Breton, Andre, 1896-1966
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1896-02-18 - 1966-09-28
Biography
André Robert Breton was a French writer, poet and anti-fascist. He is known best as the co-founder, leader, principal theorist and chief apologist of Surrealism. His writings include the first Surrealist Manifesto of 1924, in which he defined surrealism as "pure psychic automatism."
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Simon Watson Taylor 'Pataphysical' & Surrealist collection, 1935-1965
Collection
Identifier: 1974-002
Scope and Contents
Consists of publications, posters, manuscripts, correspondence, documents , photographs, and memorabilia by or relating to the College de Pataphysique; texts by and about Alfred Jarry; books and documents by and about Andre Breton and the surrealists; books by and about Jacques Herold; and materials by and about Marcel Duchamp. (Refer also to the inventory from Bertram Rota which accompanied the collection).Administrative/Biographical History: Books and periodicals have been...
Dates:
1934 - 1975
Filtered By
- Subject: Surrealism. X