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INVENTORY OF THE HANS J. KLEINSCHMIDT RESEARCH FILES,
1902-1975
950005
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Title: Hans J. Kleinschmidt research
files
Date (inclusive): 1902-1975
Collection number: 950005
Creator:
Kleinschmidt, Hans J.
Extent:
.5 linear ft.
1
box
Repository:
Getty Research Institute
Research Library
Special Collections and Visual Resources
1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1100
Los Angeles, CA 90049-1688
Abstract: German-born psychiatrist with a deep interest in German expressionism and Dada. Kleinschmidt was concerned with trends in
art and literature from the turn of the century to the end of the Weimar Republic. This collection consists of unpublished
letters, published and unpublished essays, and phonetic poems by Raoul Hausmann and Richard Huelsenbeck.
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Language: Collection material in German, French, and English
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Hans J. Kleinschmidt research files, 1902-1975, Getty Research
Institute, Research Library, Accession no. 950005.
The collection was acquired February 1995.
Rose Lachman processed the collection and wrote the finding aid.
Biographical / Historical Note
Hans J. Kleinschmidt was a German-born psychiatrist with a deep
interest in German expressionism. He was particularly concerned with trends in
art and literature from the turn of the century to the end of the Weimar
Republic. Richard Huelsenbeck asked Kleinschmidt to edit
Memoirs of a Dada drummer, a book of Huelsenbeck's
writings which first appeared in 1969. For research purposes, Kleinschmidt also
gathered a large collection of correspondence about the German publication,
Der Sturm and its founder Herwarth Walden.
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection of assembled material covers the years 1902-1975 but
concentrates on the Dada art movement from its inception in 1916 by Richard
Huelsenbeck, Hugo Ball and Tristan Tzara, through to the 1940s. The collection
begins with Raoul Hausmann manuscripts and letters followed by Richard
Huelsenbeck manuscripts and correspondence. Then appear copies of letters to
Herwarth Walden arranged alphabetically by correspondent and preceded by a file
(folder 6) giving the history of the magazine
Der Sturm.
The manuscripts and correspondence of Raoul Hausmann and Richard
Huelsenbeck present a clear picture of the history of the Dada movement.
Examples of phonetic poetry and essays on the topic of Dada are an integral
part of this file. Hans J. Kleinschmidt also collected photocopied
correspondence from
Der Sturm Archive in order to write a history of the magazine
Der Sturm and its founder, Herwarth Walden. These letters
from artists and writers of the period give insight into the art developments
of the early 20th century. Artists and writers include Guillaume Apollinaire,
Sonia Delaunay, Otto Freundlich, Albert Gleizes, Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee,
Fernand Leger, Adolf Loos, August Macke, Thomas Mann, Franz Marc, Walter
Mehring and Max Pechstein.
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