Rothenstein, William, Sir — Two Tls and One Ac to Geoffrey Robinson

London, 1932-1936. TLS dated July 4, 1932, 1 p.; TLS dated March 27, 1933, 1 p.; AC dated October 13, 1936, 1 p. Sir William Rothenstein, British painter; one of a group of progressive artists trained at the Slade, and influenced by impressionism; painted portraits, landscapes and subject pictures; published several sets of lithographs of famous men of the time; an influential teacher and spokesman for the arts; published his reminiscences. Professor of Civic Art, University of Sheffield, 1917-26; Principal of the Royal College of Art, 1920-35. From a collection of letters and papers amassed by illustrator and painter Robinson during his years as a publisher with Rockliff, John Baker, Maclaren and others. .