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SPENCER
(Gilbert, 1892-1979, Artist, brother of Sir Stanley)
Fine Autograph Letter Signed to Vera LANE POOLE
(1890-1965, Vera Ellen Dendy, Painter, Wife of Austin Lane Poole, 1889-1963, Historian, from 1913 Tutor, then Fellow at St John's College, Oxford, President, 1947-1957) saying he was sorry to hear about Austin & you. I want to come over as soon as I can get a chance. Stanley has had a very serious operation but has come out of it well and muted optimism becomes less muted as time passes. He is very lively in the circumstances. My own movements are restricted for the moment because I like to to get over & see him as much as I can. I had a letter from Henry the other day. He expressed the hope that I was growing older gracefully. I don't think I am. I must admit that I find the backward glances terribly attractive But Gillian is happy enough so I suppose it's all alright really. She is with the Linden Singers & broadcasts quite a bit I like it very much. I am just completing a largish mural for the teas room at the R.A. 19' x 9 in which I have traced an artist's progress from the cot to the National Gallery if he is very good. I also finished one in the Student's Union London U. based on the Scholar Gipsy, 15' x 10'. I regard these as the equivalent of two one man shows so I can say that I am not relaxing in my efforts..., 2 sides 8vo., The Cottage, Upper Basildon, Berks, no date but
Item Date: 1958
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Spencer was a painter of landscapes, portraits, figure compositions and mural decorations. He worked in oils and watercolour. He was the younger brother of the painter Stanley Spencer. In 1958 Sir Charles Wheeler, President of the Royal Academy, invited Spencer to paint a mural for the R.A. restaurant. The result was 'An Artist's Progress', which charts Spencer's rite of passage from his Cookham childhood to the Slade School of Art and finally to his election to the Royal Academy. In December 1958 his brother Stanley SPENCER (1891-1959, Painter) was diagnosed with cancer. He underwent an operation at the Canadian Red Cross Memorial Hospital on the Cliveden estate in 1959. After his operation, he went to stay with friends in Dewsbury. Austin Lane Poole retired from his position as President of St John's College, Oxford due to ill health.
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