Mesens, E. L. T. (Edouard Léon Théodore), 1903-1971
Dates
- Existence: 1903-11-27 - 1971-05-13
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Bulletin 22: Avant-Garde en Belgique / 1920-1930 / Gevaert, Yves ; Joostens P ; Mesens E ; Michaux H ; Pansaers C ; Peeters J ; VanOstaijen P., 1988
Extravagance R. / Lure ; Jorn A ; Nash J ; Knizak M ; Isou I ; Klein Y ; Mesens E., 1991
Poemes 1923 - 1958 / Mesens, E.L.T. ; Magritte, Rene ; Martin PL ; Satie E ; Breton A., 1959
This book was bound by P.L. Martin in 1974. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Third Front & Detached Pieces / Roland Penrose, translator ; E.L.T. Mesens, translator., 1944
Mesens initials of his first name stand for Edouard-Leon-Theodore. This book is illustrated with 5 designs by Mesens, the first of which is negativised for the translation, i.e. the French image is a negative of the English positive. The final illustration is an artistic interpretation of a musical score titled "La Partition Complete/The Complete Score." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
[Untitled] / Kolar, Jiri. ; Mesens, E.L.T. ; Schwitters, Kurt ; Hoffmeister, Adolf., 1994
Mentions that Hoffmeister (1902-1973) fled from Czechoslovakia in 1939 to USA and after WWII became Ambassador to France from 1948-1951 and subsequently Professor of Art at the Prague Art Academy. His work overlaps the border of Art and spreads into cartoon, advertising and related fields. "He was the first artist to use typography as a total compositional medium regardless of the meaning of the actual words, concentrating on the purely visual image. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.