1991.1016.111.12

Philip Norman (architect)

Letter from Philip Norman to Emery Walker dated 4th September 1917 thanking Walker for some photographs of Smith Elder's premises. The letter contains a thumbnail sketch of a statue of Florence Nightingale, showing its position in one of the photographs, of which Norman would like an enlargement. Found inserted in the book, London Vanished and Vanishing by Norman, Philip, when acquired by the museum, shelf J21. Part of the Emery Walker Library.

London

1917-09-04 - 1917-09-04

Arts & Crafts, 20th century

Letter from Philip Norman to Emery Walker dated 4th September 1917. Found in London Vanished and Vanishing by Philip Norman. 4th September 1917 45, Evelyn Gardens S.W. Dear Emery Walker, Many thanks for all your pains in getting the photograph of Smith Elder’s premises. They are quite good, though it would have been an advantage to get Miss Nightingale’s statue[i] relieved more completely against the light building in the background. That is to say, the camera should have been placed a yard or two to the left than it was for the photograph. This however is hyper-criticism. On looking again I am inclined to think that this photograph (the one in which the statue appears dark against the light building) has its advantages. If I copy it I might move the statue slightly [Footnotes: [i]A reference to the statue of Florence Nightingale (1820 – 1910), London [Transciber’s Note: The letter has only been partially transcribed and there is as yet no signature but the handwriting, address and place of storage identify it as being by Philip E Norman (1842 – 1931, artist, author and antiquary. There are 2 further sides of script, including a small drawing of the statue. CAW]