[Michael Ayrton] Three Autograph Notes Signed "Michael or "Michael Ayrton" to "Tom" [Driberg], politician and gay icon, and Mrs Driberg, Tom's wife, about payment for a portrait of Constant Lambert, conductor and composer.

Michael Ayrton, artist and book illustrator

Published by Printed heading Bradfields Toppesfield Nr Halstead Essex 28 May 7 June 1954 and 6 Feb. 1955, 1954

About this Item

Total 3pp., 12mo, fold marks, pinholes in two,good condition. The letters illustrate how difficult it was to get money out of Driberg. [28 May] Ayrton is about to go to America and must "gather all available resources to keep things going here [.] Could I therefore have some of the money owing for the portrait of Constant? All of it would be splendid but even some would help." [7 June] He thanks Mrs Driberg for payment of half. [6 Feb.] "Forgive my bothering you but I am a bit pressed for money at the moment and you still owe me half the price of the Lambert portrait whihc is Twenty Pounds. May I have it?" Driberg has annotated the notes with words on the nature and date of reply, amount paid and amount owed. See Image. Three items,

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: [Michael Ayrton] Three Autograph Notes Signed "Michael or "Michael Ayrton" to "Tom" [Driberg], politician and gay icon, and Mrs Driberg, Tom's wife, about payment for a portrait of Constant Lambert, conductor and composer.
• Publisher: Printed heading Bradfields Toppesfield Nr Halstead Essex 28 May 7 June 1954 and 6 Feb. 1955
• Publication Date: 1954