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Title	[Architectural drawings : Debut sketches]
Collection	Central Saint Martins Museum and Study Collection
Maker	Lethaby;William Richard;
Date	1877
Id Number Current Accession	F.1.1993.7
Id Number Current Repository	1186
Inscription	Recto - "The following are four designs", "WRL" and "line" (x2). Verso - "Wm Rd Lethaby, 2 Ebberly Lawn, Barnstaple" and a large "X". All in pencil.
Location Creation Site	Barnstaple
Subject	Architecture;Drawings/Sketches;Lethaby;William Richard;
Material	Ink and pencil on paper (Whatman hand made wove)
Notes	Sketches by W.R. Lethaby under pseudonym 'Debut' for The Building News Designing Club Competition. Lethaby entered 19 drawings in all, 17 of which were published in The Building News, all of which are present in the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design Special Collection. Lethaby won the competition, being awarded first place in the January of 1878. (See also F.2 - F.11) All drawings are signed with Lethaby's "Debut" pseudonym and are labelled "Building News Designing Club".
Object Notes	Full title - "A Hall Fire place with protecting hood." Architectural design which shows 1) side 2) elevation 3) details and 4) sketch; signed with the Debut pseudonym. Recto labelled with a large figure "1". There is a small, fine pencil drawing on the verso (upside down) of a column top decoration; mainly of acanthus type leaves (may be an observational sketch).
Relation References	Book: Rubens;Godfrey;, William Richard Lethaby: his life and work 1857-1931, Architectural Press. 1986. Article in book: Rubens;Godfrey;, The Drawings of William Richard Lethaby, Object Lessons: Central Saint Martins Art and Design Archive, Backemey
Rights	University of the Arts London, Central Saint Martins Museum and Study Collection
Source	Christie�s; A.B. Waters CBE
Technique	Pen and ink drawing
Work Type	Fine Art