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PEN Club dinner in 1930

© Archivo General de la Nación (Argentina)
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PEN Club dinner in 1930

Photograph of PEN members attending a dinner held by the recently formed Argentinian Centre (referred to here as the PEN Club) which was established on 8 April 1930. Handwritten captions on the reverse side of the photograph note that amongst those pictured are: Colombian writer Baldomero Sanín Cano; Argentinian writer Ezequiel Martínez Estrada; Argentinian historian Emilio Ravignani, and ‘Iris Moerga’, which could be the maiden name of the Argentinian poet Iris Pavón. This dinner took place in September 1930 at the Plaza Hotel in Buenos Aires.

Dîner du PEN Club 1930

Photographie de membres du PEN participant à un dîner organisé par le nouveau Centre argentin (appelé ici «PEN Club») peu de temps après sa fondation, le 8 avril 1930. Des notes manuscrites, au verso de la photo, mentionnent que parmi les personnes représentées se trouvent : l'écrivain colombien Baldomero Sanín Cano; l'écrivain argentin Ezequiel Martínez Estrada; l'historien argentin Emilio Ravignani; et «Iris Moerga», qui pourrait être le nom de jeune fille de la poète argentine Iris Pavón. Ce dîner a eu lieu en septembre 1930 au Plaza Hotel, à Buenos Aires.

Cena del club PEN 1930

Fotografía de miembros PEN asistiendo a una cena organizada por el Centro Agentino (denominado aquí 'PEN Club'), establecido poco antes, en abril de 1930. Las notas a mano en el reverso de la fotografía destacan que, entre los asistentes, se encuentran: el escritor colombiano Baldomero Sanín Cano; el escritor argentino Ezequiel Martínez Estrada; el historiador argentino Emilio Ravignani, y 'Iris Moerga´, tal vez, el nombre de soltera de la poeta argentina Iris Pavón. Esta cena tuvo lugar en septiembre de 1930 en el Hotel Plaza de Buenos Aires.

Date:

01/09/1930

Creator:

Argentinian Centre

Centre:

Argentinian Centre  (Centro PEN Argentina)

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