Correspondence to Alma Mahler, 1933-1948.

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Correspondence to Alma Mahler, 1933-1948.

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In 2 items Wotruba was apologizing for having inadvertently offended Alma Mahler and seeking a reconciliation. In 1 item he discusses one of his works which he refers to as the head of Christ (Christuskopf); he was making a gift to Alma. 2 items concern the plans for the monument to Gustav Mahler (1 is mostly about the choosing of a location; 1 is an invitation to Alma to come to the studio to see the model). The item from Marian Wotruba, dated 1948, mostly concerns Susi Kertes, who had recently died in a car crash. For other correspondence concerning the planned monument to Gustav Mahler, see under: Hollnsteiner, Johannes, b. 1895; Moll, Carl, 1861-1945; Popp, Alexander, 1891-1947; and Tandler, Julius, 1869-1936.

6 items (8 leaves).

University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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Wotruba, Fritz, 1907-1975

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Wotruba was commissioned to create the monument to Gustav Mahler that the city of Vienna was planning in honor of the 25th anniversay of Mahler's death. He completed a model for the monument but it was ultimately rejected. Wotruba also gave sculpture lessons to Anna Mahler beginning in 1930. Marian Wotruba was Fritz's wife. From the description of Correspondence to Alma Mahler, 1933-1948. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155864855 ...

Wotruba, Marion, 1905-1981.

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