Finding Aid to the University of California, Berkeley, University Art Museum Collection of Hans Hofmann Papers, 1929-1976
Finding Aid written by Mary Ellen Jones in 1989; revised by Alison E. Bridger in 2006
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Finding Aid to the University of California, Berkeley, University Art Museum Collection of Hans Hofmann Papers, 1929-1976
Collection Number: BANC MSS 80/27 c
The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California
- Finding Aid Written By:
- Mary Ellen Jones in 1989; revised by Alison E. Bridger in 2006
- Date Completed:
-
June 2006
© 2006 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Collection Summary
Collection Title: University of California, Berkeley, University Art Museum collection of Hans Hofmann papers
Date (inclusive): 1929-1976
Collection Number: BANC MSS 80/27 c
Creators :
University of California, Berkeley. University Art Museum.
Extent:
Number of containers: 1 box, 1 carton and 3 oversize folders
Linear feet: 1.8
Repository: The Bancroft Library
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Abstract: The University Art Museum collection of Hans Hofmann papers contain materials relating to his career as a painter and art
teacher, the bulk being exhibit catalogs and announcements, but also includes writings, lectures, speeches, notes, correspondence,
clippings, papers relating to art classes taught by Hofmann, to the collection of Hofmann paintings donated to the University
of California, Berkeley Art Museum and photographs both by and about Hofmann and his artwork.
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English
Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information
on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Information for Researchers
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or reproduce must be submitted
in writing to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-6000. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include
or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
Copyright restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted
to research and educational purposes.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], University of California, Berkeley, University Art Museum Collection of Hans Hofmann Papers, BANC
MSS 80/27 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Alternate Forms Available
There are no alternate forms of this collection.
Related Collections
Form und Farbe in der Gestaltung: Ein Lehrbuch für den Kunstunterricht: typescript, by Hans Hofmann, BANC MSS 74/140
Separated Material
Printed materials have been transferred to the book collection of The Bancroft Library.
Sound recordings have been transferred to the Microforms Collection of The Bancroft Library. (Phonotape 1183 C)
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Hofmann, Hans, 1880-1966
University of California, Berkeley. University Art Museum
Painters--United States
Art teachers--United States
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The University Art Museum collection of Hans Hofmann papers were transferred to The Bancroft Library by the University Art
Museum on September 19, 1979. Additions were made by the Hans Renate and Maria Hofmann Trust on October 28, 1998.
Accruals
No additions are expected.
Processing Information
Processed by Mary Ellen Jones in 1989; additions by Alison E. Bridger in 2006.
Biographical Information
Hans Hofmann (1880-1966), an early 20th century artist, an Abstract Expressionist, from Bavaria, started teaching art classes
during summer session at the University of California, Berkley, in 1930. In 1963 he donated forty-five paintings and $250,000
to the University of California on the condition that an art museum be built on campus. Today the Berkeley Art Museum's (or
the University of California, Berkeley, University Art Museum) collection of work by Hofmann is the largest in any museum
internationally.
For a detailed chronology on Hans Hofmann see the Estate of Hans Hofmann website:
Scope and Content of Collection
The University Art Museum collection of Hans Hofmann papers contain materials relating to his career as a painter and art
teacher, the bulk being exhibit catalogs and announcements, but also includes writings, lectures, speeches, notes, correspondence,
clippings, papers relating to art classes taught by Hofmann, to the collection of Hofmann paintings donated to the University
of California, Berkeley Art Museum and photographs both by and about Hofmann and his artwork.
There is a small amount of correspondence, most of which concerns Hofmann's gift of his paintings to the University Art Museum
at the University of California, Berkeley. The outgoing letters are mostly written to Erle Loran, and the incoming letters
written to Hofmann and others.
Hofmann's writings contain a photocopy of his typescript for
Form und Farbe in der Gestaltung, with an English translation by Glenn A. Wessels, but also include a number of his lectures and speeches about his art.
The bulk of the collection consists of numerous exhibition catalogs and announcements of one-man shows or exhibitions in which
Hofmann was represented. Papers relating to art classes taught by Hofmann include a prospectus, announcement, and notes from
his classes. Papers relating to the Hofmann collection at the University Art Museum include condition and restoration reports,
catalog notes, book orders, and other notes and memoranda detailing arrangements for his gift and dedication of the Hofmann
wing at the museum.
Papers written about Hofmann have been supplemented with miscellaneous biographical materials, clippings, and photographs,
which have been retained in the collection.
Series 1
Correspondence
1934-1973
Physical Description:
Carton 1, folders 1-2
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically and chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Includes outgoing and incoming letters.
Series 2
Writings, Lectures, and Speeches
1931-1965
Physical Description:
Carton 1, folders 3-10
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains manuscripts of writings, lectures and speeches by Hofmann.
Carton 1, Folder 3
Form und Farbe in der Gestaltung, (photocopy)
1931
Carton 1, Folder 4
Creation in Form and Color
1931
Carton 1, Folder 7
Speech relating to abstract art
1941
Carton 1, Folder 9
The Painter and His Problems
1963
Series 3
Exhibition Catalogs and Announcements
1931-1976
Physical Description:
Carton 1, folders 11-50, 80; oversize folders 1 and 3
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains exhibition catalogs and announcements regarding exhibits of Hofmann's art at various galleries around the United
States and the world, especially the Kootz Gallery in New York.
Carton 1, Folder 13
67 Gallery announcement
1945
Carton 1, Folder 14
Kootz Gallery brochure
1949
Carton 1, Folder 15-21
Kootz Gallery announcements
1950-1955,
1962-1965
Carton 1, Folder 22
Art Alliance Bulletin
1956
Carton 1, Folder 23
Hans Hofmann: exhibit catalog by Frederic S. Wright; Whitney Museum of American Art
1957
Carton 1, Folder 24-25
Kootz Gallery announcements
1957-1958
Oversize Folder 1 A
Kootz Gallery announcements
1960
Carton 1, Folder 26-28
Kootz Gallery announcements
1961-1963
Carton 1, Folder 29
Checklist of works by Hans Hofmann and his students, Museum of Modern Art
1963-1964
Carton 1, Folder 30
Hans Hofmann: exhibit catalog by William C. Seitz; Museum of Modern Art
1963
Carton 1, Folder 31
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, exhibit catalog
1965
Carton 1, Folder 32
Recent Gifts and Loans of Paintings by Hans Hoffman, University of California, Berkeley exhibit catalog
1964
Oversize Folder 1 A
Recent Gifts and Loans of Paintings by Hans Hoffman, University of California, Berkeley exhibit announcement
1964
Carton 1, Folder 33
Kootz Gallery announcement
1964
Carton 1, Folder 34
Museo de Bellas Artes de Caracas exhibit catalog
1964
Carton 1, Folder 35
Galleria Civica D'Arte Moderna, Torino exhibit catalog
1965
Carton 1, Folder 36
Kootz Gallery announcement
1966
Carton 1, Folder 37
Stanford Art Museum exhibit catalog
1966
Carton 1, Folder 38
Selection 1966: The University Art Collections (Berkeley)
1967
Carton 1, Folder 39
Andre Emmerich Gallery announcement
1967
Carton 1, Folder 40
Selection 1967: The University Art Collections (Berkeley)
1967
Carton 1, Folder 41
Hans Hofmann Paintings exhibit catalog, La Jolla Museum of Art
1968
Carton 1, Folder 42
Honolulu Academy of Arts announcement
1968
Carton 1, Folder 43
Obelisk Gallery announcement
1969
Carton 1, Folder 44
Waddington Galleries announcements
circa 1970
Carton 1, Folder 45
Andre Emmerich Gallery announcement
1971
Carton 1, Folder 46
The Renate Series, Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibit catalog
1972
Carton 1, Folder 47
Andre Emmerich Gallery exhibit catalog
1972
Oversize Folder 1 A
Hans Hofmann, Derriere le miroir: no. 16, Jan. 1949 (Paris: Pierre a feu, Galerie Maeght) (re-edition)
1973
Carton 1, Folder 48
Hans Hofmann: 52 Works of Art of Paper / University Art Museum, Berkeley
1973-1974
Carton 1, Folder 49
Andre Emmerich Gallery announcements
1972-1974
Carton 1, Folder 50
Hans Hofmann: a Retrospective Exhibition by Walter Darby Barnard; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and The Hirshhorn Museum
1976
Carton 1, Folder 80
Other exhibition catalogs and announcements
1947-1964
Oversize Folder 3 A
Other exhibition catalogs and announcements
1949-1959
Series 4
Art Classes
1929-1941
Physical Description:
Carton 1, folders 51-56
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains information and notes on art classes taught by Hans Hofmann at various locations.
Carton 1, Folder 51
Summer course at St. Tropez
1929
Carton 1, Folder 52
Class drawing on charcoal, with interpretations by Hofmann
undated
Carton 1, Folder 53
Notes taken during Hans Hofmann's class by Christina Lillian
1930-1931
Carton 1, Folder 54
Chouinard School of Art announcement of classes taught by Hans Hofmann
1931
Carton 1, Folder 55
Prospectus for Hofmann's Schule fur Bildende: Kunst, Munich
1933
Carton 1, Folder 56
Notes taken at Hofmann courses by Erle Loran
1940-1941
Series 5
University of California, Berkeley, University Art Museum
1960-1974
Physical Description:
Carton 1, folders 57-65
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains information about the artwork donated by Hans Hofmann to the University of California, Berkeley.
Carton 1, Folder 57
Condition/restoration reports compiled by Thornton Rockwell
1974
Carton 1, Folder 58
Erle Loran's file concerning the Hofmann gift to the University of California
1960-1966
Carton 1, Folder 59
University Art Museum: Hans Hofmann wing dedication
1970
Carton 1, Folder 62
Hofmann inquiries, users
1971-1974
Carton 1, Folder 63
Hans Hofmann archives: catalog notes by University Art Museum staff
undated
Carton 1, Folder 64
Book orders for the archive
undated
Carton 1, Folder 65
Notes and memoranda relating to the University Art Museum
undated
Series 6
Clippings, Biographical Data and Other Writings About Hofmann
1963-1974
Physical Description:
Carton 1, folders 66-79
Arrangement
Arranged into three subseries: Papers written about Hofmann, Biographical Data, and Clippings.
Scope and Content Note
Contains papers and clippings about Hofmann and his artwork.
Subseries 6.1
Papers Written About Hofmann
1974
Physical Description:
Carton 1, folders 66-68
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains information about Hofmann.
Carton 1, Folder 66
Hans Hofmann: His Writings by Elaine Z. Gold
1974
Carton 1, Folder 67
Hofmann's Paintings of the Forties by Rex Moser
1974
Carton 1, Folder 68
Hans Hofmann and the New York School: First and Second Generations by Francine A. Koslow
1974
Subseries 6.2
Biographical Data
1968-1971
Physical Description:
Carton 1, folders 69-73
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains biographical information on Hans Hofmann by various authors.
Carton 1, Folder 69
Dayton Art Institute Bulletin
1970
Carton 1, Folder 70
Transcript of an interview with John Haley by Larry Dinnean
circa 1971
Carton 1, Folder 71
The Structure of Color by Marcia Tucker
1971
Carton 1, Folder 72
Hans Hofmann: The Lively Leader / tear-sheet from
San Diego
1968
Carton 1, Folder 73
A University Collects: the University of California, Berkeley
1968
Subseries 6.3
Clippings
1963-1974
Physical Description:
Carton 1, folders 74-79
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains clippings about Hans Hofmann and his family as well as public relations material and about his exhibits.
Carton 1, Folder 74
Material relating to the Hofmann family
1963-1974
Carton 1, Folder 75
Public relations material
1963-1974
Carton 1, Folder 76
Erle Loran's public relations material
1963-1974
Carton 1, Folder 77
Newspaper clippings relating to the Museum of Modern Art exhibit
1963
Series 7
Photographs
1930-1968
Physical Description:
Box 1 and oversize folder 2
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of Hofmann, his artwork and of his students' artwork.
Oversize Folder 2 A
Hans Hofmann in his studio on Eighth Street, New York City, 1944 (copy of photograph by Wilfred Zogbaum)
undated
Box 1, Folder 1
Christina Lillian photographs: taken during classes in Berkeley
1930-1931
Box 1, Folder 2-4
Various photographs
1930-1968
Box 1, Folder 8
Erle Loran photographs of Hans Hofmann's works
1930-1968
Box 1, Folder 9
Postcard reproductions of Hofmann's paintings
1930-1968
Box 1, Folder 10
Hofmann's students: photographs of their work
1931-1932