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Letter to Donald Lawson: Sketch 1

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Letter to Donald Lawson: Sketch 1
Letter to Donald Lawson: Sketch 1
Letter to Donald Lawson: Sketch 1

Letter to Donald Lawson: Sketch 1

Date1916
Artwork TypeDrawing
Catalogue NumberHMF 16(2)
Date Order NumberAG 16.2np
Signature

unsigned, undated

Inscription

pen and ink l.l. WORK!!!

Ownershipprivate collection
More Information

This sketch appears on page 1 of a letter written by Moore on 1 August 1916 from his family home, 56 Smawthorne Lane, Castleford, to his school friend Donald Lawson. Moore, who was waiting to join the army, had just carved the lettering above the Castleford Secondary School's Roll of Honour, which bore the names of former pupils who had already enlisted. Further sketches are on pp.2-4 and 6 of the letter.

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