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Tristan Tzara
1896 – 1963
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryTristan Tzara was a Romanian and French avant-garde poet, essayist and performance artist. Also active as a journalist, playwright, literary and art critic, composer and film director, he was known best for being one of the founders and central figures of the anti-establishment Dada movement. Under the influence of Adrian Maniu, the adolescent Tzara became interested in Symbolism and co-founded the magazine Simbolul with Ion Vinea and painter Marcel Janco.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
April 16, 1896
Moinești
Date of death
December 25, 1963
7th arrondissement of Paris
Citizenship
Romania · France
Occupations & fields
art collectorpoetwriterdiplomatfilm directortranslator
Notable works
Handkerchief of Clouds
- Field and occupation
- francouzský básník a dramatik, jeden ze zakladatelů dadaismu
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