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Max Beckmann papers, 1917-1954

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Series 1:Biographical Material, 1939-1954
0.2 Linear feet
Box 1

Biographical material consists of an art class student register (presumably from Beckmann's time teaching at the Brooklyn Museum Art School), an Artists Equity Foundation membership card, bibliography, customs form for a pet dog, exhibition price lists, French travel identification cards, and assorted Netherlands travel documents.
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Art Class Student Register, 1949
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Artists Equity Association Membership Card, 1951
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Bibliography on Max Beckmann, circa 1946
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3
Customs Form for Pet Dog, 1954
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4
Exhibition Price Lists, 1947-1948
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French Identification Cards for Max and Mathilde Beckmann, 1939
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6
Netherlands Travel Documents, 1947
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7
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Series 2:Correspondence, 1922-1950
1 Linear foot
Boxes 1-2

Correspondences includes letters with art schools, universities, museums and galleries regarding teaching positions, lectures, exhibitions and sales of artwork. There are also numerous letters from and telegrams to his wife Mathilde, affectionately referred to as "Quappi." Most of the correspondence is in German.
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Correspondence, 1922
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Correspondence, 1925 January - April, undated
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9
Correspondence, 1925 May - June
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10
Correspondence, 1925 July
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11
Correspondence, 1925 August
1
12
Correspondence, 1925 October - December
1
13
Correspondence, 1926-1929
1
14-16
Correspondence, 1930-1932
1
17
Correspondence, 1934-1935
1
18
Correspondence, 1936-1939
1
19-20
Correspondence, 1940-1941
1
21-23
Correspondence, 1942
1
24-25
Correspondence, 1943
1
26
Correspondence, 1944-1945
1
27
Correspondence, 1946
1
28
Correspondence, 1947
1
29-34
Correspondence, 1948
1
35-39
Correspondence, 1949
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40-49
Correspondence, 1950
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1-6
Telegrams from Max Beckmann to Mathilde Beckmann, 1925-1929
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7
Telegrams from Max Beckmann to Mathilde Beckmann, 1930-1932
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8
Telegrams from Max Beckmann to Mathilde Beckmann, 1934-1939
2
9
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Series 3:Printed Material, circa 1937-1950
4 Folders
Box 2

Printed material includes clippings about Max Beckmann, exhibition catalogs and announcements, blank postcards, and miscellany. Many of the clippings and catalogs are in German.
The printed material is grouped by document type.
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Clippings, 1947-1949
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Exhibition Catalogs and Annoucements, 1941-1950
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11
Postcards, circa 1937-circa 1950
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12
Miscellaneous, circa 1940-circa 1950
2
13
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Series 4:Photographs, 1917-1950
7 Folders
Box 2

Photographs are of Max Beckmann, family and friends, exhibition installations, and houses and studios in Germany. Most of the series consists of photographic prints, but there are also a few negatives. Many of the photographs have annotations on the verso written in German.
Photographs of Beckmann are at the beginning of the series. The rest of the photographs are arranged by subject.
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Max Beckmann, 1917-1949
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Max Beckmann Exhibition Installation, 1949
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15
Unidentified Exhibition Installation and Artwork, 1950
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16
Family and Friends, 1924-1950
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17
Rudolf von Simolin, 1941
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18
Berlin, Germany Studio Flat, circa 1943
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19
Frankfurt, Germany House, circa 1944
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20

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