- Created by
- Marie Seton 1910–1985
- Recipient
- Ronald Moody 1900–1984
- Title
- Incomplete letter from Marie Seton to Ronald Moody, addressed from New Delhi
- Date
- Description
- The beginning of this letter is missing.
In this letter Marie Seton describes Menon's relationship with Nehru and the conflicts within himself crystallised by Nehru's death. She also refers to the behind the scene fights which took place in the presence of Nehru's corpse and Menon's reaction to the fights. She shares further thoughts about Menon and the lack of preparations for Nehru's death (including the absence of a death mask) due to lack of warnings. - Format
- Document - correspondence
- Collection
- Tate Archive
- Acquisition
- Presented to Tate Archive by Cynthia Moody, the sculptor's niece, 1995.
- Reference
- TGA 956/1/2/58/59
Archive context
- Papers of Ronald Moody TGA 956 (248)
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- Correspondence TGA 956/1 (84)
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- Correspondence with friends TGA 956/1/2 (84)
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- Letters from Marie Seton TGA 956/1/2/58 (71)