Letters
Fishy tale
Sir: In his review of Roger Berthoud's Graham Sutherland biography (29 May), Arthur Marshall recalled some items on view at the Surrealist Exhibition of 1936, quoting the author's reference to a painting of a kipper with a real kipper attached. The real fish was not part of the original art work but was affixed to it, on a visit, by none other than William Walton. I ran across this information when reading An- thony Powell's memoirs. (According to Mr Powell it was a bloater which Walton at- tached, but he and Mr Berthoud are surely referring to the same exhibit.)
Sir William, I feel sure, would relish the fact that his amendment to the original should still be recalled, 46 years on, as one of the most memorable pieces of sculpture on display.
M,, H. A. Ballard 'lodges Wood, Groombridge,
Tunbridge Wells, Kent
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