Compare Constellations

H. Bittner and Company. Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1945-1952.

Title: Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1945-1952.

H. Bittner and Company published Carl Zigrosser's 1946 monograph on Käthe Kollwitz. The large collection of Erich Cohn was used for the illustrations. Zigrosser's correspondence with Herbert Bittner concerns the book.

ArchivalResource: 20 items (26 leaves).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/206686537 View

Ashton, E. B., 1909-. Papers relating to George Grosz, 1919-1962.

Title: Papers relating to George Grosz, 1919-1962.

Collection includes materials assembled by the translator of Grosz's autobiography, manuscripts and related correspondence, as well as letters sent by Grosz to Herbert Bittner, Bernard and Rebecca Reis, Frans Masereel, and others; some letters are illustrated. Subject matter includes discussion of Grosz's involvement in German politics in the 1920s, his difficulty selling his pictures, and the situation in Germany which culminated in Grosz's flight to the United States.

ArchivalResource: ca. 166 items (3 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/78604588 View

Bittner, Herbert. Herbert Bittner collection of scenic designs, 1790-1850 / compiled by Herbert Bittner ca. 1940s.

Title: Herbert Bittner collection of scenic designs, 1790-1850 / compiled by Herbert Bittner ca. 1940s.

Drawings of stage design in pencil, ink, or watercolor on paper, mounted on board, drawn by European designers of the late 18th and 19th century, such as Joseph Platzer, Lorenzo Sacchetti, and anonymous designers from the Austrian and Northern Italian Schools.

ArchivalResource: 3 boxes (104 drawings) : some col., mounted on board ; 39 x 54 cm. or smaller.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/754643852 View