Finding aid for Bauhaus student work, 1919-1933
Hillary Brown.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Bauhaus student work
Date (inclusive): 1919-1933
Number: 850514
Creator/Collector:
Bauhaus
Physical Description:
7 Linear Feet
(14 boxes, 11 flat file folders)
Repository:
The Getty Research Institute
Special Collections
1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1100
Los Angeles 90049-1688
reference@getty.edu
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10020/askref
(310) 440-7390
Abstract: A comprehensive collection of
photographs, records, notebooks, drawings, prints, manuscripts, and other materials
documenting student coursework, assignments, projects, and activities at the Bauhaus (ca.
1919-1933). Includes some work by Bauhaus professors.
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Language: Collection material is in
German
Biographical/Historical Note
The Bauhaus was founded in 1919 by the architect Walter Gropius as a school of art,
architecture, crafts, and theater, with the focus of instruction on the unity of art and
technology. Gropius led the Bauhaus until 1928, when he named Hannes Meyer as his successor.
Mies van der Rohe replaced Meyer in 1930. The Bauhaus began in Weimar, moved to Dessau in
1925, and closed in 1932. Attempts to revive the school were made in Berlin in 1933 and
Chicago in 1937.
The mission of the Bauhaus was to provide courses in the combined constructive arts and
crafts. Gropius' goal was to bridge the divide between fine and applied arts, and he
envisioned the Bauhaus as a fulfillment of his ideal of a medieval craft guild, where
artists and craftsmen worked in unison. Workshops were offered in carpentry, weaving,
pottery, and glass-, wall-, and stage painting. Students, known as apprentices or
journeymen, were enrolled in specific workshops, which were originally taught by pairs of
professors: a Formmeister, a teacher of fine arts, and a Werkstattmeister, a craftsman.
After the move to Dessau, the Werkstattmeister became subordinate to the Formmeister, and
later workshops were taught by only one professor. Several students continued on at the
Bauhaus as professors or workshop masters, including Gunta Stölzl, Margarete Willers, Otti
Berger, Josef Albers, Marcel Breuer, Herbert Bayer, and Joost Schmidt. Every student was
required to take the Grundkurs, which was directed by Johannes Itten, assisted by Paul Klee
and Wassily Kandinsky from 1919 to 1923, and later led by Laszlo Moholy-Nagy (1923-1928),
and Josef Albers (1928-1932).
The watershed event of the Weimar years was the "Bauhaus Week" held in August, 1923.
Exhibits were presented, as well as stagings of Oskar Schlemmers' "Triadic Ballet." Gropius'
opening address," Art and Technology - an new unity," announced a change in Bauhaus ideology
from the fusion of art and craft to art and industry.
After the move to Dessau, workshops for stained glass and pottery were ended, cabinetmaking
and metal were combined into one workshop, and Kandinsky began a "free painting" workshop.
The Dessau buildings, designed by Gropius and built 1925-1926, became a manifestation for
many of Bauhaus philosophy, teaching and design.
Gropius' successor Hannes Meyer expanded upon his vision of forming closer alliances
between the art and industry. Bauhaus weavers designed carpets which were mass-produced by
manufacturers, and Bauhaus artists had their wallpaper designs sold in department stores.
These efforts enriched the school and allowed them to accept more underprivileged students.
Meyer also established a department of architecture and introduced photography to the
curriculum. Painting was not encouraged, and Schlemmer left the Bauhaus in 1929 and Klee
departed in 1931. Many of the faculty members and students resisted Meyer's rationalism and
Marxism, and Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Marcel Breuer and Herbert Bayer resigned in 1928 in protest
over his appointment.
In 1930, a coup against Meyer replaced him with Mies van der Rohe. Mies introduced more
discipline to the workshops, and the Bauhaus developed into a fairly conventional school of
architecture. The metal/cabinetmaking workshop and wall painting workshop were merged into a
singular interior design workshop. Nazi pressure on the school increased after the National
Socialists gained control of the Dessau parliament, and the school closed at the end of
1932. Mies van der Rohe attempted to revive the school in 1933, but the incarnation was
short-lived. Many Bauhaus professors, including Josef Albers, Marcel Breuer, and Mies van
der Rohe, moved to America.
Administrative Information
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Preferred Citation
Bauhaus student work, 1919-1933, The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Accession no.
850514.
http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa850514
Acquisition Information
The Bauhaus student work collection was assembled from several acquisitions acquired
between 1984 and 1990. Items were moved from: Special Collections accession nos. 840009;
840052; 840053; 850024; 850138-850142; 850171; 850926; 860337; 860973A; 870213; 870381;
870383; 870581; 870649; 880104; 880220; 880404; 900010.
Processing History
Preliminary processing was completed by April, 1995. Hillary Brown processed, rearranged
and described this collection in 1997. She wrote this finding aid in May 1997.
Separated Material
Material was moved to the following collections within Special Collections: Schmidt, accn.
no. 880383A; Stölzl, accn. no. 880373B; Moholy-Nagy, accn. no. 890013; Schwitters accn. no.
890014; Schreyer, accn. no. 900046; Itten, accn. no. 900047; Meyer, accn. no. 900048;
Breuer, accn. no. 900049; Gropius, accn. no. 900058; Hözel, accn. no. 900070; Hubsch, accn.
no. 900078; Bauhaus photography, accn. no. 900079.
Scope and Content of Collection
A comprehensive assembled collection representing the variety of assignments given to
students at the Bauhaus in Weimar (1919-1925), Dessau (1925-1932), and Berlin (1932-1933).
The collection includes designs by students, photographs of artworks and activities, and
lectures.
This collection contains a few works by professors as well as notebooks kept by students of
their courses. There are very few personal items in this collection.
Media in the collection include drawings (pencil, pen and ink, watercolor, charcoal, etc.),
photographs, glass negatives, printed matter, holograph and typescript manuscripts,
blueprints, and textile samples.
Arrangement note
The papers are organized in 12 series according to the workshop for which the items were
produced:
Series I. Preliminary
course, 1919-1931, n.d.;
Series II. Woodworking,
1921-1922;
Series III. Cabinetmaking,
1921-1932, n.d.;
Series IV. Metal, 1925-1927,
n.d.;
Series V. Ceramics, 1922-1923,
n.d.;
Series VI. Weaving, 1922-1930,
n.d.;
Series VII. Printing and typography,
1927-1930, n.d.;
Series VIII. Theater, 1926-1930,
n.d.;
Series IX. Drawing, 1922-1930,
n.d.;
Series X. Painting, n.d.;
Series XI. Photography, 1922-1923,
n.d.;
Series XII. Architecture, 1925-1933,
n.d.
Indexing Terms
Subjects - Names
Willers, Margarete
Schlemmer, Oskar
Subjects - Corporate Bodies
Bauhaus
Subjects - Topics
Art, German -- 20th century
Art schools -- Germany
Architecture-Study and teaching
Architecture -- Germany -- 20th century
Art -- Study and teaching
Color in art
Drawing, German -- 20th century
Furniture design
Pottery, German
Anatomy, Artistic
Calligraphy, German
Genres and Forms of Material
Glass negatives -- 20th century
Photographs, Original
Photographic prints -- 20th century
Architectural drawings -- 20th century
Drawings (visual works) -- 20th century
Contributors
Mrozek, Erich
Moholy-Nagy,
László
Preiswerk, Gertrud
Ortner,
Rudolf
Marx, Gerda
Loew, Heinz
Mies van der Rohe,
Ludwig
Meyer,
Hannes
Köster,
Arthur
Körte, Hugo
Lindig,
Otto
Lang,
Lothar
Kandinsky,
Wassily
Kampt, K. H.
Klee, Paul
Kessinger, Friedly
Weiss,
Ursula
Tolziner, Philipp
Trinkhaus, Hermann
Weber,
Vincent
Weiss, Gertrude
Radach, Stups
Renger-Patzsch,
Albert
Schmidt,
Joost
Albers,
Josef
Balzer, Gert
Bill, Max
Bormann, Heinrich
Berger,
Otti
Cieluszek, Karl
Buscher, Alma
Brendel, Erich
Bredendieck, Hinrich
Ehrhardt,
Alfred
Dieckmann,
Erich
Consemüller,
Erich
Comeriner, Erich
Haupt, Karl Hermann
Hassenpflug,
Gustav
Hartogh, Rudolf Franz
Gerson, Lotte
Kaminski, Walter
Itten,
Johannes
Hölzel,
Adolf
Hilberseimer,
Ludwig
Bauhaus
Schlemmer,
Oskar
Series I.
Preliminary course,
1919-1931, n.d.
Physical Description:
131
items
Scope and Content Note
Series contains 131 items, including drawings, photographs of work, notebooks, and
collages by students working under Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, and
Josef Albers. Students include: Gerd Balzer (2), Schlomo Ben-David (2), Otti Berger (1),
Max Bill (2), Heinrich Bormann (1), Hinrich Bredendieck (1), Alma Buscher (1), Karl
Cieluszek (6), Erich Comeriner (1), Erich Cönsmüller (9), Alfred Ehrhardt (11), Gustav
Hassenpflug (1), Walter Kaminski (1), Friedly Kessinger (2), Hugo Körte (1), Lothar Lang
(1), Heinz Loew (1), Gerda Marx (4), Takehito Mizutani (2), Erich Mrozek (8), Gertrud
Preiswerk (11), Hilde Reindl (5), Albert Renger-Patzsch (3), Philip Tolziner (1),
Gertrud Ursula Weiss (Schneider) (4), and unknown students (29). The six notebooks on
courses include three kept by Hilde Reindl on Paul Klee's course, 1927; one by Erich
Comeriner on Wassily Kandisky's course, 1927 and one on Laszlo Moholy-Nagy and Paul
Klee's course, 1927; and one by Vincent Weber, for Johannes Itten's course, ca.
1919-1923.
box 1, folder 1
Erich Comeriner,
1927
Scope and Content Note
1 notebook on Wassily Kandinsky's course, summer semester.
box 1, folder 2
Erich Comeriner,
1927
Scope and Content Note
1 notebook on Laszlo Moholy-Nagy and Paul Klee's course, winter semester.
box 1, folder 3
Friedly Kessinger,
1929-1930
Scope and Content Note
1 original folder titled "Grundlehre Materialübungen," annotated with date and
teacher's name (empty).
box 1, folder 4
Friedly Kessinger, ,
n.d. 1929-1930?
Scope and Content Note
Material from the folder "Grundlehre Materialübungen": 1 p. notes, 7 color and
textures studies for Josef Albers' course.
box 1, folder 5
Friedly Kessinger,
1929-1930
Scope and Content Note
1 collage on wood; 1 collage of chocolate wrappers on cloth-covered board.
box 1, folder 6
Hilde Reindl,
1927
Scope and Content Note
1 notebook for Paul Klee's course.
box 1, folder 7
Hilde Reindl,
1927
Scope and Content Note
1 notebook for Paul Klee's course.
box 1, folder 8
Hilde Reindl,
1927
Scope and Content Note
1 notebook for Paul Klee's course with 1 p. notes and 8 p. photocopy of notes.
box 1, folder 9
Hilde Reindl,
ca. 1927
Scope and Content Note
5 color studies for Paul Klee's course.
box 1, folder 10
Vincent Weber,
ca. 1919-1923
Scope and Content Note
1 notebook on color "nach professor Hoelzel" [Adolf Hölzel], from Johannes Itten's
Preliminary Course, with typescript notes inserted.
box 2
Shlomo Ben-David
Scope and Content Note
2 photographs.
box 2
Otti Berger
Scope and Content Note
1 photograph by Lotte Gerson.
box 2
Max Bill
Scope and Content Note
2 photographs [by Lotte Gerson?].
box 2
Hinrich Bredendieck
Scope and Content Note
1 photograph by Lotte Gerson.
box 2
Alma Buscher
Scope and Content Note
1 photograph.
box 2
Karl Cieluszek,
1929
Scope and Content Note
1 photograph.
box 2
Erich Comeriner
Scope and Content Note
1 photograph by Lotte Gerson.
box 2
Erich Consmüller
Scope and Content Note
2 photographs for Albers's course.
box 2
Gustav Hassenpflug
Scope and Content Note
1 photograph by Lotte Gerson.
box 2
Walter Kaminski
Scope and Content Note
1 photograph.
box 2
Hugo Körte
Scope and Content Note
1 photograph.
box 2
Lothar Lang
Scope and Content Note
1 photograph for Laszlo Moholy-Nagy's course.
box 2
Heinz Loew
Scope and Content Note
1 photograph by Heinz Loew.
box 2
Gerda Marx
Scope and Content Note
4 photographs by Lotte Gerson.
box 2
Takehito Mizutani
Scope and Content Note
2 photographs.
box 2
Philip Tolziner
Scope and Content Note
1 photograph by Lotte Gerson.
box 2
Victor Tralau [?],
1926-1927
Scope and Content Note
1 photograph.
box 2
Gertrud Ursula Schneider (Weiss)
Scope and Content Note
2 photographs.
box 2
Unidentified students,
1927-1928
Scope and Content Note
21 photographs, including photographs from Gustav Hassenpflug's collection and 2
photographs by Lotte Gerson, 1 photograph by Albers [?], 1927-1928, and 1 photograph
of an exhibit installation.
box 4*, folder 1
1 color study for Kandinsky's course, 1929.
box 4*, folder 1
1 sketch of fan-like forms, possibly for Albers's course, 1929.
box 4*, folder 2
Heinrich Bormann,
1929-1931
Scope and Content Note
1 color project for Josef Albers's course, 1931.
box 4*, folder 3
Karl Cieluszek
Scope and Content Note
5 drawings of studies of volumes for Kandinsky and Klee's course, ca. 1929-1930.
box 4*, folder 4
Erich Consmüller,
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
3 photographs of projects for Josef Albers's course.
box 4*, folder 5
Erich Consmüller,
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
4 photographs of projects for Josef Albers's course.
box 5*, folder 1
Alfred Ehrhardt,
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
5 photographs of projects made of paper, probably for Josef Albers's course.
box 5*, folder 2
Alfred Ehrhardt,
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
6 photographs of projects made of paper, probably for Josef Albers's course.
box 5*, folder 3
Erich Mrozek,
1929-1930
Scope and Content Note
4 color charts for Kandinsky's course.
box 5*, folder 4
Erich Mrozek,
1929-1930
Scope and Content Note
4 collages of color studies for Kandinsky's course.
box 5*, folder 5
Albert Renger-Patzsch,
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
3 photographs of projects.
box 5*, folder 6
Gertrud Weiss,
1926
Scope and Content Note
2 color charts for Klee's course.
box 6*, folder 1
Unidentified student,
ca. 1928-1930
Scope and Content Note
1 drawing of geometric volumes, for grundkurs, possibly for J. Schmidt.
box 6*, folder 2
Unidentified students,
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
3 studies of nautilus shells.
box 6*, folder 3
Unidentified students,
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
4 studies of nautilus shells.
oversize 1**
Gertrud Preiswerk,
ca. 1926
Scope and Content Note
11 ink drawings of geometric shapes.
Series II.
Woodworking,
1921-1922
Physical Description:
2
items
Scope and Content Note
Two photographs of the interior of the Sommerfeld House, Berlin-Dahlem, showing carved
interior decoration by Joost Schmidt, 1921-1922.
box 2
Joost Schmidt,
ca. 1921-1922
box 2
1 photograph of carved interior decoration in Sommerfeld House,
Berlin-Dahlem.
box 2
1 photograph of carved doorway and banister in Sommerfeld House,
Berlin-Dahlem.
Series III.
Cabinetmaking,
1921-1932 n.d.
Physical Description:
22
items
Scope and Content Note
This workshop is represented by 22 original items and photographs of work, most
prepared for Walter Gropius's course. Photographs of work by Erich Brendel (1), Marcel
Breuer (2), Alma Buscher (1), Erich Diekmann (1), and unidentified students (9) showing
furniture, 1921-1932. Original items include two plans by Gerd Balzer, 1931-1932, and
six drawings of furniture designs by unidentified students, 1924, n.d. (See also Gustav
Hassenpflug papers, Special Collections accession no. 870030).
box 2
Erich Brendel,
ca. 1923-1924
Scope and Content Note
1 photograph of a desk, for Gropius's cabinetmaking workshop.
box 2
Marcel Breuer,
ca. 1925-1928
box 2
1 photograph of a desk and chair,
1925-1928
box 2
Lucia Moholy-Nagy (photograph by)
Scope and Content Note
1 photograph of a furniture installation with a Breuer chair.
box 2
Alma Buscher,
1924
Scope and Content Note
1 photograph of a toy cabinet, with children playing.
box 2
Erich Dieckmann,
ca. 1921-1925
Scope and Content Note
1 photograph of 2 chairs and a table, for Gropius's cabinetmaking workshop.
box 2
Unidentified students, ,
n.d. 1932
Scope and Content Note
9 photographs of furniture and furniture installations, including 1 featuring a
Breuer chair, 1 photograph by Stups Radach, 1 photograph by Lucia Moholy-Nagy, and 1
photograph by Arthur Köster, 1932.
box 7*, folder 1
1 plan for a closet,
1931
box 7*, folder 1
1 cross-section of a house,
1932
box 7*, folder 2
Unidentified students,
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
2 designs for chairs.
box 7*, folder 3
Unidentified student,
1924
Scope and Content Note
1 plan for a tea-table.
oversize 2**
Unidentified students, ,
1924 n.d.
oversize 2**
Drawing of chairs on recto & verso of 1 sheet,
1924
oversize 2**
2 drawings of a chair or other furniture,
n.d.
Series IV.
Metal,
1925-1927 n.d.
Physical Description:
21
items
Scope and Content Note
Series contains 21 drawings and photographs of work, primarily prepared for Laszlo
Moholy-Nagy's course. Items designed by Otto Rittweger includes six photographs of
lamps, 1926-1927, n.d., and six drawings of lamps and tea services, n.d. One photograph
of a coffee pot designed by Wilhelm Wagenfeld was taken by Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, ca. 1925.
Eight photographs show tea services, flatware, punch bowl service, and displays at a
lamp store designed by unidentified students.
box 2
Otto Rittweger, ,
1926-1927 n.d.
Scope and Content Note
6 photographs of desk and hanging lamps, photographs taken by various photographic
studios, 1926, 1927.
box 2
Unidentified students,
n.d.
box 2
2 photographs of student work.
box 2
3 photographs of displays at the Goldschmidt & Schwabe lamp
store.
Scope and Content Note
2 photographs by Wilhelm von Debschitz-Kunowski, n.d., 1 photograph by Osram,
n.d.
box 8*, folder 1
Otto Rittweger, ,
ca. 1925 n.d.
Scope and Content Note
1 drawing of a lamp with a clock, ca. 1925. 1 drawing of a table lamp, n.d.
box 8*, folder 2
1 drawing of a creamer and 1 drawing of a sugar bowl,
n.d.
box 8*, folder 2
1 drawing of a teapot,
n.d.
box 8*, folder 2
1 drawing of a coffeepot,
n.d.
box 8*, folder 3
Wilhelm Wagenfeld,
ca. 1925
Scope and Content Note
1 photograph of a coffeepot, taken by Lucia Moholy-Nagy ca. 1925.
box 8*, folder 4
Unidentified students,
n.d.
box 8*, folder 4
1 photograph of tea strainers and a creamer,
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
photograph touched-up with black and grey pen.
box 8*, folder 4
1 photograph of strainers,
n.d.
box 8*, folder 4
1 photograph of flatware, a plate, and a glass,
n.d.
box 8*, folder 4
1 photograph of a punch bowl service,
n.d.
Series V.
Ceramics,
1922-1933 n.d.
Physical Description:
22
items
Scope and Content Note
Series contains 22 photographs. Images of the professor Otto Lindig include a
photograph of Lindig at the potter's wheel and four photographs of ceramics by Lindig,
1922-1923. Photographs of unidentified work include 15 images of Bauhaus and Dornberger
ceramics, after 1930, n.d., and one photocollage by Heinz Loew, n.d. One photograph of a
ceramics studio was taken after 1925. [See also photographs of Dornberg pottery, Special
Collections accession no. 900012.]
box 2
Otto Lindig,
1922-ca. 1933
box 2
1 photograph of Lindig at the potter's wheel,
after 1925
box 2
4 photographs of ceramics by Lindig,
1922-1923, after 1930
box 2
Unidentified students, ,
ca. 1925-1933 n.d.
box 2
15 photographs of Bauhaus and Dornburger ceramics,
after 1930, n.d.
box 2
1 photograph of a ceramics studio,
after 1925
box 2
1 photographic collage by Heinz Loew of ceramics and a potter at the
wheel,
n.d.
Series VI.
Weaving,
1922-1930 n.d.
Physical Description:
54
items
Scope and Content Note
Series contains 54 fabric samples, loom patterns, watercolor studies, and photographs
of finished works prepared for weaving workshops and Paul Klee's course on color theory
and design for weavers. Items include nine watercolors by Léna Meyer-Bergner; one
photograph by Margarete Willers of a wall hanging by Ilse Wittig Fehling, 1922; one
photograph of a rug by Ljuba Montastirsky; one photograph of a woman weaving by Nelly A.
Peissachowitz; three fabric samples by Grete Reichardt, ca. 1926-1930; one watercolor by
Hilde Reindl; two fabric samples by Immeke Mitscherlich Schwollmann; six watercolors by
Margarethe Willers, ca. 1922-1925; and 26 items by unidentified students. Also included
are notebooks kept by Erich Comeriner, ca. 1927 and Gertrud Preiswerk, 1927. Two
watercolor illustrated letters by Margarete Willers do not relate to course work and
comprise the small amount of personal material in this collection, 1919, n.d. [See also
Gunta Stölzl collection, Special Collections accession no. 880383B*.]
box 1, folder 11
Erich Comeriner,
ca. 1927
Scope and Content Note
1 notebook on dye compositions.
box 1, folder 12
Gertrud Preiswerk,
1927
Scope and Content Note
1 notebook.
box 1, folder 13
Margarethe Willers,
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
4 watercolor and pencil color studies.
box 1, folder 14
Unidentified student or students,
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
3 p. with fabric/weaving swatches.
box 1, folder 15
Unidentified student or students,
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
6 p. with fabric/weaving swatches.
box 1, folder 16
Unidentified student or students,
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
7 p. with fabric/weaving swatches.
box 2
Nelly A. Peissachowitz,
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
1 photograph of a woman weaving.
box 2
Unidentified students, ,
1925 n.d.
box 2
1 photograph of women in the weaving workshop,
n.d.
box 2
1 photograph of two women at a loom,
1925
box 9*, folder 1
Léna Meyer-Bergner, .
1927-1929
box 9*, folder 1
2 watercolor studies from Paul Klee's course on color theory and
design,
1927
box 9*, folder 1
2 watercolor design for weavings,
1928, 1929
box 9*, folder 2
Léna Meyer-Bergner,
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
2 watercolor designs for weavings.
box 9*, folder 3
Léna Meyer-Bergner,
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
3 watercolor designs for weavings.
box 9*, folder 4
Ljuba Montastirsky,
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
1 photograph of a rug.
box 9*, folder 5
Grete Reichardt,
ca. 1926-1930
box 9*, folder 5
2 weaving samples of furniture fabric with typed notes of
specifications,
ca. 1926-1930
box 9*, folder 5
1 weaving sample of heavy furniture fabric,
ca. 1926
box 10*, folder 1
Hilde Reindl,
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
1 watercolor design for a weaving.
box 10*, folder 2
Immeke Mitscherlich Schwollmann,
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
2 fabric samples.
box 10*, folder 3
Margarete Willers, ,
1929 n.d.
Scope and Content Note
2 watercolor-illustrated letters.
box 10*, folder 4
Margarete Willers,
ca. 1922-1925
Scope and Content Note
2 watercolor studies.
box 10*, folder 5
Ilse Wittig Fehling,
1922
Scope and Content Note
1 photograph of a tapestry from the first Bauhaus exhibit.
box 10*, folder 6
Unidentified students,
n.d.
box 10*, folder 6
3 watercolor designs for weavings,
n.d.
box 10*, folder 6
3 photographs of weavings,
n.d.
box 10*, folder 7
Unidentified students,
ca. 1925
Scope and Content Note
2 weaving samples.
Series VII.
Printing and typography,
1927-1930 n.d.
Physical Description:
30
items
Scope and Content Note
Series contains 30 calligraphic samples and prints prepared for courses by Joost
Schmidt, Oskar Schlemmer and possibly Josef Albers. Work done for Joost Schmidt includes
18 calligraphic samples by Gerd Balzer, 1929-1930. One print of a book plate was done by
Hans Düne for Oskar Schlemmer's course, n.d. Graphic design items include one lithograph
poster by Peter Keler and Farkas Molnar, 1923 and one design for a title page by Hermann
Trinkhaus, 1927-1928. Also included are two typographical montages by Arthur Schmidt,
ca. 1930, and two exercises and five typographical montages by unidentified students,
some for Josef Albers, n.d. [See also Eberhard Schrammen collection, Special Collections
accession no. 880277.]
box 11*, folder 1
Gerd Balzer,
1929-1930
Scope and Content Note
14 calligraphic studies for Joost Schmidt's course.
box 11*, folder 2
Hans Düne,
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
1 print of a book plate made for Hildegard Dettmer in Oskar Schlemmer's course.
box 11*, folder 3
Peter Keler and Farkas Molnar,
1923
Scope and Content Note
1 lithograph poster titled "Tordurchfahrt."
box 11*, folder 4
Arthur Schmidt,
ca. 1930
Scope and Content Note
2 typographical montages for Joost Schmidt.
box 11*, folder 5
Hermann Trinkhaus,
1927-1928
Scope and Content Note
1 design for a title page.
box 11*, folder 6
Unidentified student,
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
2 exercises, possibly for Josef Albers.
box 11*, folder 7
Unidentified,
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
2 typographical montages.
box 11*, folder 8
Unidentified,
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
3 typographical montages.
oversize 3**
Gerd Balzer,
1929
Scope and Content Note
4 calligraphic studies for Joost Schmidt's course.
Series VIII.
Theater,
1926-1930 n.d.
Physical Description:
35
items
Scope and Content Note
Series consists of 35 photographs of Bauhaus productions, actors, and costumes. Images
of Oskar Schlemmer as the musical clown include one photograph taken by T. Lux
Feininger, seven contact sheet strips, and five photographs of a theatrical production
(one photograph by Irene Bayer, ca. 1926-1928). Photographic portraits include Max Bill,
1927, and Erich Comeriner photographed by George Hartmann. Other images include
theatrical productions photographed by Irene Bayer (2); the cast of "A Company of
Masks," 1928-1929 (1); a masked dancer (2); costumed revelers at a Bauhaus party
photographed by Umbo (1); and unidentified students and productions (12). There is also
one photographic postcard of Bauhaus dancers and one of the dancer Grete Palucca.
box 2
1 photograph and 7 contact sheet strips of Oscar Schlemmer as the musical
clown, photograph by T. Lux Feininger, .
ca. 1926-1928
box 2
5 photographs of theatrical production with Oscar Schlemmer as the musical
clown, with 1 photograph by Irene Bayer, .
ca. 1926-1928
box 2
1 strip of contact prints of the cast of the dance pantomime "Company of
Masks," .
1928-1929
box 2
2 photographs by Irene Bayer of theatrical productions,
n.d.
box 2
1 photograph of Max Bill with two friends, .
1927
box 2
1 portrait of Erich Comeriner by Georg Hartmann,
n.d.
box 2
12 photographs of students and productions,
n.d., 1930
Scope and Content Note
Including 1 of a rehearsal, 1 of a woman wearing a mask from Oskar Schlemmer's
"Triadic Ballet," and 1 of three students at a reception.
box 2
2 photographs of a masked dancer,
1928
box 2
1 photograph by Umbo of two revelers, probably at the "Ear, Nose, and Heart
Festival,"
1928
box 2
2 photographic postcards,
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
1 of a theater production and 1 of the dancer Grete Palucca.
Series IX.
Drawing,
1922-1930 n.d.
Physical Description:
19
items
Scope and Content Note
Series contains 19 drawings prepared for Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky, and possibly
Oskar Schlemmer. Nine anatomical and geometrical studies by Karl Hermann Hampt for Paul
Klee's course, 1923. Drawings by Erich Mrozek include four items for Kandinsky's course,
1929-1930, and one anatomical drawing, possibly for Schlemmer's course, n.d. Five
drawings are by unidentified students, 1922-1925, 1928-1929, n.d.
box 12*, folder 1
Karl Hermann Hampt,
1923
Scope and Content Note
4 anatomical and geometrical studies for Klee's course.
box 12*, folder 2
Karl Hermann Hampt,
1923
Scope and Content Note
5 anatomical and geometrical studies for Klee's course.
box 12*, folder 3
Erich Mrozek,
1929-1930
Scope and Content Note
4 tracings and drawings for Kandinsky's course.
box 12*, folder 4
Erich Mrozek,
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
1 drawing of anatomical studies, possibly for Oskar Schlemmer's course "Man."
box 12*, folder 5
Unidentified students,
1928-1929
Scope and Content Note
2 drawings titled "Kopfkonstruktion," studies of head, possibly for Oskar Schlemmer's
course "Man."
box 12*, folder 6
Unidentified students, ,
1922-1929 n.d.
box 12*, folder 6
1 drawing of cubes, possibly for Klee's course on artistic
design,
1928-1929
box 12*, folder 6
1 drawing of the three elementary forms, for Kandinsky's Analytical Drawing
course,
1922-1925
box 12*, folder 6
1 charcoal drawing titled "Seeplanzen und Steine,"
n.d.
Series X.
Painting,
n.d.
Physical Description:
3
items
Scope and Content Note
Three watercolors by unidentified students. [See also Hannes Beckmann Papers, Special
Collections accession no. 890163].
box 12*, folder 7
Unidentified student or students,
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
3 watercolors , "Mais," "Lupinien" and untitled.
Series XI.
Photography,
1922-1933 n.d.
Physical Description:
80
items
Scope and Content Note
80 photographs, photocollages, glass negatives, and advertisements prepared for Water
Peterhans and possibly other professors. Photographers include Theo Ballmer (1), Lotte
Beese (1), Alma Buscher (1), Karl Cieluszek (1), Erich Comeriner, ca. 1927-1930 (9),
Hans Finsler (1), Irene Hoffmann, 1931 (1), Hilde Hubbuch (1), Waldemar Hüsing (3),
Ernst Kallai (1), Lucia Moholy-Nagy, 1931 (1), Erich Mrozek, ca. 1929-1930 (1), Nelly
Peissachowitz, 1932-1933 (1), Naftaly Rubinstein (1), Arthur Schmidt (8), Joost Schmidt
(4), Herbert Schürmann (1), Umbo, 1928, ca. 1930 (3), Marc Vaux, ca. 1930 (1), and
unidentified photographers (7). Other items include a series of 22 photographs by Theo
Ballmer illustrating experiments with lighting, exposure, and focus; four advertisements
by Xanti Schawinsky for Most Chocolates; and one notebook kept by Erich Mrozek on
Peterhans's photography course, ca. 1929-1930. Glass plate negatives include
experimental images by Edmund Collein (4) and Franz Ehrlich (1), 1928-1932.
box 1, folder 17
Erich Mrozek,
ca. 1929-1930
Scope and Content Note
1 notebook on Walter Peterhans's photography course.
box 2
Alma Buscher,
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
1 photograph of a still life.
box 2
Karl Cieluszek,
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
1 photograph of a still life of wood texture and an iron key.
box 2
Erich Comeriner,
ca. 1927-1929
Scope and Content Note
1 photocollage.
box 2
Irene Hoffmann,
1931
Scope and Content Note
1 photocollage.
box 2
Hilde Hubbuch,
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
1 photograph collage.
box 2
Ernst Kallai,
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
1 photograph of collage of a policeman.
box 2
Erich Mrozek, ca.
1929-1930
Scope and Content Note
1 still life of crumpled newspaper for Peterhans's photography course.
box 2
Nelly Peissachowitz,
1932-1933
Scope and Content Note
1 still life for Peterhans' photography course.
box 2
Joost Schmidt,
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
3 photographs and 1 contact sheet strip of still lifes of plastic forms.
box 2
Herbert Schürmann,
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
1 photograph of a still life.
box 2
Unidentified students, ,
1922 n.d.
box 2
1 photocollage of the bust of Nefertiti, n.d.
box 2
1 double-exposed or long-exposure photograph of a man sitting in a Breuer
chair,
ca. 1922
box 2
1 photocollage of lightbulbs, possibly a preparatory work for an
advertisement for Osram,
n.d.
box 2
1 still life of currency with the inscription "Was kost die
Welt!",
n.d.
box 2
2 still lifes of metallic ball and textiles,
n.d.
box 2
Lotte Beese, photograph of Xanti Schawinsky,
ca. 1928
Scope and Content Note
4x5 black/white photograph printed with hatch-marks or lines across the portrait.
box 3
Edmund Collein,
ca. 1928-1932
Scope and Content Note
4 glass negatives titled "Lichtplastische Studien I-IV".
box 3
Franz Ehrlich,
ca. 1928-1932
Scope and Content Note
1 glass negative titled "Studier arbeit."
box 13*, folder 1
22 photographs on 8 boards illustrating experiments with lighting, focus,
exposure, etc.,
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
1 board contains cloth sample and a sample of wood veneer.
box 13*, folder 1
1 photograph of a boat,
n.d.
box 13*, folder 2
Erich Comeriner,
1927-1930
box 13*, folder 2
3 photomontages,
ca. 1927-1929
Scope and Content Note
with 1 photomontage by an unknown student.
box 13*, folder 2
5 photographs, including 2 of mannequins and 2 of building
exteriors,
ca. 1930
box 13*, folder 3
Jean Arp,
ca. 1930
Scope and Content Note
1 photograph of wooden leaves placed according to the laws of chance, photograph by
Marc Vaux.
box 13*, folder 3
Hans Finsler,
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
1 photograph of a platter of chocolates.
box 13*, folder 3
Lucia Moholy-Nagy,
1931
Scope and Content Note
1 photograph of a rooftop.
box 13*, folder 3
Naftaly Rubinstein,
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
1 photograph of a tortoise.
box 14*, folder 1
Xanti Schawinsky,
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
4 photographs for advertisements of Most Chocolates, matted with 2 press clippings
featuring an advertisement by Schawinsky and a biographical article, n.d.
box 14*, folder 2
Arthur Schmidt,
ca. 1929-1930
Scope and Content Note
8 photographs, many done for Walter Peterhans's photography course.
box 14*, folder 3
Umbo,
1928-ca. 1930
Scope and Content Note
3 portraits, including a portrait of a woman, and "Ruth."
oversize 4**
Waldemar Hüsing,
1930
Scope and Content Note
3 abstract photographs on blueprint paper.
Series XII.
Architecture,
1925-1933 n.d.
Physical Description:
85
items
Scope and Content Note
Series contains 85 items by students working under Mies van der Rohe, Hannes Meyer and
other professors. Two drawings of a school by Gerd Balzer were for Mies van der Rohe,
1932. Items by Karl Cieluszek include 42 drawings, 1928-1932, and ca. 15 p. notes, n.d.
13 drawings are by Rudolf Franz Hartogh, 1925-1926, n.d.; two drawings of a school are
by Hans Kessler, 1930; one drawing of a house is by Rudolf Ortner, 1933; ten drawings
are by unidentified students. [See also Fritz Schleifer collection, Special Collections
accession no. 870382].
oversize 5**
Gerd Balzer,
1932
Scope and Content Note
2 designs of school, for Mies van der Rohe's course.
oversize 6**
Karl Cieluszek,
1928-1929
Scope and Content Note
3 drawings of a hospital, 1928; 4 drawings of a coffeehouse, 1928; 9 drawings of a
student dorm, 1928; 4 unknown drawings, 1928, n.d.; 4 drawings of a warehouse, 1929;
ca. 15 p. notes, n.d.
oversize 7**
Karl Cieluszek,
1928-1930
oversize 7**
1 drawing of a student dorm,
1928
oversize 7**
4 drawings of a house and unknown building,
1930
oversize 8**
Karl Cieluszek,
1930-1932
oversize 8**
7 drawings of a house and unknown building,
1930-1931
oversize 8**
1 drawing of a weekend house,
1930-1931
oversize 8**
1 drawing of a house, for Mies van der Rohe,
1931
oversize 8**
1 drawing of an unknown building,
1931
oversize 8**
3 drawings of a sanitarium,
1932
oversize 9**
Rudolf Franz Hartogh,
1925-1926, n.d.
oversize 9**
2 drawings entitled "Schnellentwurf,"
1925
oversize 9**
1 drawing of a duplex,
1925
oversize 9**
6 drawings of a coffeehouse,
1925-1926
oversize 9**
2 drawing of a family house,
n.d.
oversize 9**
2 drawing of housing,
n.d.
oversize 10**
Hans Kessler, 2 drawings for a school, ,
1930
oversize 10**
Rudolf Ortner, 1 design of a house, for Mies van der Rohe,
1933
oversize 11**
Unidentified students,
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
10 drawings of buildings.
