Archives of American Art

Adolf Fleischmann papers

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.fleiadol
Creators:
Fleischmann, Adolf, 1892-1968
Dates:
1892-2011
Languages:
Some correspondence and printed material are in German and French.
Physical Description:
4.8 Linear feet
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Biographical material, correspondence, writings, subject files, photographs, artwork, and printed material documenting the career of painter Adolf Fleischmann.
Scope and Contents
Biographical material includes a birth certificate, diplomas, educational transcripts, membership cards, death announcements, obituaries, and an address book. Correspondence is personal and professional and includes letters from dealers, curators, artists and art historians. Additional letters are to Elly Fleischmann, Fleischmann's wife, from colleagues concerning Adolf Fleischmann.
Scope and Contents
Writings by Fleischmann and others, both published and unpublished, are about art and include poetry and an illustrated painting diary by Fleischmann. Subject files contain photographs, writings, inventories, and correspondence pertaining to the Adolf Fleischmann catalogue raisonne published by G. Hatje Verlag. Photographs consist of slides and black and white photographs of works of art, Fleischmann, his family, colleagues, and exhibition installations. Artwork includes loose sketches. Printed material consists of exhibition announcements, catalogs, and press releases.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Adolf Fleischmann (1892-1968) was a painter in Stuttgart, Germany, Zurich, Switzerland, Paris, France, and New York, N.Y.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Small amount of printed material donated in 1978 by Elly Fleischmann, Fleischmann's widow. The remainder was donated in 2011 and 2014 by Peter Aldin, Adolf Fleischmann's step-son.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Painters -- Germany (West) Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Fleischmann, Elly Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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