The Surrealist Collection: Ghosts in the Laboratory

Authors

Katharine Conley, William & MaryFollow

Files

Document Type

Book Chapter

Department/Program

Modern Languages & Literatures

Publication Date

2016

Book Title

A Companion to Dada and Surrealism

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell

Editor

David Hopkins

City

Chichester, Malden & Oxford

Edition

1

First Page

304

Last Page

318

Abstract

Excerpt from book chapter: "Surrealism was forged by poets and artists who intentionally surrounded themselves with objects of philosophical significance to them, objects whose arrangement refracted back to them elements of their own beliefs. André Breton, author of the manifestoes of Surrealism, was the movement’s exemplary collector and his practice of collection yielded the movement’s mystery‐laden backdrop to the development of the principles of Surrealism just as his apartment on the rue Fontaine in Paris provided the setting for gatherings of the group’s meetings..."

ISBN

9781119238225

Recommended Citation

Conley, K. (2016). The Surrealist Collection: Ghosts in the Laboratory. David Hopkins (Ed.), A Companion to Dada and Surrealism (pp. 304-318). Chichester, Malden & Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/asbookchapters/7