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Anton Ehrenzweig

Draft of a letter from Anton Ehrenzweig to Ernst Gombrich

[c.1953]

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Anton Ehrenzweig 1908 – 1966
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[c.1953]
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Created by
Anton Ehrenzweig 1908 – 1966
Title
Draft of a letter from Anton Ehrenzweig to Ernst Gombrich
Date
[c.1953]
Description
Apparently incomplete draft of a letter from Ehrenzweig discussing his book 'The Psychoanalysis of Artistic Vision and Hearing' (1953) in relation to Gombrich's 'concept of ordinary and artistic vision'.

There are various unrelated handwritten references on the reverse.
Format
Document - correspondence
Collection
Tate Archive
Acquisition
Presented to Tate Archive by Tony Ehrenzweig, June 2010.
Reference
TGA 201010/1/1/36/2

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  • Papers of Anton Ehrenzweig TGA 201010 (29)
    • Correspondence TGA 201010/1 (20)
      • Correspondence arranged by sender TGA 201010/1/1 (20)
        • Correspondence between Ernst Gombrich and Anton Ehrenzweig TGA 201010/1/1/36 (3)
          • Draft of a letter from Anton Ehrenzweig to Ernst Gombrich TGA 201010/1/1/36/2
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