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Peter Watts was a British sculptor from Bath, England, who sculpted many of the statues at Gethsemani Abbey.
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| # | Date | From/To | First Lines | Pub ✓ | Notes |
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1956/05/14 |
TLS to Merton |
Here is a picture of the St Benedict I have just completed for you - in Bath stone. |
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1956/11/09 |
TLS to Merton |
I send you the best of the sketches I have made for St Bernard so far, and I hope that in spite |
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1957/05/no |
other to Merton |
To Father Louis Merton with love from Peter Watts [-] Bath, England. May 1957. |
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[inscription on verso of a black and white photograph of Watts' sculpture of St. Bernard of Clairvaux for Gethsemani Abbey]
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1958/01/25 (#01) |
TLS to Merton |
Thankyou [sic] very much for your letter about the Virgin and Child for your Novitiate Library. |
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1958/01/25 (#02) |
other |
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[pencil sketch of a proposed design for a sculpture of Mary and the child Jesus for the novitiate library at Gethsemani Abbey]
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1959/12/08 |
TLS to Merton |
This is to wish you, your Father Abbot and all your brethren a very happy Christmas, and to let you |
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1964/01/06 |
TLS to Merton |
Time rushes on, and it is nearly a year and a half since we last met. It may not be long before |
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[dated "Epiphany 1964"]
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1964/02/20 |
TAL[c] from Merton |
I was glad to get your letter, and frankly I think you would probably have better chances of getting |
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undated/no/no |
TL from Merton to To whom it may concern |
Mr Peter Watts, an English Sculptor, is a good friend of mine who has carried out several |
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