Correspondence, photographs, and other papers relating to Italian Futurism, 1916-1944
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Description
- Title
- Correspondence, photographs, and other papers relating to Italian Futurism, 1916-1944
- Abstract
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The collection includes correspondence, writings, photographs, postcards, advertisements, and other printed documents relating to Italian Futurism in Italy and Egypt. The correspondence includes autograph manuscript letters and notes from: Anton Giulio Bragaglia; Rosa Rettagliata; Alberto Manca dell'Asinara; and F. T. Marinetti. Manuscripts include: an autograph manuscript poem, by Fulvio Tosoni, titled "Via Chiodo"; and a manuscript musical score in ten parts, in an unidentified hand, titled "Marcia 'Nelson'", housed in an envelope with the letterhead of Nelson Morpurgo in Cairo, Egypt. Photographs include: one black and white print, by an unidentified photographer, depicting a portrait of Nelson Morpurgo; five black and white prints, by unidentified photographers, depicting portraits of Vinicio Paladini; one black and white print, by an unidentified photographer, of Mimi Paladini in New York City; and a black and white negative by Ernesto Thayaht, titled "Guantoni da boxe".
Printed material includes: 19 postcards depicting artwork, designs, and photographs relating to Italian futurism; material relating to Nelson Morpurgo and Italian Futurism in Cairo, Egypt, including stationery, essays, and fliers and newspaper clippings concerning his play, Colonierie, at the Cairo Kursaal theater; admission tickets and a program for Futurist festivals, theatrical performances, dances, discussions, and other events at various venues in Italy; fliers featuring publishers' advertisements for works by F. T. Marinetti, Benedetta Marinetti Cappa, Fortunato Depero, and Maria Sara Goretti; and a booklet containing a calendar and a listing of the officers and other personnel of Divisione 6a of the Italian Esercito. Also includes single issues of two serials, Il 420 (April 15, 1916) and Il Secolo XX (June, 1928); a copy of a book of poems by Bruno Jasieński, Pieśń o głodźe (Krakow : Instytut Wydawńiczy "Ńezaleźnyh", 1922); and a copy of Gio Ponti, Il Coro (Milan : Edizioni di 'Uomo', 1944). Accompanied by dealer descriptions
- Description
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Futurism was an avant-garde movement founded in Milan in 1909 by the Italian poet F. T. (Filippo Tommaso) Marinetti (1876-1944). The movement incorporated all aspects of the arts, including visual art, architecture, cinema, dance, design, literature, music, and theater.
In Italian, French, and Polish.
The copy of Bruno Jasieński, Pieśń o głodźe bears the ink stamp: "Z Ksiȩgozbioru Józefa Kaczkowskiego no. 462".
The copy of Gio Ponti, Il Coro, is numbered 732 in an edition of 1000.
Box 1: Correspondence, poem, photographs, printed material. Box 2: Musical score and envelope, large printed fliers.
Nitrate negative was removed from the collection for digitization and discard in compliance with Yale University policy. Surrogate images will be available in the future. Please consult Access Services for more information. - Provenance
- Purchased from Arengario studio bibliografico on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2002.
- Extent
- 1.92 linear feet (2 boxes)
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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Italian
French
Polish
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- GEN MSS 2070
- Container / Volume
- Box 1
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Portraits
Pictorial works
Admission tickets
Fliers (printed matter) Italy 20th century
Notated music
Photographic postcards Italy
Photographs
Poems
Postcards Italy 20th century
Printed ephemera Italy 20th century
Programs (documents)
Publishers' advertisements Italy 20th century
Sheet music - Subject (Geographic)
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Italy.
Egypt
Egypt.
Italy
Cairo
Cairo.
Cairo (Egypt) - Subject (Name)
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Bragaglia, Anton Giulio, 1890-1960.
Depero, Fortunato, 1892-1960.
Goretti, Maria Sara.
Jasieński, Bruno, 1901-1939.
Manca dell'Asinara, Alberto, 1901-
Marinetti Cappa, Benedetta, 1897-1977.
Marinetti, F. T., 1876-1944.
Marinetti, F. T., 1876-1944
Morpurgo, Nelson.
Morpurgo, Nelson
Paladini, Mimi
Paladini, Vinicio, 1902-1971
Ponti, Gio, 1891-1979.
Rettagliata, Rosa, 1916-1993.
Thayaht, Ernesto, 1893-1959.
Tosoni, Fulvio.
Italy. Esercito. Divisione, 6a. - Subject (Topic)
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Art, Italian
Arts, Modern
Authors, Italian
Avant-garde (Aesthetics)
Avant-garde (Music)
Experimental drama, Italian
Experimental poetry, Italian
Futurism (Literary movement)
Futurism (Music)
Italian literature
Italian poetry
Italians
Literature, Experimental
Music
Poets, Italian
Poets, Polish
Polish poetry
Theaters
Women authors, Italian
Women poets, Italian
Social life and customs - Subjects
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Bragaglia, Anton Giulio, 1890-1960
Depero, Fortunato, 1892-1960
Goretti, Maria Sara
Jasieński, Bruno, 1901-1939
Manca dell'Asinara, Alberto, 1901-
Marinetti Cappa, Benedetta, 1897-1977
Marinetti, F. T., 1876-1944
Marinetti, F. T., 1876-1944 > Portraits
Morpurgo, Nelson
Morpurgo, Nelson > Portraits
Paladini, Mimi > Portraits
Paladini, Vinicio, 1902-1971 > Portraits
Ponti, Gio, 1891-1979
Rettagliata, Rosa, 1916-1993
Thayaht, Ernesto, 1893-1959
Tosoni, Fulvio
Italy. Esercito. Divisione, 6a.
Art, Italian > 20th century
Art, Italian > 20th century > Pictorial works
Arts, Modern > 20th century
Authors, Italian > 20th century
Avant-garde (Aesthetics) > Italy
Avant-garde (Music) > Italy
Experimental drama, Italian > 20th century
Experimental drama, Italian > Egypt > 20th century
Experimental poetry, Italian > 20th century
Futurism (Literary movement) > Egypt
Futurism (Literary movement) > Italy
Futurism (Literary movement) > Italy > Pictorial works
Futurism (Music) > Italy
Italian literature > 20th century
Italian poetry > 20th century
Italians > Egypt > Cairo > 20th century
Literature, Experimental > Italy > 20th century
Music > Italy > 20th century
Poets, Italian > 20th century
Poets, Polish > 20th century
Polish poetry > 20th century
Theaters > Egypt > Cairo
Theaters > Italy
Women authors, Italian > 20th century
Women poets, Italian > 20th century
Cairo (Egypt) > 20th century
Cairo (Egypt) > Social life and customs > 20th century
Italy > 20th century
Italy > Social life and customs > 20th century
Italy
Kaczkowski, Józefa > Stamps
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Citation
- Correspondence, Photographs, and Other Papers Relating to Italian Futurism. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Catalog Record
- 99164918773408651
- Object ID (OID)
- 33551394
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