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Miscellaneous printed material relating to the artist Augustus John (1878-1961) or compiled by him, comprising the following:
1237/1-7. Proofs, many with holograph corrections: (1) Eric Otto Winstedt, 'La Bella Chiavina', Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society n.s. vol. 3 (April 1910), pp. 242-50; (2) Proof copy of Augustus John, Chiaroscuro (1952); (3) Review by Augustus John of Dora E Yates, My Gypsy Days: Recollections of a Romani Rawnie (1953); (4) Augustus John, 'Some Portraits from Memory', The London Magazine vol. 2 (Feb. 1955), pp. 53-63. (See also Autobiography (1975), pp. 329-31, 372-6, 393-5; NLW MS 22796, ff. 15-24); (5) Augustus John, 'Dylan Thomas & Company', 'Elephants with beards' and 'Roy Campbell - the Flaming Terrapin', published in The Sunday Times, 1958. (See also Autobiography, pp. 398-417, and NLW MS 22796, ff. 40-51); (6) Augustus John, 'Four Fragments', Wales n.s. no. 7/38 (March, 1959), pp. 6-14; and (7) Augustus John, tribute to Dora E Yates, published in Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society vol. 39 (i) (Jan.-Apr. 1960), pp. 3-4.
1237/8-18. Miscellaneous exhibition catalogues, 1908, 1960-74.
1237/19-35. Miscellaneous pamphlets and printed items, 1928-72, collected by Augustus John or relating to him.
1237/36. File of press cuttings, 1902-77, relating to the John and Nettleship families, with special reference to Augustus and Gwen John.
1237/37-57. Family photographs, 1920s-74: (37) 'Augustus John - the Master Mind of [the] Three Arts' Ball & Frank Moran, the well known boxer' in fancy dress, [1920s]; (38) Augustus John photographed by Curtis Moffat, [?1920s]; (39) Augustus John, [?late 1920s/early 1930s]; (40) Tommy Earp, [late 1920s/early 1930s]; (41) Edwin William John, [?1930s]; (42) Augustus John with Sir William Walton and Elisabeth Bergner, 1936; (43) 'Augustus John with Poppet John and Babe Anrep, St Tropez, 1939; (44) Augustus John with Villiers (Bill) Bergne, Fryern Court, [c. 1940]; (45) Poppet John with Matthew Smith at 1 Elm Place, London, 1941; (46) Augustus John with Mavis de Vere Cole and an unidentified woman, at Fryern Court, [?early 1940s]; (47) Augustus John at Fryern Court, [?early 1940s]; (48) Dorelia and Poppet John at Fryern Court, [1940s]; (49) Augustus John at an exhibition, with Alice Rothenstein, [?1948]; (50) Augustus John at Fryern Court with his grand-children, Sara John and Yuri White, [late 1940s]; (51) Augustus John in his studio, [1950s]; (52) Augustus John in his studio, [1950s]; (53) Augustus John in his studio, photographed by Douglas Glass, [?1954]; (54) Augustus John in his studio, photographed by Douglas Glass, 1954; (55) Gravestone of Thornton John in Canada, [1970s]; and (56-57) Grave of Edwin William John at Gumfreston, co. Pemb., photographed 1974 (see NLW MS 22799, ff. 71-2).
1237/58. Typescript list compiled by Ronald Haman of drawings, paintings and bronzes by Augustus John, prior to their acquisition by the National Museum of Wales in 1972.
1237/59-60. Files containing over 200 photographs and reproductions of drawings and paintings by Augustus John, [c.1900-50s].
1237/61. File of reproductions (53 items) of works by various artists, formerly in the possession of Augustus John. The artists include Rubens, Renoir, Cézanne, Puvis de Chavannes, Van Gogh, Karen Leyden; also included is a photograph of a sketch of Augustus John by an unidentified Canadian artist, [c. 1950s].
1237/62. [Charles Le Brun, Expressions of the Passions of the Soul, engraved by John Tinney (I. Tinney, London, n.d. [18 c], formerly in the possession of Augustus John.