Papers, 1928-1977.

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Papers, 1928-1977.

The collection, documenting Beckmann's years at the Bauhaus, his personal life and professional activities, consists of the painter's notebooks and diagrams from Paul Klee's class at the Bauhaus; letters received (1934-1977), most notably from Josef Albers (1951-1975), Rudolf Arnheim (1966-1977), Faber Birren (1965-1977), Ise Gropius (to Elsa Beckmann, 1977), Lily Klee (1945-1946), Wassily Kandinsky (1934-1939), Hannes Meyer (1947), Eckhard Neumann (1966-1984), Hilla Rebay (copies, 1952-1953), and Johannes Urzidil (1970-1973); manuscript writings; manuscript writings received; miscellaneous printed material and photographs.

0.5 linear feet.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8214661

Getty Research Institute

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Bauhaus

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Educational institution. From the description of Photographs of Bauhaus students, teachers, and exhibits, 1919-1933. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 81840731 From the description of Postcards about the Bauhaus, 1922-1926. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78683279 The Bauhaus was founded in 1919 by the architect Walter Gropius as a school of art, architecture, and crafts, with the focus on instruction in the unity between the fine and applied arts and i...

Albers, Josef, 1888-1976

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Beckmann, Hannes, 1909-1977

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German born painter and photographer. He trained at the Bauhaus (1928-1932) and lived in Czechoslovakia from 1934. In 1948 he emigrated to America, where he taught design and color theory. From the description of Papers, 1928-1977. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 78417854 Painter and lecturer; Boston, Mass. and Hanover, N.H. Born in Germany. Taught at the Bauhaus. From the description of Hannes Beckmann papers, 1930-1980. ...

Arnheim, Rudolf

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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

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Kandinsky, Wassily, 1866-1944

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Jawlensky, Alexej ˜vonœ 1864-1941

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New Bauhaus Chicago, Ill

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Gropius, Ise

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Hausmann, Raoul, 1886-1971

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Schlemmer, Tut

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Neumann, Eckhard.

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Birren, Faber, 1900-1988

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Faber Birren (1900- ) was a color consultant to industry and the U.S. government. He wrote books on color theory and also works of fiction. From the description of Faber Birren Papers, 1924-1935. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122314216 From the guide to the Faber Birren papers, 1924-1935, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Color consultant; Stamford, Ct. From the description of Faber Birren papers, 1924-196...

Meyer, Hannes, 1889-1954

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Urzidil, Johannes, 1896-1970

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Macke, August, 1887-1914

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Rebay, Hilla, 1890-1967

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Hilla Rebay (1890-1967) was a painter from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Hilla Rebay, 1966. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80153742 Abstract painter, art collector, museum director; New York, N.Y. Born in France. Active in Germany, Switzerland and France from 1910-1920 in the abstract art movement. Rebay worked with Solomon Guggenheim to form a collection of Non-Objective paintings. This collection became the basi...

Klee, Lili.

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Marc, Franz, 1880-1916

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