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INVENTORY OF THE ENRIQUE GÓMEZ-CORREA PAPERS, 1920-1995
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Title: Enrique Gómez-Correa papers
Date (inclusive): 1920-1995
Collection number: 970015
Creator:
Gómez-Correa, Enrique, 1915-
Extent:
circa 4 linear ft.
(7 boxes)
Repository:
Getty Research Institute
Research Library
Special Collections and Visual Resources
1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1100
Los Angeles, CA 90049-1688
Abstract: Archive contains materials by and about poet, essayist and editor, Enrique Gómez-Correa, chiefly covering his activities during
the 1940s, as well as his prominence in the South American surrealist movement. It contains correspondence, manuscripts, personal
photographs, books, articles, clippings, artwork, and other material.
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Language: Collection material in Italian, and French
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Enrique Gómez-Correa Papers, 1920-1995, Getty Research Institute, Research Library, Accession no. 970015.
Acquired in 1997.
Gómez-Correa was a poet, essayist and editor who earned a living as a lawyer and diplomat. A central figure in the South American
surrealist movement, he founded the Mandrágora group in Chile in 1937, and soon thereafter, a journal by the same name. He
lived in Paris for three years in the 1940s, where he became acquainted with René Magritte and André Breton. He wrote more
than twenty books, including poetry, essays and drama.
Scope and Content of Collection
The papers, the bulk of which date from the 1940s, include correspondence with editors, fellow writers and scholars, generally
regarding Gómez-Correa's work, though there are letters from Jorge Cáceres describing the surrealist scene in Paris in 1948
and one from César Moro describing the South American literary scene in 1942. There are handwritten and typewritten manuscripts
of Gómez-Correa's books of essays and poetry. Spanning his entire career, these writings offer full elaboration of his notion
of surrealism as permanent revolution. The collection also includes a few personal photographs; small books, excerpts from
books, photocopied articles about surrealism and/or Gómez-Correa, and newspaper obituaries. Among the artwork are a photograph
by Man Ray, two photomontages and one engraving by Braulio Arenas, a collage by Jorge Cáceres, an engraving by Hans Arp and
a collaborative drawing by four fellow surrealists. Two-hundred and forty books, 62 serials, and 8 catalogs were transferred
to the library.
Material is generally in either Spanish or French; a small amount is in English.
Arrangement
The papers are organized in 6 series:
Series I. Correspondence, 1941-1994
Series II. Manuscripts, ca. 1934-1992
Series III. Personal
Series IV. Photographs
Series V. Printed Matter, small books and ephemera, 1927-1995
Series VI. Artwork, 1920-ca. 1974
Breton, André, 1896-1966
Gómez-Correa, Enrique, 1915-
Magritte, René, 1898-1967
Sade, marquis de, 1740-1814
Mandrágora (Group)
Mandrágora
Avant-garde (Aesthetics)—Europe—History—20th century
Chilean poetry
Experimental poetry
Latin American poetry
Surrealism (Literature)
Collages
Engravings
Photomontages
Arenas, Braulio
Arp, Jean, 1887-1966
Bachelard, Gaston, 1884-1962
Cáceres, Jorge, 1923-1949
Magritte, René, 1898-1967
Moro, César, d. 1956