Literary
YEATS ARRANGING A SITTING FOR HIS PORTRAIT
YEATS
(William Butler, 1865-1939, Irish Poet & Dramatist)
Typed Letter Signed to an unnamed correspondent
saying that he will certainly sit to you if you and I are in Dublin at the same time. If you are coming let me know the exact date. There is a possibility that I may be in London in October but I am not certain..., 1 side A4, 82 Merrion Square, Dublin, 20th August
Item Date: 1927
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Augustus JOHN (1878-1961) painted an important portrait of Yeats in 1930. It was painted when both men were guests at Oliver St John Gogarty's house in Connemara. John was elected a Royal Academician in 1928 and was at the height of his career as a portraitist during this period so it is likely that he was the recipient of this letter.
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