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Isaak Abramsky, recipient: Jacques Lipchitz

Letter from Isaak Abramsky to Jacques Lipchitz

23 April 1937

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Isaak Abramsky
Recipient
Jacques Lipchitz 1891–1973
Title
Letter from Isaak Abramsky to Jacques Lipchitz
Date
23 April 1937
Description
Abramsky confirms receipt of the sculpture. He adds that it has already passed the jury commission and was approved. The only comment was about colour of the bronze. Ambramsky asks if it should be darker and if it is possible to do. Letter bears the letterhead of the 'Committee of the all-Union art exhibition "Industry of socialism"', located at 30 Tsvetnoy bulvar in Moscow, where the editing house 'Stroim' is based.
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 897/3/1/3/18

Archive context

  • Personal and professional papers of Jacques Lipchitz TGA 897 (451)
    • Business papers TGA 897/3 (60)
      • Exhibitions TGA 897/3/1 (60)
        • Unrealised exhibitions in Moscow (1937-39) TGA 897/3/1/3 (26)
          • Letter from Isaak Abramsky to Jacques Lipchitz TGA 897/3/1/3/18
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