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A Finding Aid to the Ilse-Margret Vogel Papers, circa 1924-2001, in the Archives of American Art

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.vogeilse
Creators:
Vogel, Ilse Margret
Dates:
circa 1924-2001
Languages:
The collection is in English and German.
Physical Description:
0.6 Linear feet
Repository:
The papers of New York illustrator and gallery owner Ilse-Margret Vogel measure 0.6 linear feet and date from circa 1924 to 2001. The collection comments on Vogel's career as a gallery owner in New York City and Berlin and documents Vogel's close personal and professional relationship with J. B. Neumann. Found are biographical materials, correspondence with Neumann and scattered others, photographs, and printed material. Also found are audio recordings of an interview with Vogel by Lily Harmon in 1985.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The papers of New York illustrator and gallery owner Ilse-Margret Vogel measure 0.6 linear feet and date from circa 1924 to 2001. The collection comments on Vogel's career as a gallery owner in New York City and Berlin and documents Vogel's close personal and professional relationship with J. B. Neumann. Found are biographical materials, correspondence with Neumann and scattered others, photographs, and printed material. Also found are audio recordings of an interview with Vogel by Lily Harmon in 1985.

Arrangement

Arrangement
Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Ilse-Margret Vogel (1914-2001) was an illustrator and gallery owner in New York City, New York and Berlin, Germany who illustrated children's books. Originally from Berlin, Vogel opened Galerie Gerd Rosen, the first modern art gallery in Berlin in the 1940s. Upon moving to New York City, she became close with J.B. Neumann and worked at New Art Circle gallery. She married Howard Knotts and remained close to Neumann until his death in 1961.

Administration

Author
Jayna M. Josefson
Sponsor
Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Howard Knotts donated his wife's papers to the Archives of American Art in 2007, c/o Nancy Lindbloom.
Processing Information
The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2023 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Conditions Governing Use
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Preferred Citation
Ilse-Margret Vogel papers, circa 1924-2001. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Interviews Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Illustrators -- New York (State) -- New York Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Gallery owners -- New York (State) -- New York Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Gallery owners -- Germany -- Berlin Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Women illustrators Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Neumann, J. B. (Jsrael Ber) Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Harmon, Lily, 1912- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Galerie Gerd Rosen Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
New Art Circle Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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