dec. 1943), Duncan Grant, Vanessa Bell, Angelica Bell and Leonard Woolf. The file also contains 1 typed letter signed from Leonard Woolf to Vanessa Bell enclosing his prophecy, and 3 envelopes.

Dates: 1943-12