Biographical Material
Object Details
- Collection Creator
- Bluemner, Oscar, 1867-1938
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- Oscar Bluemner papers
- Sponsor
- Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
- Extent
- 0.2 Linear feet (Box 1, OV 9)
- Date
- 1886-circa 1937
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Art
- Identifier
- AAA.blueosca, Series 1
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Oscar Bluemner papers, 1886-1960. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- Arrangement note
- Items are arranged by type of material and chronologically within each folder.
- Collection Rights
- The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
- Existence and Location of Copies
- This series has been scanned in its entirety except for one envelope containing dried flowers.
- Scope and Contents note
- Biographical documents include a handwritten note by Bluemner, titled "My Documents: 1867-to date", which was found among his biographical papers, a two-page autobiographical essay, "Account 1892-1905", annotated by Bluemner, a handwritten chronology of events from 1893 to 1906, and a list of published writings from 1892 to 1918. Various certificates and awards include diplomas, marriage and citizenship certificates, licenses to practice architecture, and photo-reproductions of a medal Bluemner received while a student in Berlin. Other items of note are his essay "Plans for Study" which was attached to his Guggenheim Fellowship application, and detailed technical diagrams of his studio easel. Additional documents consist of legal and membership records.
- Collection Restrictions
- The collection has been digitized and is available online via AAA's website.
- Record ID
- ebl-1503511357168-1503511357180-0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0