Huidobro, Vicente, 1893-1948
Variant namesVicente Huidobro, the Chilean poet, novelist, playwright and polemicist, lived much of his life in Europe, where he took part in various avant-garde movements of the 1910s, including Cubism, Dada, and Ultraism. He founded at least seven little magazines. In 1925, he ran for president of Chile. In the 1930s he joined the Communist party and fought in the Spanish Civil War; he also fought in World War II.
From the description of Vicente Huidobro papers, 1886-1968. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 81363894
Biographical/Historical Note
Vicente Huidobro, the Chilean poet, novelist, playwright and polemicist, lived much of his life in Europe, where he took part in various avant-garde movements of the 1910s, including Cubism, Dada, and Ultraism. He founded at least seven little magazines. In 1925, he ran for president of Chile. In the 1930s he joined the Communist party and fought in the Spanish Civil War; he also fought in World War II.
From the guide to the Vicente Huidobro papers, 1886-1968, (Getty Research Institute)
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| associatedWith | Amunátegui, Ximena. | person |
| associatedWith | Fernández, María Luisa. | person |
| associatedWith | Graywolf Press | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Huidobro, Manuela. | person |
| associatedWith | Leal, Luis, 1907-2010. | person |
| associatedWith | Lihn, Enrique | person |
| associatedWith | Lihn, Enrique. | person |
| correspondedWith | New Directions Publishing Corp. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Ortiz, Victoria, 1942- | person |
| associatedWith | Portales, Manuela. | person |
| associatedWith | Snyder, Gary | person |
| associatedWith | Valle, Rosamel del | person |
| associatedWith | Westphalen, Emilio Adolfo, 1911- | person |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Europe | |||
| Chile—Politics and government—1920-1970 | |||
| Chile |
| Subject |
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| Avant-garde (Aesthetics) |
| Avant-garde (Aesthetics) |
| Chilean poetry |
| Experimental poetry |
| Latin American poetry |
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Person
Birth 1893-01-10
Death 1948-01-02
Chileans
French,
Spanish; Castilian
