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Archives related to: Scheyer, Ernst, 1901-
| title | Ernst Scheyer papers, 1924-1972. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Correspondence; lecture notes; photographs; clippings; and biographical material. REEL 496: Correspondence, mostly 1949-1962, including letters from Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Frank Lloyd Wright, Thomas Mann, Erika Mann, Zoltan Sepeshy, Julia Feininger, T. Lux Feininger, E.P. Richardson, Mrs. Albert Einstein, major German museums, and others; lecture notes from Scheyer's art history classes; poetry translated from Dutch to English; photographs; clippings; and biographical material. REEL 3471: Letters from family and friends of Lyonel Feininger for a biography of him by Scheyer. Correspondents include Julia Feininger, T. Lux Feininger, H. Francis Kortheuer, Maria and Alfred Churchill, Dayrell Kortheuer, and others. Also included is a letter from Scheyer to the Smithsonian Institution discussing his collection of works by the "Blue Four," and asking to exhibit and lecture on the group at the Smithsonian. Bio / His Notes: Art historian; Detroit, Mich. Wrote extensively on his friend and artist, Lyonel Feininger. Was a proponent of the art of the German Expressionist and abstract art group, the Blue Four (Blaue Vier), whose members were Wassily Kandinsky, Lyonel Feininger, Paul Klee, and Alexei Jawlensky. Married to Galka Scheyer. |
| extent | 244 items (on 2 partial microfilm reels) reels 496 and 3471 |
| formats | Correspondence Writings Clippings Photographs |
| access | Patrons must use microfilm copy. |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | Material on reel 496 lent for microfilming 1973 by Ernst Scheyer. Material on reel 3471 except letter to the Smithsonian, donated by Scheyer, 1965. Letter to Smithsonian on reel 3471 transferred to AAA from NMAA, 1981. Location of Original: Reel 496: Originals returned to lender, Ernst Scheyer, after microfilming. |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:30:00 |
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| title | Ernst Scheyer interview, 1977 Mar. 30-Apr. 27. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | An interview of Ernst Scheyer conducted by Marsha Miro for the Archives of American Art. Bio / His Notes: Art historian, lecturer; Detroit, Michigan. |
| extent | 3 sound tape reels ; 5 in. (90 p. transcript) |
| formats | Interview Sound Recording Transcript |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | This interview is part of the Archives' Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:01 |
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