Hellmut Lehmann-Haupt papers, 1933-1957, undated.

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Hellmut Lehmann-Haupt papers, 1933-1957, undated.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/670397352

The collection consists mainly of personal papers, clippings, publications, etc. relating to the impact of the Nazi and Soviet governments on art and artists during and immediately following World War II, ca. 1933-1950. Partially acquired while serving in the United States military, the papers provide documentary support for Lehmann-Haupt's book "Art Under A Dictatorship" (Oxford University Press: 1954). Additionally, the collection contains documentation related to art and government in postwar Germany, including letters from German artists, critics, museum directors, etc. written in the autumn of 1951. Correspondence, photographs, notes, etc. regarding the painter Theodor Werner and the textile artist Woty Werner are also found.

4.0 linear ft. (8 boxes)

Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)

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Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)

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Lehmann-Haupt, Hellmut, 1903-1992

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Author, bibliographer. From the description of Reminiscences of Hellmut E. Lehmann-Haupt : lecture, 1967. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122512977 Dr. Hellmut E. Lehmann-Haupt (1903-1992) was born in Berlin and educated at the Universities of Berlin, Vienna and Frankfurt where he concentrated on the fine arts and early book illustration. Coming to the U.S. in 1929, Lehmann-Haupt was named curator of the rare book department of Columbia Uni...