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Ernst, Max, 1891-1976

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role Artist Collector
dates 1891-1976
city Paris
other citiesBrühl, Germany; Bonn, Germany; Cologne, Germany; Paris, France; New York, NY; Sedona, AZ;
countryFrance
sex M
historical notes Ernst was a member of the Surrealists and a collector of tribal art from North America, Africa and the Pacific region. (retrieved 7/21/2008 ).

Ernst married four times: to Luise Straus, Marie-Berthe Aurenche, art collector Peggy Guggenheim, and Surrealist artist Dorothea Tanning.
Ernst's son is the abstract painter Jimmy Ernst.

decades
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1920-1930
1930-1940
1940-1950
1950-1960
1960-1970
1970-1980
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Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Max and Dorothea Ernst letters concerning Max Ernst's American citizenship status, [ca. 1957]. see details...
Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Gyorgy Kepes papers, 1825-1989 (bulk 1909-1989) see details...
Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Pierre Matisse Gallery records, 1925-1989. see details...
Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200
The New Arts records, 1952-1977. see details...
Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Hans Theo Richter papers, [ca. 1914-1981]. see details...
Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200
William Nelson Copley papers, 1948-1967. see details...
Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200
John Wilde papers, 1935-1991. see details...
Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Byron Gallery records, 1959-1996 (bulk 1960-1975) see details...
Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Oral history interview with Larry Jordan, 1995 Dec. 19 - 1996 July 30. see details...
Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Brooks Jackson interview, 1976 Mar. 22. see details...
Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Oral history interview with Katharine Kuh, 1982 Mar. 18-1983 Mar. 24. see details...
The Getty Research Institute
Research Libraries, Archives and Special Collections
Max Ernst postcards and ephemera, 1921-1983. see details...
The Getty Research Institute
Research Libraries, Archives and Special Collections
Letter : Sedona, to Alfred Barr, 1947 Nov. 19. see details...
The Getty Research Institute
Research Libraries, Archives and Special Collections
Max Ernst letter : to Marcel Zerbile, ca. 1935. see details...
The Getty Research Institute
Research Libraries, Archives and Special Collections
Letters received by Frederick Kiesler, 1937-1961. see details...
The Getty Research Institute
Research Libraries, Archives and Special Collections
Bernard and Rebecca Reis papers, ca. 1924-1985. see details...
The Getty Research Institute
Research Libraries, Archives and Special Collections
Gloria de Herrera papers, 1936-1996 (bulk 1947-1985). see details...
The Brooklyn Museum Libraries and Archives
200 Eastern Parkway
Max Ernst Artist file. see details...
The Getty Research Institute
Research Libraries, Archives and Special Collections
Robert Valançay correspondence, 1920-1985 (bulk 1930-1949). see details...
The Museum of Modern Art
Library and Archives
Artist file: Ernst, Max, 1891-1976; miscellaneous uncataloged material. see details...
The Getty Research Institute
Research Libraries, Archives and Special Collections
Jan and Edith Tschichold papers, 1899-1979 (bulk 1920-1938). see details...
The Getty Research Institute
Research Libraries, Archives and Special Collections
Hans J. Kleinschmidt Research Files, 1902-1975. see details...
The Getty Research Institute
Research Libraries, Archives and Special Collections
Man Ray letters and album, 1922-1976. see details...
Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Lucy R. Lippard papers, 1940s-2006, bulk, 1968-1990. see details...
Newberry Library

Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections
60 West Walton Street
Arts Club records, 1892-1995. see details...
The Brooklyn Museum Libraries and Archives
200 Eastern Parkway
Artist file. Ernst, Max, 1891-1976. see details...
The Brooklyn Museum Libraries and Archives
200 Eastern Parkway
Artist file. Ernst, Max, 1891-1976. see details...
The Frick Collection and Frick Art Reference Library
10 East 71st Street
Max Ernst artist file : study photographs and reproductions of works of art with accompanying documentation 1920-2000. see details...
National Portrait Gallery Library
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Artist file: Ernst, Max, 1891-1976 see details...
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Library
Smithsonian Institution
Artist file: Ernst, Max, 1891-1976 see details...