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Jean Perrin, recipient: Jacques Lipchitz

Letter from Jean Perrin to Jacques Lipchitz

29 June 1938

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Jean Perrin 1870 – 1942
Recipient
Jacques Lipchitz 1891–1973
Title
Letter from Jean Perrin to Jacques Lipchitz
Date
29 June 1938
Description
Jean Perrin, 'President du Palais de la Decouverte', 'Ministere de l'Education Nationale', informs Lipchitz, that the removal of his scupture ['Prometheus Killing Vulture'] has nothing to do with 'basse compagne qui a ete menee contre votre oeuvre pour des raisons qui n'ont certainment rien a voir avec la libre critique de l'Art'.
Format
Document - correspondence
Collection
Tate Archive
Acquisition
Presented to Tate Archive by Rubin Lipchitz, March 1989; the cataloguing and selective digitisation of this archive collection was supported by Mr Timm Bergold, 2023
Reference
TGA 897/3/1/2/63

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  • Personal and professional papers of Jacques Lipchitz TGA 897 (451)
    • Business papers TGA 897/3 (60)
      • Exhibitions TGA 897/3/1 (60)
        • ‘Exposition Internationale’, Paris (1937) TGA 897/3/1/2 (26)
          • Letter from Jean Perrin to Jacques Lipchitz TGA 897/3/1/2/63
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