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Mesens, E. L. T. (Edouard Léon Théodore), 1903-1971

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1903-11-27 - 1971-05-13

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Poemes 1923 - 1958 / Mesens, E.L.T. ; Magritte, Rene ; Martin PL ; Satie E ; Breton A., 1959

 Item
Identifier: CC-35843-37603
Scope and Contents

This book was bound by P.L. Martin in 1974. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1959

Third Front & Detached Pieces / Roland Penrose, translator ; E.L.T. Mesens, translator., 1944

 Item
Identifier: CC-43511-45583
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1944

[Untitled] / Kolar, Jiri. ; Mesens, E.L.T. ; Schwitters, Kurt ; Hoffmeister, Adolf., 1994

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Identifier: CC-08145-8306
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1994