Israel Solon collection, 1918-1940s (inclusive)

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Israel Solon collection, 1918-1940s (inclusive)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/778706892

Consists of art and literary publications, manuscripts, proofs, artworks, photographs, correspondence and ephemera related to the mystic philosopher G.I. Gurdjieff, journals and manifestos produced by the Dadaist and Futurist movements; and a preservation photocopy of a circa 1934 typescript of Gertrude Stein's Portraits and Prayers, with an Elucidation.

6 linear ft. (4 boxes, 1 folder)

University of Chicago Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8204451

University of Chicago Library

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Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946

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Gertrude Stein (b. February 3, 1874, Allegheny, PA-d. July 27, 1946, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France) was an American novelist, poet, playwright, and art collector. She moved to Paris and acquired a love for modern painting. Stein began building a personal collection of major artists, many of whom became her friends and formed the core of her regular salons. In 1907, as Stein was struggling to establish herself as a writer, she met Alice Babette Toklas, a fellow American who had come to P...

Solon, Israel.

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Israel Solon, American writer of fiction and critical prose, was associated with the literary and artistic avant-garde of the 1910s-1920s and was an active follower of the Armenian mystic and dance teacher G.I. Gurdjieff. He contributed to modernist magazines such as Broom (1922) and Double Dealer (1921), but most prominently to Margaret Anderson's Little Review (1917-1919). From the description of Israel Solon collection, 1918-1940s (inclusive) (University of Chicago Library). World...

Gurdjieff, Georges Ivanovitch, 1872-1949

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