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Péret, Benjamin, 1899-1959

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1899 - 1959

Biography

Benjamin Péret (4 July 1899 - 18 September 1959) was a French poet and Surrealist. He worked with and influenced many of the poets connected to the Surrealists, including Octavio Paz and Vítězslav Nezval.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

André Breton Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS160
Abstract The André Breton Collection contains material pertaining to Breton and related Surrealist artists, writers, and thinkers. Breton (February 19, 1896 – September 28, 1966) was a French writer, poet, theorist, and a founder of the Surrealist movement. Vítězslav Nezval (May 26, 1900– April 6, 1958) was a leading Czech avant-garde writer in the first part of the 20th century. Nezval began the Surrealist Group of Czechoslovakia in 1934, along with Karel Teige, (Marie Cerminova) Toyen, Jindrich...
Dates: 1938 - 1960; Other: Majority of material found within 1938