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- Filip Semenovich Amstislavsky
- Recipient
- Jacques Lipchitz 1891–1973
- Title
- Letter from [Filip Semenovich] Amstislavsky to Jacques Lipchitz
- Date
- 7 May 1937
- 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 897/3/1/3/21
Description
Chairman of the Exhibition Committee Amstislavsky asks Lipchitz to submit the cost of work, especially for the conversion to bronze. He also asks if Jacques is ready to start making a bust of [Sergo] Ordzhonikidze. If the answer is 'yes', the Committee is going to send Lipchitz the death mask of Ordzhonikidze. Amstislavsky also writes that he will probably come to Paris in person soon. The envelope holds printed label: '[Committee of All-]Union Art Exhibition "Industry of socialism"'.On the back of envelope there is a writing by J. Lipchitz's hand: 'Le 13 Mai 1937 je accepte faire portrait lettre suit' (On 13 May 1937 I agree to make [Sergo Orzhonikidze] portrait. Letter follows'.
Archive context
- Personal and professional papers of Jacques Lipchitz TGA 897 (451)
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- Business papers TGA 897/3 (60)
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- Exhibitions TGA 897/3/1 (60)
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- Unrealised exhibitions in Moscow (1937-39) TGA 897/3/1/3 (26)
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- Letter from [Filip Semenovich] Amstislavsky to Jacques Lipchitz TGA 897/3/1/3/21