Letters relating to Max Ernst's American citizenship status

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Letters relating to Max Ernst's American citizenship status

circa 1957

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The letters relating to painter and sculptor Max Ernst's American citizenship status measure 0.01 linear feet and date from circa 1957. Correspondence is mainly between Ernst's wife Dorothea (Tanning) and attorney John Frank regarding Max Ernst's efforts to retain American citizenship, which was jeapordized by the McCarren Act and Ernst's extended periods of residence abroad. Many of the letters provide details of Ernst's career and give a chronology of his travels. Included is one letter from Max Ernst to John Frank. All of the documents in this collection are photocopies.

0.01 Linear feet

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SNAC Resource ID: 6704866

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Ernst, Max, 1891-1976

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German-French Surrealist painter. From the description of Letter : Sedona, to Alfred Barr, 1947 Nov. 19. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 77955633 Max Ernst (1891-1976) was a painter and sculptor, from New York, N.Y. From the description of Max and Dorothea Ernst letters concerning Max Ernst's American citizenship status, [ca. 1957]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122403886 German painter. From the description of Letter, ca. 19...

Tanning, Dorothea, 1910-2012

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Painter; New York, N.Y. From the description of Dorothea Tanning interview, 1990 July 11 - 1990 Nov. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220207872 Tanning, Dorothea, 1910, Painter of New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Dorothea Tanning 1990 July 11-Nov. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646400302 ...

Frank, John P. (John Paul), 1917-2002

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Author, lawyer, and educator. Died 2002. From the description of John Paul Frank papers, 1936-2000 (bulk 1946-1971). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70984160 John P. Frank, (1917-2002), a noted attorney and constitutional scholar, he was law clerk to Justice Hugo L. Black at the October, 1942 term. He taught law from 1946 to 1954 at Indiana and Yale universities. He authored 12 books on the Supreme Court, the Constitution and constitutional law. A senior partner with the Phoe...