Letters : N.Y., to Richard Huelsenbeck, 1936 July 27-Aug. 14.

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Letters : N.Y., to Richard Huelsenbeck, 1936 July 27-Aug. 14.

On the stationery of the journal Transition, Jolas discusses George Grosz and Hugo Ball, the whereabouts of Dada artists, and the destruction of the movement by political events in Germany.

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Jolas, Eugène, 1894-1952

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Eugene Jolas (1894-1952), poet, journalist and translator, was the founding editor (with Elliot Paul) of transition . Maria Jolas (1893-1987), his wife, was a translator in her own right, as well as a school administrator and, along with Eugene, a confidant of James Joyce. More complete biographical sketches can be found in the finding aid for the Eugene and Maria Jolas Papers (GEN MSS 108). From the guide to the Eugène and Maria Jolas papers : addition, 1932-1986, (Beinecke Rare Bo...

Ball, Hugo, 1886-1927

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Grosz, George, 1893-1959

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George Grosz was a German-born artist. His early works seethed with satire for social conditions in Germany but, after emigrating to the United States, his works were equally accomplished but less political. He worked successfully as an oil painter, printmaker, and illustrator. From the description of George Grosz letter to W.H. Auden, 1944 Nov. 12. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 53458459 Grosz was a German-born artist, who moved to the U.S. i...

Huelsenbeck, Richard, 1892-1974

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German poet, closely involved with the Zürich Dada movement, Huelsenbeck introduced Dada to Berlin and edited several important Dada journals. From the description of Richard Huelsenbeck papers, 1910-1978. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 78263944 One of the original founders of the Dada movement in Zurich. As a writer, he was associated with the Dadaists in Zurich and Berlin. He was living in Germany in 1933 when Hitler rose to power and immigrated to the Un...