Collection Information
Size: 19 Items, (on partial microfilm reel)
Summary: Letters, 1968-69 and 1975-79, from Wildenhain to his former student Virginia Cartwright Katz. Wildenhain discusses his pottery, classes and personal matters.
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Letters from Frans Wildenhain to Virginia Cartwright Katz, 1968-1979
Katz, Virginia Cartwright
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Biographical/Historical Note
Franz Wildenhain (1905-1980) was a sculptor, painter, ceramic craftsman, and teacher from Rochester, N.Y. Wildenhain was born in Leipzig, Germany and studied at the Bauhaus, with Walter Gropius, Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Josef Albers and others.
Provenance
Katz was a former student of Wildenhain.
Language Note
English .
How to Use This Collection
Alternative Forms Available
35mm microfilm roll 2103 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Restrictions on Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
How to Cite This Collection
Letters from Frans Wildenhain to Virginia Cartwright Katz, 1968-1979. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.