Louisa Matthiasdottir 1917–2000 | Tate https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/louisa-matthiasdottir-2745
Artist page for Louisa Matthiasdottir (1917–2000)
She died in Delhi, New York in 2000.
Artist page for Louisa Matthiasdottir (1917–2000)
She died in Delhi, New York in 2000.
In this letter Marie Seton compares the standards of her hotel with squalor at the American airport in Okinawa and praises Air India. She asks Moody to help Menon with arrangements for the exhibition he (Menon) wants and informs Moody that she has discussed Menon’s condition (nerves and paranoia) with Nehru. She writes about her stay in the Indian Prime Minister’s House, her relationship with Indira Gandhi and Nehru, and their loneliness. She also writes about Menon’s behaviour in general and particularly towards Nehru. She describes a visit from Menon, his terror at coping with his position as Minister, and …
Seton tells Moody about an encounter with Ela Reid on the plane from Delhi and reflects
Around the same time, her family were subject to relocation from Delhi to Karachi
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Wendt c.1933–8 Shahjahan Apa – Anti Dowry Public Testimonies, India Gate, Delhi