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Tschichold (Jan and Edith) Papers
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  • Contributing Institution: Special Collections
    Title: Jan and Edith Tschichold papers
    Creator: Rossmann, Zdeněk
    Creator: Bayer, Herbert, 1900-1985
    Creator: Vydra, Josef, 1884-1959
    Creator: Fuchs, Bohuslav, 1895-1972
    Creator: Hahn, Willibald
    Creator: Gebr. Fretz (Firm)
    Creator: Cyliax, Walter, 1899-1945
    Creator: Cyliax, Maria
    Creator: Bauhaus
    Creator: Moholy-Nagy, László, 1895-1946
    Creator: Hottenroth, Franz
    Creator: Heartfield, John, 1891-1968
    Creator: Strzemiński, Władysław, 1893-1952
    Creator: Swart, Piet
    Creator: Lissitzky, El, 1890-1941
    Creator: Reiner, Imre, 1900-1987
    Creator: Schwitters, Kurt, 1887-1948
    Creator: Tschichold, Jan, 1902-1974
    Creator: Sächsische Lehrerverein
    Creator: Tschichold, Edith
    Creator: Vordemberge-Gildewart, Friedrich, 1899-1962
    Identifier/Call Number: 930030
    Physical Description: 3 Linear Feet (8 boxes)
    Date (inclusive): 1899-1979 (bulk 1920-1938)
    Date (bulk): 1920-1938
    Abstract: German typographer and graphic designer. Correspondence between Jan Tschichold and his wife Edith and with a number of other artists, including Josef Albers, Herbert Bayer, John Heartfield, El Lissitzky, László Moholy-Nagy, Kurt Schwitters, and Piet Zwart. Collection includes printed ephemera and clippings. A significant number of letters and printed materials relate to El Lissitzky. The bulk of the collection is dated 1920-1938.
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    Language of Material: German .

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Correspondence between Jan Tschichold and his wife, Edith, and a number of artists, many of them figures associated with the Bauhaus, together with materials reflecting Jan Tschichold's career as a typographer and graphic designer. The collection includes letters, postcards, decorated envelopes, published books, sample graphic and printed works, flyers, menus, and invitations. Also included are newspaper and magazine clippings documenting the artists and their work.
    A significant amount of material relates to El Lissitzky, including letters and postcards from El Lissitzky and his wife, Sophie Lissitzky-Küppers; photographs and prints; typographic designs for books and advertisements; printed books and articles by El Lissitzky as well as articles by Tschichold and others about El Lissitzky; and material relating to exhibitions of El Lissitzky's work. Large portions of the collection are also devoted to Laszlo Moholy-Nagy and Kurt Schwitters, including correspondence, works by these artists, publications by and about them, clippings, and other printed ephemera.
    Other individuals for whom the collection has related material include: Herbert Bayer; Walter and Maria Cyliax (née Krauss) and Gebr. Fretz, A.G.; Willibald Hahn and the Sächsische Lehrerverein; John Heartfield; Franz Hottenroth; Imre Reiner; Wladyslaw Strzeminski; Friedrich Vordemberge-Gildewart; and Piet Zwart.

    Arrangement note

    Arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent.

    Acquisition Information

    Acquired in 1993.

    Preferred Citation

    Jan and Edith Tschichold papers, 1899-1979, bulk 1920-1938, The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Accession no. 930030.
    http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa930030

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    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Ephemera
    Letterheads
    Graphic design
    Typography
    Bauhaus
    Lissitzky, El, 1890-1941
    Tschichold, Jan, 1902-1974