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Andrei Shimkevich, recipient: Jacques Lipchitz

Letter from Andrei Shimkevich to Jacques Lipchitz

15 December 1934

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Andrei Shimkevich
Recipient
Jacques Lipchitz 1891–1973
Date
15 December 1934
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Created by
Andrei Shimkevich
Recipient
Jacques Lipchitz 1891–1973
Title
Letter from Andrei Shimkevich to Jacques Lipchitz
Date
15 December 1934
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 897/1/3/26/6

Description

This letter is a part of three, addressed by Andrei to Berthe and/or Jacques Lipchitz and dated from 15th, 16th and 20th December. All three were kept together with the letter from Fanya Lipchitz to Jacques Lipchitz, dated 16 December 1934, in which she mentions 'letters from Andrei'. All are related to Andrei's request for a large amount of money, the purpose of which he does not explain. The draft letter from Berthe Lipchitz to the French ambassador in Moscow the letter suggests that Andrei asked for money to prepare the next escape from the USSR. In this particular letter to Jacques, Andrei several times mentions that from the new 1935 Year he will start a new and happy life. At the same time, he defiantly scolds France and the entire Western world and praises the USSR. He also mentions his recent work in the cinematography.

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  • Personal and professional papers of Jacques Lipchitz TGA 897 (451)
    • Correspondence TGA 897/1 (212)
      • Correspondence to and from Berthe Lipchitz (Kitrosser) TGA 897/1/3 (28)
        • Correspondence between Andrei Shimkevich and Berthe and Jacques Lipchitz TGA 897/1/3/26 (11)
          • Letter from Andrei Shimkevich to Jacques Lipchitz TGA 897/1/3/26/6
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