Tate Acquires Bacon Trove.

The art studio Tate Britain has acquired an archive of controversial material from artist Francis Bacon's London, England studio at 7 Reece Mews. It was donated to the museum by Barry Joule, the artist's friend, chauffeur and handy-man. Called the Barry Joule Collection, the trove contains more than 1,200 items from the artists studio, including source material, sketches and photographs of the painter with friends. The material will be catalogued and studied over the next three years before being displayed or made available for loans. Joule kept some items, which he has promised to bequeath to the Tate.