Printed Material
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Hofmann, Hans, 1880-1966
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content: Hans Hofmann papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 5.2 Linear Feet (Box 11-15, Box 20)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1930-1978
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.hofmhans, Series 7
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Printed matter by Hans Hofmann is segregated; items by other authors are categorized by document type. The series is arranged as 6 subseries:

7.1: By Hans Hofmann, 1932-1962

7.2: Exhibition Catalogs and Related Items, 1931-1978

7.3: Newspaper Clippings, 1930-1974

7.4: Articles from Periodicals, 1928-1971

7.5: Miscellaneous Printed Matter, 1936-1965

7.6: Books Mentioning/About Hofmann, 1934-1963
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The bulk of this series has been scanned. In some cases exhibition catalogs and other publications have had their covers, title pages, and relevant pages scanned. Catalogs of other artists; clippings and articles on general art-related topics and miscellaneous subjects; some miscellaneous printed material; and published books have not been scanned.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: Printed Matter By Hans Hofmann contains "Plastic Creation," 1932; Search for the Real and Other Essays, 1948; "The Color Problem in Pure Painting-Its Creative Origin," 1956; "Hawthorne-The Painter: An Appreciation," 1960 (in Hawthorne on Painting; From Students' Notes Collected by Mrs. Charles Hawthorne) and 1962 (in Charles W. Hawthorne, 1872-1930, Shore Galleries, Boston); "A Tribute to Adelyn D. Breeskin," 1962 (in the Baltimore Museum of Art News, summer 1962); statement on the work of Edith Sachs, undated (printed in an announcement for her show, Feb. 23-March 8, Zodiac Gallery, New York); and an undated letter to the editor of Look.

Miscellaneous printed matter includes a wide variety of items. An auction catalog for a fundraising event includes a Hofmann painting donated by the artist. University Art Museum: A Center for Cultural Study [UC, Berkeley], undated is a prospectus that shows models and drawings of the building and the location of its Maria and Hans Hofmann Wing. The scrapbook contains clippings, mainly exhibition reviews, and a small number of catalogs, checklists and invitations. Also included are two undated statements: "A Statement to the Public: Who Broke the Birds Nest?" by The Independent Advancing Artists, and "Aesthetic Realism: A General Statement."