Notes on portrait sittings by Bern Schwartz, Mar-Dec 1977

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MS. Schwartz D. 2

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Original sitter notes, edited by Ronny Schwartz from Bern Schwartz's dictation.

(folder 1) 'Notes concerning portrait sittings, London', Mar-Jul 1977.

The sitters referenced in these notes include:

Dame Peggy Ashcroft
Tony Benn
King Charles III (= Closed)
Sir Geraint Evans
Lady Diana Cooper, Viscountess Norwich
Sir Edward Heath (including second sitting)
Jack Jones
Lord Mountbatten, Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Rudolf Nureyev
Angela Rippon
Michael Meredith Swann, Baron Swann
Shirley Williams, Baroness Williams of Crosby

(folder 2) 'Sittings etc. in London', Sep-Dec 1977. Also includes some diary notes and notes on the Colnaghi Gallery exhibition (reception and visits).

The sitters referenced in these notes include:

Sidney Lewis Bernstein, 1st Baron Bernstein of Leigh
Claire Bloom
Fleur Cowles Meyer
The Most Reverend Bruno Heim
Archbishop of Westminster Basil Hume
Sir John Hunt
Sir Emmanuel Kaye
Nathan Milstein
Lord Mountbatten, Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild
Irwin Shaw
Margaret Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven

Dates

Creation: Mar-Dec 1977

Extent

1 box (2 folders)

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

Some material in folder 1 (pp.3-5, 32-37) is closed.

Shelfmark

MS. Schwartz D. 2

Additional Description

Arrangement

The original arrangement of the notes has been retained; they are arranged and paginated chronologically by date of sitting, with an index guide of the sitters in alphabetical order by surname.