29/01/2026
Claude Cahun’s work destroyed in bush fires
Michael Hoppen ‘How the original glass plates for Aveux non Avenus were destroyed’. In October 2024, Susan de Muth emailed Michael Hoppen concerning the provenance of the digital files provided by Jersey Heritage Museum for museum quality printing. It was known that eight of the files came directly from the original photographic glass plates created by Cahun & Moore; the other two glass plated had been destroyed by the N***s when they commandeered the women’s house during the occupation of Jersey....
Michael Hoppen ‘How the original glass plates for Aveux non Avenus were destroyed’. In October 2024, Susan de Muth emailed Michael Hoppen concerning the provenance of the digital files pr…