 The Tate Gallery Archive holds considerable materials relating to Burra, including his letters.At the Sotheby's Evill/Frost sale in June 2011, Burra’s "Zoot Suits" sold for £2,057,250, breaking a record set for the artist earlier in the evening when "The Common Stair", from 1929, sold for £881,250.The first major museum exhibition of Burra's work for more than 25 years was held at Pallant House Gallery in Chichester from 22 October 2011 to 19 February 2012.