| Ref No | 2012.27/B/11 |
| Level | Item |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Title | Notes and texts for essays and works |
| Date | 2003 - 2006 |
| Description | Hardback red notebook including texts and notes on Santa Casa (towards 'Vault of the Scalzi') as a site of pilgrimage. Also includes a floor plan and fabrication notes. Includes various notes and texts towards essays (Keir Smith reference 'Brookings Spar' and 'The Story of the Barrel' are essay titles and 'Fresh Wharf' was a Keir Smith sculpture). Artists and their works are referenced by Keir Smith, for example 'Samuel Scott' [Samuel Scott, 1702 - 1772] and 'Fresh Wharf' (by William Marlow, [1740 - 1813] 1762). Keir Smith referenced 'The Gouden Leeeuw at the Battle of Texel 11 August 1673, Oil on Canvas 1687' ['The Battle of Texel, 11/21 August 1673' by Willem van de Velde, 1683]. Also some sketches. |
| Notes | Information from Clare Rowe: Notes that the floor plan is likely to be that of the 'virgin's house' sited within the Basilica della Santa Casa, Loreto, Italy. |
| Related Material | British Library, National Life Stories: Artists Lives tracks 26. Also 35mm slide collection and relevant publicity material |