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- Jacques Lipchitz 1891–1973
- Title
- Postcard from Jacques Lipchitz to Serge Refes
- Date
- 6 April 1941
- 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 897/1/1/326/6
Description
The postcard is dated 6 April 1941 but was refused by the postal service. There is a stamp: 'Inadmis. Libelle non reglementaire'(Not allowed. Non-regulatory wording). It is impossible to understand what was the reason. Here is the whole text in translation: 'We are in good health. Why no news? I work on my sculpture, but will depart soon. Give us your news before our departure. Tell us how you are. From both of us, J. Lipchitz'. Mostl likely the mention of 'the departure', an indication of emmigration, was considered illegal at the time.
Archive context
- Personal and professional papers of Jacques Lipchitz TGA 897 (451)
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- Correspondence TGA 897/1 (212)
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- Correspondence to and from Jacques Lipchitz TGA 897/1/1 (183)
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- Correspondence of Serge and Helene Refes with Jacques Lipchitz TGA 897/1/1/326 (1)
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- Postcard from Jacques Lipchitz to Serge Refes TGA 897/1/1/326/6