| Description | Personal letters between Tobey and Dorothy and Leonard Elmhirst, and between Tobey and Bernard Leach, written apparently prior to Tobey's departure with Leach for Japan. Includes an outline of his travels in 1934; One letter, circa Mar 1934, has pencilled notes verso, apparently by Leonard, on the interaction of price and planning in communist and capitalist economies. There is also a copy of an essay by Tobey which first appeared in the Dartington Hall 'News of the Day' for 13 Mar 1934 on the topic of 'Art as an Integrating Force in the Life of the Community'; another 12 page letter to Dorothy from Tobey in Assisi, also Mar 1934, details the artist's impressions of Italy. |