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Pierre-Olivier Dubaut, recipient: Jacques Lipchitz

Preprinted postcard from Pierre Dubaut to Jacques Lipchitz

4 November 1940

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Pierre-Olivier Dubaut 1886 – 1968
Recipient
Jacques Lipchitz 1891–1973
Date
4 November 1940
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Created by
Pierre-Olivier Dubaut 1886 – 1968
Recipient
Jacques Lipchitz 1891–1973
Title
Preprinted postcard from Pierre Dubaut to Jacques Lipchitz
Date
4 November 1940
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 897/1/1/142/43

Description

Postcards are stapled together: two from Lipchitz to P.Dubaut and one from R. Longa to P. Dubaut.

These are postcards with set communication options and were monitored by the government postcards that didn't refer to family matters or any containing personal information were burned.

Set options:
'at, date 194..., good health/tired, lightly/badly sick/hurt, killed, imprisoned, died, with no news of, the family.......is okay, in need of provisions, money, news/luggage, back from, work at/go to school, has been received, going to, date, best wishes, kisses'.

Using this pre-printed form, Dubaut manages to give only basic information. For example, here he informs Lipchitz that 'Chaux is back home'.

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  • Personal and professional papers of Jacques Lipchitz TGA 897 (451)
    • Correspondence TGA 897/1 (212)
      • Correspondence to and from Jacques Lipchitz TGA 897/1/1 (183)
        • Correspondence between Pierre Dubaut and Jacques Lipchitz TGA 897/1/1/142 (40)
          • Preprinted postcard from Pierre Dubaut to Jacques Lipchitz TGA 897/1/1/142/43
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