Hans and Thordis Burkhardt papers
name: label: Creator
content: Burkhardt, Hans Gustav, 1904-1994
label: Creator
content: Burkhardt, Thordis W., 1908-1993
label: Names
content: De Kooning, Willem, 1904-1997
label: Names
content: Gorky, Arshile, 1904-1948
label: Names
content: Tobey, Mark
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- California -- Los Angeles
label: Topic
content: Art -- Collectors and collecting -- California -- Los Angeles
label: Topic
content: Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- California -- Los Angeles
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1975-1981 by the Burkhardts.
creator: label: Creator
content: Burkhardt, Hans Gustav, 1904-1994
label: Creator
content: Burkhardt, Thordis W., 1908-1993
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Painter and collector; Los Angeles, Calif.; d. 1994.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.4 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1905-1981
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.burkhans
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Resumes, awards, and memberships; letters thanking the Burkhardts for paintings, regarding visits to their home and studio, and from scholars and institutions requesting information about his own work as well as his collection of works by Mark Tobey and Arshile Gorky; writings and notes by and about Burkhardt; 2 bound sketchbooks, undated and 1961, containing black felt-tip pen drawings; exhibition related materials including lists of works exhibited, acknowledgements of gifts, loan agreements, and receipts; exhibition announcements and catalogs; clippings, press releases, and bulletins, and 2 scrapbooks of clippings; and photographs of Burkhardt, his wife Thordis, and others including Mark Tobey and Willem de Kooning.