tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post6172353416641684775..comments2024-03-18T15:45:32.866-04:00Comments on bensozia: Leonora Carrington's SculptureJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-66774840939796058442016-09-08T11:27:23.828-04:002016-09-08T11:27:23.828-04:00Ah, I see. I was wondering what "trouble&quo...Ah, I see. I was wondering what "trouble" you had in mind for Ernst to be.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08993570411881726772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-81088344849534731152016-09-08T07:20:04.989-04:002016-09-08T07:20:04.989-04:00That's actually the sort of thing I was thinki...That's actually the sort of thing I was thinking about. Ernst had lots of wealthy friends in America, Switzerland, Mexico, etc., some of whom demanded to see him or at least be told where he was, and some German official decided it wasn't worth putting all those people off to hold an artist of no particular political importance.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-86426839746723721702016-09-08T06:34:31.859-04:002016-09-08T06:34:31.859-04:00These are some lovely pieces, though. They seem m...These are some lovely pieces, though. They seem mystically-inspired, with a quiet and welcoming quality--very different from the hard-edged social protest I, perhaps mistakenly, associate with surrealism.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08993570411881726772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-89396165693246983852016-09-07T21:01:52.792-04:002016-09-07T21:01:52.792-04:00"hardly anyone escaped from the Gestapo and m..."hardly anyone escaped from the Gestapo and more likely they decided he would be less trouble in exile than in prison and put him on a train for the border." With respect, your explanation sounds even less plausible than an escape. I would imagine that wealthy friends interceded for him, perhaps through Goering, who has a reputation for such ambiguous dealing.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08993570411881726772noreply@blogger.com