Material from Max Taut mostly for Die gläserne Kette

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People:

Max Taut (author)
Max Taut (draughtsman)
Die gläserne Kette (correspondence writers)
Die gläserne Kette (archive creator)

Title:

Material from Max Taut mostly for Die gläserne Kette

Date:

circa 1919-1920

Description:

Part of a miscellaneous group of visual and textual documents collected by Oswald Mathias Ungers, apparently to represent the work of artists/architects in Die gläserne Kette. Primarily formal in purpose, this group includes abstract compositions as well as architectural projects such as the Revolving House. Includes reprographic copies of drawings and a draft of Taut's introduction to the Akademie der Künste catalogue, 'Die gläserne Kette' (p. 5-6). These reprographic copies were accessioned as received in an orange folder inscribed with Taut's name and pseudonym.

Form:
drawings
textual records

Quantity / Object type:
1 file(s)

Extent and medium:

5 drawings
3 textual records

Dimensions:

sheets (range [some irreg.]): 19,1 to 38,1 x 17,6 to 34,6 cm

Reference number:

DR1988:0021:001-006

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

The folder has been retained and is stored with the works of this group. Prints have old folds and a few tears, and some are irregularly trimmed. The two sheets of tracing paper are stapled together at the u.l. corner, and have a few small folds.

Inscription:

signed - by the draughtsman, on some of the originals, l.r.: "Max Taut." inscribed - by an unknown hand, in graphite, on some of the originals, verso, in various locations: "Taut" and/or "not published" signed - on DR1988:0021:006:002, by the author, in black ball-point pen, on the reprographic copy, b.: "Max Taut" imprinted - on DR1988:0021:001, by the draughtsman, on the original, c.: "DAS DREHBAH[H is crossed out]RE HAUS IN DEN SAND DÜNEN ..." imprinted - on DR1988:0021:002, by the draughtsman, on the original, u.c.: "DAS DREHBAH[H is crossed out]RE HAUS"; c.: "DAS HAUS-SOLLTE 1914 / IN DER NÄHE VON CRANZ [?] / IN DEN DÜNEN ..."; and throughout: with titles for plan levels and rooms

Location:

Germany

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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