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Westphalen, Emilio Adolfo, 1911-. Emilio Westphalen papers regarding surrealism in Latin America, 1922-1995, bulk 1938-1951.

Title: Emilio Westphalen papers regarding surrealism in Latin America, 1922-1995, bulk 1938-1951.

The Westphalen archive documents a chapter of modernism and the avant-garde in Latin America through letters, manuscripts, drawings and photographs, clippings and ephemera. Much of the material relates to César Moro, the Peruvian surrealist poet.

ArchivalResource: 7.14 linear ft. (17 boxes) + ADDS (1 box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/166520933 View

Moro, César, d. 1956. César Moro papers, 1925-1987 (bulk 1925-1956)

Title: César Moro papers, 1925-1987 (bulk 1925-1956)

Include notebooks, drafts of poetry, manuscripts of articles, personal journals, exhibition catalogs, photographs, collages, drawings, and correspondence with other artists of the era, including André Coyné, Benjamin Péret, Paul Eluard, Leonora Carrington, Wolfgang Paalen and Tamayo. Also included are a watercolor by Alice Rahon [Paalen], an etching by Wolfgang Paalen, and several works by patients at the Hospital Larco Herrera, where Moro taught.

ArchivalResource: ca. 4.5 linear ft. (3 boxes, 1 flat file folder)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/83748398 View

Enrico Donati letters received and manuscripts, 1943-1963

Title: Enrico Donati letters received and manuscripts 1943-1963

Italian-born painter and sculptor. Circa 200 letters received from galleries, museums, and artists, four manuscripts, and circa 20 printed items primarily relate to the Surrealist retrospective "Le Surrealisme en 1947" curated by Andrei Breton and Marcel Duchamp and held at the Galerie Maeght in Paris, July-August 1947.

ArchivalResource: ca. 250 items

http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt5g5035mq View

Mesens, E. L. T. (Edouard Léon Théodore), 1903-1971. Papers of E. L. T. Mesens, 1917-1976, (bulk 1920-1971).

Title: Papers of E. L. T. Mesens, 1917-1976, (bulk 1920-1971).

Collection comprises comprehensive documentation of the Belgian surrealist's career as gallery director, editor, publisher, musician, poet and artist. Most significant are ca. 3500 letters (1918-1971) to and from artists, musicians, writers, dealers, and others prominent in the art world in Europe and some in the U.S. Most of the correspondence is organized chronologically, and includes letters to and from Enrico Baj, André Breton, Jacques Brunius, Jan Cockx, Paul Eluard, Robert Giron, Paul-Gustave van Hecke, Wifredo Lam, Marcel Leconte, Marcel Mariën, Paul Neuhuys, Paul Nougé, Roland Penrose, Benjamin Péret, Arthur Petronio, Herbert Read, André de Ridder, Charley Troop, Tristan Tzara, among others. Artwork that Mesens handled or considered for exhibitions is documented in ca. 800 photographs. Four and a half linear ft. of files relate to the International Surrealist Exhibition in London in 1936, the beginnings of the Institute of Contemporary Arts (I.C.A.) in London, the London Gallery, other exhibitions, and unpublished manuscripts sent to Mesens for the London Bulletin. Other art business papers include art sales receipt books (1931-1936); press clippings and rare surrealist periodicals (Styx, NEON) and brochures; ca. 200 exhibition announcements (1920-1976); and journal articles by and about Mesens. Mesens' address book from the 1920s contains nearly 1,000 names. Thirteen copper or zinc plates of various artists' graphic work may have been used to create exhibition announcements.

ArchivalResource: 12 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/84394807 View

Contre-attaque. Printed documents relating to the group Contre-Attaque, 1935-1936.

Title: Printed documents relating to the group Contre-Attaque, 1935-1936.

Documents issued by the group Contre-attaque, in Paris, include the manifesto "Contre-attaque / union de lutte des intellectuels révolutionnaires" with 14 signatories following the phrase "Mort á tous les esclaves du capitalisme!" and dated Paris, 10/7/35, and second copy of the manifesto with 39 signatories. Other documents concern the proposed publication, "Les cahiers de 'Contre-attaque'," including an announcement of upcoming booklets, beginning in January 1936, with summaries of several of the booklets to be written by Bataille, Breton, Heine, Péret, Klossowski, and others; a subscription form for "Les cahiers de 'Contre-attaque'"; and a roneotyped letter written by Georges Bataille in which he asks for financial support for the publication of "Les cahiers de "Contre-attaque'" and states that political action seems to be a novelty to most of the "comrades." Also included are invitations to 2 meetings, "La patrie et la famille," to take place on 5/5/36, and "Les 200 familles," to occur on 5/21/36, anniversary of the execution of Louis XVI; and a manifesto titled "Appel à l'action" by Bataille calling the workers to mount an immediate counter-attack against all authorities, dated 2/36.

ArchivalResource: 8 items ; 27 cm. and smaller.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/81329068 View

Péret, Benjamin, 1899-1959. Letter, ca. 1927-ca. 1948.

Title: Letter, ca. 1927-ca. 1948.

Short note (signed, n.d.) to a friend, presumably an editor, asking him to check the accuracy of the quotation from Popol vuh included in his text against its original version in Raynaud's book Les Dieux, les héros et les hommes de l'ancien Guatémala.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/80691689 View

Donati, Enrico, 1909-2008. Enrico Donati, letters received and manuscripts, 1943-1963.

Title: Enrico Donati, letters received and manuscripts, 1943-1963.

A major focus of the letters, manuscripts and ephemera that comprise this collection is the Surrealist retrospective "Le Surréalisme en 1947" curated by André Breton and Marcel Duchamp and held at the Galerie Maeght in Paris, July-August 1947.

ArchivalResource: ca. 250 items (.5 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/79626332 View

Eder, Rita. Vivisimo muerto : Debates on surrealism in Latin America [videorecording] / [symposium sponsored by the Getty Research Institute].

Title: Vivisimo muerto : Debates on surrealism in Latin America [videorecording] / [symposium sponsored by the Getty Research Institute].

This two-day symposium explores the history of surrealist ideas and practices in Latin America. Scholarly presentations and moderated discussions address topics including the relationship between surrealism and pre-Columbian art; the role of key figures such as Peruvian poet César Moro and Austrian painter and editor Wolfgang Paalen; and surrealism's continuing legacy in the work of postwar artists in Latin America. The symposium is part of the Surrealism in Latin America research project, which is inspired by the Getty Research Institute's broad and diverse Mexican and South American surrealist collections. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, journals such as Surréalisme (1924), Le Surréalisme au service de la révolution (1930-33), and Minotaure (1933-39) carried surrealist ideas about art, literature, and politics to Latin America. In addition, the transnational relocation of Europeans and Latin American (both before and during World War I) led to the growth of surrealist communities and networks in the cosmopolitan centers of Mexico and South America. As a result, Latin America became an important site for the development of surrealist ideas and the formation of challenges to André Breton's philosophy.

ArchivalResource: 10 videodiscs of 10 (DVD) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + program and flier.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/732896336 View

Breton, André, 1896-1966. [Exposition internationale du surréalisme 1947].

Title: [Exposition internationale du surréalisme 1947].

ArchivalResource: 17 leaves : tables ; 29 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/42198168 View

César Moro papers, 1854-1997, 1925-1956

Title: César Moro papers 1854-1997 1925-1956

The papers of Peruvian Surrealist poet and artist César Moro include notebooks, drafts of poems, manuscripts of articles, personal diaries, exhibition catalogs, photographs, and correspondence with a number of other artists of the era, including André Coyné, Benjamin Péret, Paul Eluard, Leonora Carrington, Wolfgang Paalen, and Rufino Tamayo. Also included are two collages by Moro, a watercolor by Alice Rahon [Paalen], an etching by Wolfgang Paalen, and several works by mentally ill patients at the Hospital Larco Herrera, where Moro taught. The collection also includes books and journals from Moro's personal library.

ArchivalResource: 8.0 linear feet; (12 boxes, 1 flat file folder)

http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt300032sh View

Leon Trotsky exile papers, 1929-1940.

Title: Leon Trotsky exile papers, 1929-1940.

Papers of Russian revolutionary and Soviet leader Leon Trotsky from his period of exile in Coyoacán, Mexico.

ArchivalResource: 197 boxes (65 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00301/catalog View

Toyen, 1902-1980. Items related to the Toyen exhibit held at the Galerie Furstenberg, Paris, April 30 - May 17, 1958, 1958.

Title: Items related to the Toyen exhibit held at the Galerie Furstenberg, Paris, April 30 - May 17, 1958, 1958.

Collection consists of a unique edition of the catalogue, numbered I of XX, signed on the inside cover by the 7 authors/poets of the texts and accompanied by the 7 original manuscripts for these texts as well as the canceled copper plate of the for the deluxe edition Toyen drypoint print. Also included are 2 signed states of the deluxe edition print (one of the canceled plate) housed in a flocked paper cover and an additional deluxe copy of the catalogue (missing one page of text). The 7 authors of the text are: Yves Elléoüet, Benjamin Péret, E.L.T. Mesens, Jean-Claude Silbermann, André Breton, Georges Goldfayn, and Robert Benayoun.

ArchivalResource: 12 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/84279036 View

Gloria de Herrera papers, 1936-1996 (bulk 1947-1985)

Title: Gloria de Herrera papers, 1936-1996 (bulk 1947-1985)

American art preparator, restorer, and collector active in Los Angeles and Paris. De Herrera was a close friend of Man Ray, William Nelson Copley, and other notable artists. The papers include correspondence, documents, artworks, photographs, and audiovisual materials documenting De Herrera's milieu and activities.

ArchivalResource: ca. 3 linear ft.; (8 boxes)

http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa980024 View

Emilio Adolfo Westphalen papers regarding surrealism in Latin America, 1938-1995

Title: Emilio Adolfo Westphalen papers regarding surrealism in Latin America 1938-1995

Peruvian writer and editor, active in the literary and artistic avant-garde in Peru and Mexico. Letters, manuscripts, drawings, clippings, and ephemera document the work of Westphalen and the surrealist Peruvian poet César Moro (1903-1956). Many files relate to (1947-1949) and (1967-1971), journals published by Westphalen. Las Moradas Amaru

ArchivalResource: ca. 7.5 linear feet; (18 boxes)

http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt387032b6 View