Archives of American Art

Fremden Buch = foreigner's book

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.streinn
Creators:
Streicher Inn (Polling, Germany)
Dates:
1853-1905
Languages:
German
Physical Description:
[208] p.
ill.
37 cm.
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Hotel guest register (1853-1905), once the property of the Streicher Inn, at Polling, Germany. The volume contains guests' signatures, their dates of stay, and home towns. American artists who signed the register include: Max Bohm, Frank Duveneck, Louis Ritter, Walter Shirlaw, John H. Twachtman, and Theodore Wores. Some signatures are accompanied by sketches.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Streicher Inn was a hotel located in Polling, Germany, where many American artists worked in the second half of the 19th century.

Administration

Reproduction Note
Item is a photocopy.
Existence and Location of Originals
Location of original unknown.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1997 by and dealer Ira Spanierman, owner of the Spanierman Gallery, New York City, and Lisa N. Peters, the gallery's Director of Research. Peters made a copy of the guestbook in 1987 when she visited Polling. At the time it was in the possession of Herr Siegfried Loeck of Munich, who allowed her to make a copy. Loeck died sometime before 1994 and attempts by Peters to locate descendants or determine the location of the original guestbook have been unsuccessful.

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.

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