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Eagle (Arnold) Papers and Films Related to Hans Richter
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  • Scope and Content of Collection
  • Arrangement note
  • Biographical/Historical Note
  • Processing History
  • Acquisition Information
  • Preferred Citation
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Digitized Material
  • Related Material
  • Bibliography

  • Contributing Institution: Special Collections
    Title: Arnold Eagle papers and films related to Hans Richter
    Creator: Richter, Hans, 1888-1976
    Creator: Duchamp, Marcel, 1887-1968
    Creator: Eagle, Arnold
    Creator: Malevich, Kazimir Severinovich, 1878-1935
    Identifier/Call Number: 970021
    Physical Description: 12 Linear Feet (12 boxes)
    Date (inclusive): 1927-1990, bulk 1946-1981
    Date (bulk): 1946-1981
    Abstract: This collection documents the film collaborations and friendship of German-born Dadaist, Hans Richter, and New York photographer and cinematographer, Arnold Eagle. It includes color film footage, out-takes and audiotracks for several of Richter's post-World War II films, as well as letters, notes, scripts, sketches, photographs, printed material and storyboards.
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    Language of Material: English .

    Scope and Content of Collection

    The Arnold Eagle papers and films comprise documents recording the film collaborations and personal friendship between the German-born Dadaist, Hans Richter, and the New York photographer, Arnold Eagle. This collection includes color film footage, out-takes and audiotracks for several of Hans Richter's post-World War II film productions including, Dreams that money can buy, 8x8, and Richter's incomplete animation film based upon a Kasimir Malevich script of 1927. It contains documents related to Eagle's repeated attempts to complete the Malevich animation, most notably, correspondence, film scripts, storyboards, color film footage, and sound tracks. This documentation explains the difficulties confronted during the film's production and the reasons for its unfinished condition. Correspondence between Richter and Eagle recount their production techniques and provide insights into the management of the Richter estate. Additional materials include: published brochures, serials, 35mm slides, photographic negatives, 16mm color film, synchronized sound tracks, 1/4" magnetic audio tape, and 3/4" Umatic video tape.

    Arrangement note

    The papers are arranged in 6 series: Series I. Correspondence and documents, 1929-1990, undated Series II. Documentation on Marcel Duchamp, 1958-1974, undated Series III. Interviews with Hans Richter, 1966-1970, undated Series IV. Dreams that money can buy, 1945-1988, undated Series V. 8x8, 1950-1957, undated Series VI. Malevich animation, 1927-1981, undated

    Biographical/Historical Note

    A Hungarian-born photographer and cinematographer, Arnold Eagle is known for his documentary images of Jewish emigrant and urban life on the lower East Side of Manhattan. Eagle immigrated to Brooklyn, New York in 1929 and accepted a position working for the WPA in 1935. During the 1940s he began working with the artist Roy Striker and was later sent as a still photographer and cameraman to Louisiana to work with Robert J. Flaherty on his film Louisana story. Prior to leaving for Louisiana, Eagle met Hans Richter, the German-born Dadaist and filmmaker, and began what would become a life-long friendship. They collaborated on a number of films including: Dreams that money can buy, 1944-1947, 8x8, 1950-1957, A Chess sonata in eight episodes for color film , 1954-1957, Chesscetera (Passionate Pastime), 1956-1957, Dadascope, 1956-1961, and the creation of an animation film, 1970-1971, based on Kasimir Malevich's script of 1927. Eagle became an instructor of cinematography at the New School for Social Research in 1955.

    Processing History

    Scott Wolf processed the collection in 1997. Andra Darlington processed and described the film in August 2000. Malevich films reformatted by Film Technology, September 2001 and July 2002.

    Acquisition Information

    The collection was acquired in 1997.

    Preferred Citation

    Arnold Eagle papers and films related to Hans Richter, 1927-1990, undated, The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Accession no. 970021.
    http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa970021

    Access

    Open for use by qualified researchers, except the original films and videos, which may not be viewed until reformatting is complete. Reformatted use copies are available for the Malevich film.

    Publication Rights

    Digitized Material

    Selected audio and films from the collection were digitized and are available online: http://hdl.handle.net/10020/970021av

    Related Material

    Hans Richter papers, Getty Research Institute, Accession no. 880428.

    Bibliography

    Publications consulted by the cataloger.Malewitsch, Kasimir. Suprematismus: die gegenstandslose Welt. Köln: M. DuMont Schauberg, 1962. Richter, Hans. Begegnungen von Dada bis heute. Köln: M. DuMont Schauberg, 1973.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Art and motion pictures
    Sketches
    Sound recordings
    Experimental films
    Acetate film
    Cinematography, Abstract
    Dadaism in motion pictures
    8 x 8 (Motion picture)
    Photographic prints
    Dreams that money can buy (Motion picture)
    Photographs, Original
    Letters (correspondence)
    Motion pictures (information artifacts)
    Richter, Hans, 1888-1976
    Malevich, Kazimir Severinovich, 1878-1935
    Eagle, Arnold
    Duchamp, Marcel, 1887-1968