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Archives of American Art
Letters from Frans Wildenhain to Virginia Cartwright Katz
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.katzvirg
- Creators:
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Katz, Virginia CartwrightWildenhain, Frans, 1905-1980
- Dates:
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1968-1979
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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19 Items(on partial microfilm reel)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1968-69 and 1975-79, from Wildenhain to his former student Virginia Cartwright Katz. Wildenhain discusses his pottery, classes and personal matters.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Franz Wildenhain (1905-1980) was a sculptor, painter, ceramic craftsman, and teacher from Rochester, N.Y. Wildenhain was born in Leipzig, Germany and studied at the Bauhaus, with Walter Gropius, Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Josef Albers and others.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm roll 2103 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Katz was a former student of Wildenhain.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
More Information
Other Title
Other Title
This collection is identified as the Frans Wildenhaim Papers on the microfilm.
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Decorative arts | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Ceramicists -- New York (State) | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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