Ilse Getz papers, 1928-1999

Object Details

Place of publication, production, or execution

United States

Physical Description

3.4 Linear feet

Arrangement

This collection is organized into 6 series. Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1934-1996 (Box 1, OV 5; 0.2 linear feet) Series 2: Letters, circa 1950-1999 (Box 1; 0.5 linear feet) Series 3: Exhibition Files, circa 1944-1990 (Box 1, 2, 4; 1.0 linear feet) Series 4: Writings, circa 1928-1987 (Box 2, 4; 0.2 linear feet) Series 5: Printed Material, circa 1956-1990 (Box 2, 3, 4, OV 5; 1.0 linear feet) Series 6: Photographs, circa 1940-1985 (Box 3; 0.5 linear feet)

Access Note / Rights

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.

Summary

The papers of collage artist Ilse Getz measure 3.4 linear feet and date from 1928 through 1999, with the bulk of the papers dating from circa 1947-circa 1990. Her personal life is reflected through biographical material including a genealogy of the Bechhold family; marriage and death certificates; and writings that include journals, artist statement, poems and notes. The collection contains letters from friends, artists, collectors, and museum and art gallery representatives; exhibition files; and printed material relating to Getz's exhibitions. Also found are photographs, slides and transparencies of artwork.

Citation

Ilse Getz papers, 1928-1999. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Biography Note

Ilse Getz (1917-1992) was born in Nuremberg, Germany and immigrated to the U.S. in 1933. She studied at the Art Students League with George Grosz and Morris Kantor and at the Ozenfant School. Getz was a collage and construction artist active from the 1950s through the 1980. She exhibited at several galleries in New York City including the Bertha Schaefer Gallery and Rosenberg Gallery.

Language Note

This collection is in English, French, German, and Italian.

Provenance

The papers were donated in 2001 by Patricia Getz-Gentle, the daughter of Ilse Getz.

Location Note

Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001

Data Source

Archives of American Art

Record number

(DSI-AAA_CollID)5975

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)228086

AAA_collcode_getzilse

Creator

Getz, Ilse, 1917-1992

Type

Diaries

Photographs

Theme

Sketches & Sketchbooks

Women

Lives of artists

Topic

Women artists

Women painters

Theme

Sketches & Sketchbooks

Women

Lives of artists

Record ID

AAADCD_coll_228086

Usage

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