Finding aid for the Judith Pearlman interviews with Bauhaus masters and
students
Kit Messick
Descriptive Summary
Title: Judith Pearlman interviews with Bauhaus masters and students
Date (inclusive): approximately
1960-1985
Number: 920069
Creator/Collector:
Pearlman,
Judith
Physical Description:
9.5 Linear Feet
(15 boxes)
Repository:
The Getty Research Institute
Special Collections
1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1100
Los Angeles 90049-1688
Business Number: (310) 440-7390
Fax Number: (310) 440-7780
reference@getty.edu
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10020/askref
(310) 440-7390
Abstract: The collection comprises audio
interviews by Judith Pearlman, accompanied by some transcrips, translations, notes and
printed matter. Also included are two videotapes of Bauhaus films; and the original
unenhanced cassette tapes and reel-to-reel master copies.
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Language: Collection material is in English
Biographical note
Judith Pearlman is the writer, producer and director of the 1995 documentary
Bauhaus in America.
Administrative Information
Access
Open for use by qualified researchers, with the exception of unreformatted audiovisual
materials, which are unavailable until reformatted.
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Judith Pearlman interviews with Bauhaus masters and students, approximately 1969-1985, The
Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Accession no. 920069.
http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa920069
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection was acquired from Judith Pearlman in 1992.
Processing Information
Papers and notes were rehoused by the Registrar upon receipt. Original media and use copies
were assigned numbers by Getty Research Institute staff to facilitate circulation and
reformatting. Kit Messick wrote the finding aid in 2017.
Existence and Location of Copies
Selected audio recordings have been digitized and are available to on-site readers and
Getty staff: http://hdl.handle.net/10020/920069av
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection comprises 90 audio reels, primarily interviews by Judith Pearlman,
accompanied by some transcriptions, translations, notes and printed matter. Also included
are two videotapes of Bauhaus films; enhanced audiocassette tapes of the interviews, and
audiocassette use copies.
The audio reels record interviews with masters, students, and others associated with of the
Bauhaus in Germany. Interviewees include Anni Albers, Gertrude Arndt, Herbert Bayer, Max
Bill, Roman Clemens, T. Lux Feininger, Max Gebhardt, Ise Gropius, Larry Haas, Felix and
Livia Klee, Georg Muche, Winfried Nerdinger, Tut and Jaina Schlemmer, Gunta Stölzl, and Eva
and Andor Weininger. These interviews were assembled by Pearlman and her production company,
Cliofilm, as both research and content for her documentary
Bauhaus in
America,
as well as for an article written for the
New York
Times Magazine
in 1983.
Ten reels record roughly 10 hours from the
50 Years Bauhaus
conference and exhibition (1969) at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT).
Twenty files hold interview transcriptions and English translations, notes and research
material about Anni Albers, Walter Allner, Gertrude Arndt, Max Bill, Roman Clemens, Howard
Dearstyne, T. Lux Feininger, Ise Gropius, Werner Graeff, Peter Keler, Felix Klee, Jean
Leppien, Hannes Meyer, Georg Muche, Winfried Nerdinger, Walter Puff, Konrad Püschel, Tut and
Jaina Schlemmer, Gunta Stölzl, and Andor and Eva Weininger.
Arrangement
Organized in two series: Series I. Interviews, approximately 1960-1985; Series II.
Transcripts and notes, approximately 1969-1985, undated.
Indexing Terms
Subjects - Names
Albers, Anni
Allner, W. H. (Walter H.),
1909-2006
Bayer, Herbert, 1900-1985
Bill, Max, 1908-1994
Clemens, Roman
Feininger, T. Lux
Gropius, Ise
Muche, Georg,
1895-1987
Nerdinger, Winfried
Püschel, Konrad,
1907-
Schlemmer, Tut
Stölzl, Gunta,
1897-1983
Weininger, Andor,
1899-1986
Weininger, Eva Fernbach,
1903-2007
Subjects - Corporate Bodies
Bauhaus
Subjects - Topics
Architecture -- Study and teaching
Art -- Study and teaching
Architects -- Interviews
Artists -- Interviews
Genres and Forms of Material
Oral histories (document genres)
Interviews
Contributors
Pearlman,
Judith
Bauhaus
Series I.
Interviews,
approximately
1960-1985
Judith Pearlman interviews with Bauhaus masters and students (Selected digitized
interviews available on-site only)
Physical Description:
9 Linear
Feet
(14 boxes)
Scope and Content Note
Twenty interviews (primarily audio-only) with masters and students of the Bauhaus in
Germany. Most are in English; those in German have been transcribed in English (see
Series II.). Interviewees include Anni Albers, Gertrude Arndt, Herbert Bayer, Max Bill,
Roman Clemens, T. Lux Feininger, Max Gebhardt, Ise Gropius, Larry Haas, Felix and Livia
Klee, Georg Muche, Winfried Nerdinger, Tut and Jaina Schlemmer, Gunta Stölzl, and Eva
and Andor Weininger. Audiovisual materials are unavailable until reformatted. Boxes 2-12
contain master audio reels and audiocassetes; access to these items is restricted. Use
copies are available in boxes 13-15.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
box 11-12, Reel R71-R90
50 years Bauhaus,
1969 September
50 years Bauhaus, 1969 September (digitized version available on-site only)
Scope and Content Note
Approximately ten hours of recorded footage from the
50 years
Bauhaus
conference and exhibition held at the Illinois Institute of
Technology (IIT) in 1969. Material is copyrighted and is limited to on-site use. Use
copies: C40- C49.
box 4, Reel R4-R7
Albers, Anni,
1982 May
16 and 22
Scope and Content Note
Interview with Nicholas Fox Weber in four parts. Use copies: C3- C4.
4 audio reels of 4 : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 4 tracks, stereo. ; 10.5 in., 1/4 in.
tape.
box 4-5, Reel R8-R11
Arndt, Gertrude,
1982
November, 16
Scope and Content Note
Interview with Susanne Spielvogel in four parts. Use copiesL C5- C6.
4 audio reels of 4 : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 4 tracks, stereo. ; 10.5 in., 1/4 in.
tape.
box 5, Reel R12-R15
Bayer, Herbert,
1981 April
22
Scope and Content Note
Interview in four parts. Use copies: C7-C8.
4 audio reels of 4 : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 4 tracks, stereo. ; 10.5 in., 1/4 in.
tape.
box 5, Reel R16-R19
Bill, Max,
1980 April
19
Scope and Content Note
Interview in four parts. Use copies: C9- C10.
4 audio reels of 4 : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 4 tracks, stereo. ; 10.5 in., 1/4 in.
tape.
box 5-6, Reel R20-R22
Clemens, Roman,
1982
November 12
Scope and Content Note
Interview with Susanne Spielvogel in three parts. Use copies: C11- C12.
3 audio reels of 3 : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 4 tracks, stereo. ; 10.5 in., 1/4 in.
tape.
box 4, Reel R1
Conversation with Walter Gropius,
approximately 1968 or
1969
Scope and Content Note
Soundtrack only. Gropius reminisces about the Bauhaus; describes building of his
house in Lincoln; discusses qualities of the architect and how architecture
contributes to the cultural record. The copyright to this material is held by WNBC-TV,
and cannot be reproduced without permission. Use copy: C1.
1 audio reel : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 4 tracks, stereo. ; 10.5 in., 1/4 in. tape.
box 4, Reel R2-R3
Conversations regarding the future of
architecture
,
circa 1960s
Scope and Content Note
Includes interviews with Ernest Kump, Gordon Bunshaft, Philip Johnson, Eero Saarinen,
Mies van der Rohe, Walter Gropius, and Richard Neutra. Approximate run time 28:17. Use
copy: C2.
2 audio reels of 2 : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 4 tracks, stereo. ; 10.5 in., 1/4 in.
tape.
box 6, Reel R23-R25
Feininger, T. Lux,
1984 March
26
Scope and Content Note
Interview with Rainer Schaper in three parts. Use copies: C13- C14.
3 audio reels of 3 : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 4 tracks, stereo. ; 10.5 in., 1/4 in.
tape.
box 6, Reel R26-R28
Gebhard, Max,
1984
September 9
Gebhard, Max, 1984 September 9 (digitized version available on-site only)
Scope and Content Note
Interview with Susanne Spielvogel in three parts. Use copies: C15- C16.
3 audio reels of 3 : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 4 tracks, stereo. ; 10.5 in., 1/4 in.
tape.
box 6, Reel R29-R30
1979
Scope and Content Note
Interview with Bill Cavendess followed by outtakes. The copyright to this material
is held by WGBH Boston, and cannot be reproduced without their permission. Use copy:
C17.
2 audio reels of 2 : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 4 tracks, stereo. ; 10.5 in., 1/4 in.
tape.
box 7, Reel R31-R32
1981
February 26
Scope and Content Note
Interview in two parts. Use copy: C18.
2 audio reels of 2 : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 4 tracks, stereo. ; 10.5 in., 1/4 in.
tape.
box 7, Reel R32-R34
1981
April 10
Scope and Content Note
Interview in three parts. Use copy: C19.
3 audio reels of 3 : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 4 tracks, stereo. ; 10.5 in., 1/4 in.
tape.
box 7, Reel R35-R37
1981
June 7
Scope and Content Note
With Dr. Harding. Interview in three parts. Use copies: C19-C20.
3 audio reels of 3 : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 4 tracks, stereo. ; 10.5 in., 1/4 in.
tape.
box 7, Reel R38
1981
October 17
Scope and Content Note
Interview in one part. Use copies: C21-C22.
1 audio reel : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 4 tracks, stereo. ; 10.5 in., 1/4 in. tape.
box 7-8, Reel R39-R42
Haase, Larry,
1985
February 23
Scope and Content Note
With Betty Blum. Interview in four parts. Use copy: C23.
4 audio reels of 4: analog, 7 1/2 ips, 4 tracks, stereo. ; 10.5 in., 1/4 in.
tape.
box 8, Reel R43-R46
Klee, Felix and Livia,
1982
November 14
Scope and Content Note
With Susanne Spielvogel. Interview in four parts. Use copies: C24- C25.
4 audio reels of 4 : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 4 tracks, stereo. ; 10.5 in., 1/4 in.
tape.
box 8, Reel R47-R49
1982
November 10
Scope and Content Note
With Susanne Spielvogel. Interview in three parts. Use copies: C26- C27.
3 audiocassettes of 3 : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 4 tracks, stereo. ; 10.5 in., 1/4 in.
tape.
box 12, item V1
Muche - Bauhaus,
1993
January 11
Scope and Content Note
Title transcribed from label. 1 videocassette (VHS) : 1/2 in.
Nerdinger, Winfried
1981 April
11-19
box 8-9, Reel R50-R52
1981
April 11
Scope and Content Note
Interview in three parts. Use copies: C28-C29.
3 audio reels of 3 : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 4 tracks, stereo. ; 10.5 in., 1/4 in.
tape.
box 9, Reel R53-R55
1981
April 18
Scope and Content Note
Interview in three parts. Use copies: C29-C30.
3 audio reels of 3 : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 4 tracks, stereo. ; 10.5 in., 1/4 in.
tape.
box 9, Reel R56
1981
April 19
Scope and Content Note
Use copy: C31 1 audio reel : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 4 tracks, stereo. ; 10.5 in., 1/4
in. tape.
box 9, Reel R57-R60
Schlemmer, Tut and Jaina with Gertrude Arndt,
1982
November 11
Scope and Content Note
With Susanne Spielvogel. Interview in four parts. Use copies: C32- C33.
4 audio reels of 4 : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 4 tracks, stereo. ; 10.5 in., 1/4 in.
tape.
box 10, Reel R61-R65
Stölzl, Gunta,
1982
December 11
Stölzl, Gunta, 1982 December 11 (digitized version available on-site only)
Scope and Content Note
With Susanne Spielvogel. Interview in five parts. Use copies: C34- C36.
5 audio reels of 5 : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 4 tracks, stereo. ; 10.5 in., 1/4 in.
tape.
box 10-12, Reel R66-R70
Weininger, Andor and Eva,
1981
November 19
Weininger, Andor and Eva, 1981 November 19 (digitized version available on-site
only)
Scope and Content Note
With Chris Wilk. Interview in five parts. Use copies: C37- C39
25 audiocassettes of 25 : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 4 tracks, stereo. ; 10.5 in., 1/4 in.
tape.
box 12, item V2
Who Is . . . Walter Gropius?,
1989 June
6
Scope and Content Note
Title transcribed from label. Presumably produced for PBS.
box 2-3
Enhanced cassettes
Scope and Content Note
Cassettes C50-C78 are copy masters. RESTRICTED. Request use copies or streaming
media.
box 13-15
Use copies,
undated
Scope and Content Note
Box 13 contains C1-C34; Box 14 contains C35-C69; Box 15 contains C70-C90.
Series II.
Transcripts and notes,
approximately
1969-1985
Physical Description:
0.5 Linear
Feet
(1 box)
Scope and Content Note
Transcriptions, notes and research material about Anni Albers, Walter Allner, Gertrude
Arndt, Max Bill, Roman Clemens, Howard Dearstyne, T. Lux Feininger, Ise Gropius, Werner
Graeff, Peter Keler, Felix Klee, Jean Leppien, Hannes Meyer, Georg Muche, Winfried
Nerdinger, Walter Puff, Konrad Püschel, Tut and Jaina Schlemmer, Gunta Stölzl, and Andor
and Eva Weininger.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
box 1, folder 1
Albers, Anni,
1982 May
15
box 1, folder 2
Allner, Walter,
1984 March
19
box 1, folder 3
Arndt, Gertrude,
1982
November 16
box 1, folder 4
Bayer, Herbert,
1981 April
22
box 1, folder 6
Clemens, Roman,
1982
November 12
box 1, folder 7
Dearstyne, Howard,
undated
box 1, folder 8
Feininger, T. Lux,
1984 March
26
box 1, folder 9
Graeff, Werner,
1985
August
box 1, folder 12
Klee, Felix,
1982
November 14
box 1, folder 15
Muche, Georg,
1982
November 10
box 1, folder 16
Nerdinger, Winfried,
1981
box 1, folder 19
Schlemmer, Tut and Jaina,
1982
November
box 1, folder 20
Stölzl, Gunta,
1982
December 11
box 1, folder 21
Weininger, Andor and Eva,
1981
November 15
