Item 032 - [Letter from Viktor Zuckerkandl to Olga Fröbe-Kapteyn, October 13, 1961]

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OTUFM 62-A-032

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[Letter from Viktor Zuckerkandl to Olga Fröbe-Kapteyn, October 13, 1961]

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  • October 13, 1961 (Creation)

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3 pages, handwritten in blue ink; year written with pencil

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(1896-1965)

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Zuckerkandl reflects on the importance Eranos has had on his life and work. He thanks Fröbe-Kapteyn for making such things a reality for him. He explains that his stay in America transitioned from a possible “final station” to a “passing station” through which he has found another starting point. This new beginning for him is back in Europe. He thanks Fröbe-Kapteyn for creating a place where people can come together to share their ideas about man and art, and briefly alludes to his topic for the 1962 conference [about the relationship of man to his work]. He mentions a work by [Wladimir] Weidlé on the transcendence of artworks that fascinated him, says that [Emil] Preetorius might be interested in attending next year’s conference as auditor, and that [Yehudi] Menuhin seems to also be interested. Zuckerkandl suggests a possible arrangement with the Végh quartet.

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  • German

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Eranos, Folder 1

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Lecture given at Eranos 1962, published:

  • Zuckerkandl, Viktor. 1963. “Vom Wachstum des Kunstwerks.” In Eranos-Jahrbuch 1962: Der Mensch, Führer und Geführter im Werk, edited by Adolf Portmann, 275–315. Vol. 31 of Eranos Jahrbuch. Zürich: Rhein-Verlag.
  • Re-published: Zuckerkandl, Viktor. 1964. “Vom Wachstum des Kunstwerks.“ In Vom musikalischen Denken: Begegnung von Ton und Wort, 103–49. Zürich: Rhein-Verlag.

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