Monck, Walter Nugent Bligh, 1878-1958

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Leary says that Monck would be glad to attend the judging and opening of the exhibition if he is in London.

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Gardner says he would be pleased to judge Nugent Monck's prize for him, and discusses when he would be available to do so. In a different hand, in the bottom corner, it reads: "Later Nugent Monck withheld his prize because nobody had a design for it. And quite rightly too!"

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Written from Iver Heath. Nash has been busy and completed three landscapes. He hopes that Oakley will pose for another picture. He also discusses potential art sales. Includes ink drawing of a reclining woman (reproduced in Dear Mercia, p. 81). People mentioned: Nash's uncle, Nugent Monck (producer of the Norwich Players), Gordon Bottomley, John Nash, and Aunt Jane.

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This collection comprises letters from Paul Nash to Mercia Oakley, written from 1909 to 1918.

Abstract: The collection includes the correspondence of and with various secretaries of the Royal College of Art (RCA) Students’ Group, or Sketch Club, and contains 79 letters and postcards and 11 draft letters, written between 1934 and 1937. The materials focus primarily on the group’s annual exhibition, and discuss the facilities, invite prominent figures, and solicit donations and judges for special prizes. The letters’ authors include, in addition to the groups’ secretaries, several notable...

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Monck agree to provide a prize, and proposes one for a set design for Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors or a set design for The Merchant of Venice.

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Monck regrets that he cannot attend the exhibition though suggests H. Vernon Gardner as an alternative judge. He includes his address, which is written again at the bottom of the letter, in pencil and in a different hand.

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Monck accepts Denney's invitation to sponsor another prize: "Last year I withheld my prize because none of the students had bothered to enter for the exact Shakespeare plays that I set. The object being that they should do as they are asked to do - as in life - not what they choose, which is seldom what is required of one. I will try once again. A set of designs for 'The Tempest' [...]."