Papers of Alexander Dorner, 1930-1960 (bulk).

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Papers of Alexander Dorner, 1930-1960 (bulk).

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The papers in this collection document Alexander Dorner's career and research interests as an art historian and educator. The collection consists primarily of clippings and other published materials, printed images, photographs of art and architecture, drawings, papers and ephemera collected by Dorner, and his own notes, writings, and lectures on these subjects. The collection also includes a small amount of correspondence with friends and colleagues. The topics reflect his personal and professional interests, including the following: art and architecture from the 15th to the 20th centuries, the role of the art museum, philosophy, education, symbolism in art, non-Western and 'primitive' art, magic and mythology, film, psychology, the impact of science and mathematics on art, Nazi Germany and politics, and the art and architecture of the Bauhaus. Most of the folders contain a mixture of annotated clippings, notes and images. The folders and their contents have been kept in original order; they are not in any apparent logical order.

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Busch-Reisinger Museum, Harvard University Art Museums

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Dorner, Alexander, 1893-1957

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Art historian. Dorner emigrated from Germany to the U.S. and became director of the Museum of Art at the Rhode Island School of Design. From the description of Alexander Dorner papers, 1938-1955. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122355077 Alexander Dorner was born January, 1893, in Königsberg, Germany. After attending Königsberg University, he transferred to the University of Berlin in 1915, where he began his study of art history, archaeology, philosophy, and h...