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Edith Hipkins collection of British artists' letters
MS 268  
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Description
This collection contains correspondence from numerous British artists during the 19th and early 20th century received and collected by British painter Edith Hipkins. The majority of the correspondence consists of personal letters sent to Hipkins and her father, musician Alfred J. Hipkins.
Background
Edith Hipkins (1854-1945) was a British portrait painter, who exhibited her work regularly at the Royal Academy of Arts between 1883 and 1911. A portrait she painted of her father, Alfred James Hipkins, is in the National Portrait Gallery in London.
Extent
0.21 linear feet (1 box)
Restrictions
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Availability
The collection is open for research.