Historiography of Art,Architecture, and Archaeology

RARE BOOKS AND PERIODICALS

Chérubin d’Orléans (French, 1613–1697)La dioptrique ocu l a i re, ou la théorique, lap os i t i ve et la mechanique, de l’o cu l a i red i o ptrique et to u tes ses es p è ces, Pa ri s , 1 6 7 1An illustrated work on the science of perspec-tive with diagrams of optical experiments andcontemporary instruments.The author was aCapuchin priest (born Michèle Lasséré) whobecame well known for his manufacture ofoptical aids.2583-149

G. G. Ko m a rek (Czech, a c t . I t a l y, f l . 1 6 8 0 – 1 7 1 9 )Breve descrizzione e disegni delle carrozze dell’eccellentissimo signoreAntonio Floriano, del S.R.I. prencipe diLiechtenstein, Rome, 1694A descriptive catalogue with 13 plates of thedecorated coaches owned by the prince ofLiechtenstein for his use in Rome.2560-333

Gaspard Monge (French, 1746–1818)Géométrie descriptive, Paris, 1799The first complete edition of the course lec-tures on descriptive geometry of the Frenchmathematician, professor, and administratorwho worked in the regime of Napoleon ashead of the Institut d’Egypt in Cairo.2564-354

ARCHIVES AND MANUSCRIPTS

Italian manuscript dictionary oficonography, ca. 1575–1600A manu s c ript dictionary of iconogr a p hy thatwas most likely produced in a literary and art i s-tic circle before the codification of iconogr a p hyin Cesare Ripa’s I c o n o l o g i a ( R o m e, 1 5 9 3 ) .2001.M.36

Halsted B. Vander Poel collection onthe history of Pompeii, ca. 1750–1990The Campanian collection of Halsted VanderPoel is a research library and archive devotedto the historiography of archaeological investi-gations conducted around the Bay of Naples,with particular reference to Pompeii andHerculaneum.Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Halsted B.Vander Poel2002.M.16

Two Grand Tour travel diariesTwo handwritten accounts by sophisticatedtravelers who wrote extensively about themonuments and fine art objects that theyencountered on their travels to Italy, with spe-cial focus on Rome. Joseph Hippolyte CharlesFrançois de Alpheran,“Sejour a Rome,”1834–36, and John Mallet du Pan,“Notes surmon voyage de Florence à Rome,” 1821–22.2002.M.6, 2002.M.7

Edmund Lincoln (American, n.d.)Miscellaneous papers relating to theexcavation of Mayan ruins, ca. 1892A small arc h ive of photogr a p h s , j o u rn a l s , l e t t e rs ,and manu s c ripts chronicles an arc h a e o l ogi c a lexpedition to Honduras and Guatemala in1892 undert a ken by Harva rd Unive rs i t y ’sPeabody Museum of A m e rican A rc h a e o l og yand Ethnolog y.2002.M.15

RESEARCH LIBRARY ACQUISITIONSG etty Resea rch I n st i tu te

Selected Special Collections Acquisitions Made between July 1, 2001, and June 30, 2002

The Resea rch Library at the Getty Resea rch Inst i tu te builds its special co l l e c t i o n sa cco rding to four broad thematic ca te g o r i es: Histo r i o g ra p hy of Art, Arc h i te c tu re, andA rchaeology; the Modern Period; History of Collecting and Display; and Visual So u rces.

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HUBERT VINCENT after GiovanniAntonio Crecolini. In Brevedescrizzione e disegni delle carrozzedell’eccellentissimo signore AntonioFloriano by Giovanni GiacomoKomarek, Rome, 1694. Etching. (GRI)

The Modern Period

RARE BOOKS AND PERIODICALS

Flacara, Bucharest, 1911–23A complete set (in 309 issues) of the weeklyRomanian periodical Flacara, a formative pub-lication for the study of East Europeanmodernism and the avant-garde.2573-983

Vasilii Kamenskii (Russian, 1884–1961),David Burliuk (Russian, 1882–1967), andVladimir Burliuk (Russian, 1886–1917)Tango s korovami, Moscow, 1914A Russian futurist book titled Tango with Cows,p rinted on brightly colored floral wa l l p a p e r; t h etexts are examples of ferro - c o n c rete poems.2567-605

Rare photo publications by Japaneseavant-garde photographersThree photo-books by major avant-garde pho-tographers of the 1960s and early 1970s:<11:02> Nagasaki (Tokyo, 1966) by ShomeiTomatsu; For a Language to Come (Tokyo, 1970)by Nakahira Takuma; and a complete set of thephoto-magazine Provoke (Tokyo, 1968–70),accompanied by First Abandon the World ofCertainty (Tokyo, 1970), published by Provoke.2604-887, 2604-891, 2604-874

Mail art exhibition documentation,1970–2001A comprehensive collection of approximately1,263 exhibition catalogues, posters, and print-ed ephemera on mail art projects and artistsassembled by John Held, Jr., a practitioner andaficionado of mail art.2001.M.28

ARCHIVES AND MANUSCRIPTS

Arsène Alexandre (French, 1859–1937)Letters received from artists, 1889–1930A group of 63 letters sent to the art critic andcollector Alexandre from three painters,Maurice Denis, symbolist and society painterAlbert Besnard, and Postimpressionist Henri deGroux.Also included is a pen-and-ink portraitof Alexandre made in 1904 by Besnard.2001.M.38

PRINTS AND DRAWINGS

Wenzel Jamnitzer (German, 1508–1585)Perspectiva corporum regularium,Nuremberg, 1568A complete copy, with 49 etchings attributedto Jost Amman, of the German goldsmithJamnitzer’s visual treatise on perspective.2002.PR.39

Peter Iselberg (German, ca. 1568–ca. 1630) andFriedrich von Valckenborch (German, ca. 1570–1623)Vera atque perspicua ichnographia, portae triumphalis, Nuremberg, 1612A large illustrated broadside celebrating the coro-nation of the Holy Roman Emperor Matthias IIand his entry into Nuremberg on July 9, 1 6 1 2 . I tp i c t u res the elaborate triple triumphal arch thatwas built in front of Neudörfferischen Haus.2002.PR.15

Coop Himmelb(l)au (founded 1968)Architectural models and drawings,Vienna, ca. 1983–95Twenty-seven models and 49 drawings madefor five architectural projects designed in the1980s and early 1990s by the internationallyrenowned Vienna-based architectural firmCoop Himmelb(l)au.2002.M.2

RARE AND DOCUMENTARY

PHOTOGRAPHS

Georges Perrot (French, 1832–1914),Edmond Guillaume (French, 1826–1894), andJules Delbet (French, 1836–1908)Exploration archéologique de la Galatieet de la Bithynie, Paris, 1862–72Based on eight months of fieldwork undert a ke nin 1861, this seminal publication employs thep i o n e e ring photolithographic process to re c o rdancient sites in Asia Minor. It combines measure dd r aw i n g s , a rchitectural re c o n s t ru c t i o n s , a n da rc h a e o l ogical data with photographic images.2569-177

Jean François Raffaëlli (French, 1850–1924)Letters and manuscripts, 1890–1910Letters, manuscripts with a number of auto-graph documents, and three photographicportraits made at various stages of life bydraftsman, painter, printmaker, sculptor, andauthor Raffaëlli.860758

Emil Nolde (German, 1867–1956)Letters, 1921–46Fifty-one letters by Emil Nolde and his wife,Ada, to Alfred and Johanna Heuer in Elmshornreport on publications on and by Nolde, exhi-bitions, details of his illness in 1936, and the1937 exhibition Entartete Kunst in Munich andsubsequent auction in Lucerne of “degenerate”works from the German Museum in 1939.2001.M.35

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (German, 1880–1938)Letters to Rodolph Gaberel (Swiss, 1882–1963), ca. 1928–44E l even unpublished letters from German expre s-sionist artist Kirchner to Gabere l , the Swissa rchitect working in Davos who arranged forK i rc h n e r ’s commission to decorate the wo o drelief above the Wildboden schoolhouse doors .2001.M.34

René Magritte (Belgian, 1898–1967)Letters sent to Noël Arnaud (French, 1919–?), 1952–58A collection of 15 signed letters and six signedp o s t c a rds from the surrealist artist Magritte inB russels to the surrealist writer A rnaud in Pa ri s .S everal of the letters and postcards include ori g-inal color pencil and bl a c k - a n d - blue ballpointd r awings by Magri t t e.2002.M.20

Emilio Adolfo Westphalen (Pe ru v i a n , 1 9 1 1 – 2 0 0 1 )Letters to André Coyné (French, b. 1925), 1956–93Twenty-eight handwritten letters from thewriter and editor Westphalen to critic and poetCoyné.Written while Westphalen lived inLima and Rome and Coyné lived in Paris, thecorrespondence offers insight into the personaland intellectual ties between them and into thecritical relationship each had with the artistand poet Cesar Moro.2002.M.21

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WENZEL JAMNITZER. Perspectiva corporumregularium, Nuremberg, 1568. Etching byJost Amman. (GRI)

COOP HIMMELB(L)AU. The Rehak House, Malibu,Architectural Model #15, 1990–95. (GRI)

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History of Collecting and Display

RARE BOOKS AND PERIODICALS

Nicodemus Tessin (Swedish, 1654–1728)Catalogue des livres, estampes & des-seins du cabinet...Baron Tessin,Stockholm, 1712One of the earliest known detailed cataloguesof books, prints, and drawings, this is thenotable collection of Baron Tessin, whodesigned and built the Royal Palace inStockholm and supervised the ephemeralarchitecture for court festivals in Sweden.2573-383

Carl Gustaf Tessin (Swedish, 1695–1770)Museum Tessinianum..., edited by CarlLinnaeus (Swe d i s h , 1 7 0 7 – 1 7 7 8 ) , S t o c k h o l m , 1 7 5 3An illustrated catalogue in Latin and Swedish ofthe minerals and fossils collected by diplomat andcollector Te s s i n , the friend and patron of thebotanist and explorer Linnaeus, who edited thiswork and writes here on his beliefs concern i n gthe value and arrangement of cabinet collections.2573-382

ARCHIVES AND MANUSCRIPTS

Otto Wittmann (American, 1911–2001)Personal papers, 1943–90sThis collection, from Wittmann’s privatearchive and donated to the Getty by his son,documents Wittmann’s work on the ArtLooting Investigation unit for the U.S.WarDepartment’s Office of Strategic Services.Gift of Otto Wittman910130

PRINTS AND DRAWINGS

Koloman Moser (Austrian, 1868–1918)Flächenschmuck, Vienna, 1902A portfolio of 30 lithographed plates illustratingdesigns for interior decorations by Moser, o n eof the founders of the Vienna Secession.2584-011

Sonia Delaunay (Russian, 1885–1979)Sonia Delaunay: Ses peintu res, seso b j ets, ses tissus simulta n é s, ses modes,Pa ri s , 1 9 2 5Ses peintures contains 20 signed plates illustratedby Delaunay. A portfolio with text and poemsby André Lhote, Blaise Cendrars, JosephDelteil,Tristan Tzara, and Phillipe Soupault; theplates depict abstract designs, ladies’ fashions,and costumes.2567-608

Mark Rothko (American, 1903–1970)Manuscripts and sketchbook, ca.1935–43A clothbound book contains 79 pen-and-inkdrawings—figure studies, still lifes, urbanmotifs, and domestic scenes—made in the late1930s by the abstract expressionist artist.Included with the sketchbook are the ScribbleBook (ca.1935–40) and manuscript drafts of a1943 letter to critic Edward Alden Jewell.2002.M.8

PRINTS AND DRAWINGS

Recueil de 283 estampes gravées àl’eau forte par les plus habiles peintresdu tems, d’apres les desseins desgrands maîtres, que possédoit autrefoisM. Jabach et qui depuis on passé aucabinet du roy, Paris, 1754The Recueil Jabach, a bound suite of 283etchings, is the first reproductive publication ofa collection of drawings. It was owned in the17th century by the financier and art dealerEverhard Jabach.2001.PR.32

RARE AND DOCUMENTARY

PHOTOGRAPHS

Exposition Universelle de Paris 1867,Paris, 1867A large oblong album holds 25 photographs byAuguste Rosalie Bisson and five by Charles LouisMichelez that document the va rious nationalp avilions constructed for this exposition.2002.R.11

E . Eugène Goupil (Fre n c h - M e x i c a n , 1 8 3 1 – 1 8 9 5)Antiquités Mexicaines: collection de E. Eug. Goupil, à Paris, AnciennesCollections E. Boban, ca. 1889, andAntiquités Americaines, ca. 1889Two albums of the work of philanthropist andcollector Eugène Goupil contain 87 plates ofAztec antiquities found at archaeological sitesin Mexico.2002.R.10

AGOSTINO BRUNIAS. Page from a portfolio ofarchitectural designs based on FrancescoBartoli’s drawings from ancient ceilings, ca.1760–70. Watercolor, gouache, ink. (GRI)

KOLOMAN MOSER. “Silvanus” pattern for fabrics. In Flächenschmuck, Vienna, 1902. (GRI)

Agostino Brunias (Italian, ca. 1730–1810)Ba rto l i ’s drawings from ancient ce i l i n g s,etc . , ca. 1760–70A portfolio of 19 neoclassical wa t e rcolor designsfor architectural interi o rs , made during thea rt i s t ’s association with the workshop of RobertAdam and based on Francesco Bart o l i ’s draw i n g sof ancient Roman frescoes and mosaics fro mRome and Hadri a n ’s Villa in T ivo l i .2002.M.22

A n t o i n e - L a u rent Castellan (Fre n c h , 1 7 7 2 – 1 8 3 8 )Dessins, ca. 1797–99An album of 140 drawings of sites in France,Italy,Turkey, and Spain.2001.M.32

Paul Gavarni (French, 1804–1866)Collection of 19th-ce ntu ry French printsThis collection of 870 prints and bound suitesof lithographs documents the graphic work ofGavarni, one of the foremost French satiricalcaricaturists. Gift from the collection ofClinton and Sylvia Roemer.2001.PR.35

I. Ivanov (Russian, 19th century) after VasiliiSemenovich Sadovnikov (Russian, 1800–1879)Panorama of Nevsky Prospekt,St. Petersburg, 1830 and 1835Two lithographic scrolls depict panoramicviews of St. Petersburg circa 1830.2001.PR.16

Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann (French, 1879–1933)Collection of interior design drawings,ca. 1924–33A collection of 24 portfolios containing over400 drawings for 17 design projects by thewell-known designer Ruhlmann.2002.M.18

Paul Colin (French, 1892–1985)Le tumulte noir, Paris, 1927A portfolio of 45 double-sided lithogr a p h si n s p i red by the risqué performances of Jo s e p h i n eB a ker and “La Revue Nègre ” in Pa ri s .2562-085

Eileen Gray (Irish-French, 1878–1976) andJean Badovici (Romanian-French, 1893–1956)Architectural drawings, 1931–46Fifteen plans and elevations of architecture andfurniture by the designer Gray and her friend,the architect Badovici, with one drawing (adye-line print) by Le Corbusier.2002.M.25

RARE AND DOCUMENTARY

PHOTOGRAPHS

H a rtmann (first name unknow n ; F re n c h , f l . 1 8 6 0 s )Views of Martinique, ca. 1860–69Eighteen albumen photographs of city views ofMartinique.2002.R.1

C o u rret Hermanos ( F rench firm , a c t . second half of the 19th century )Tahiti-Lima-Santiago album, 1863–73A l bum of 56 mounted photographs on albu m e npaper by the firm Courret Hermanos show i n gTa h i t i , adjacent islands, and Lima, Pe ru .2002.R.25

Isidore van Kinsbergen (Dutch, 1821–1905)Views of Borobudur, 1873–74T h i rt y - t wo large-format photographs of then i n t h - c e n t u ry Buddhist temple at Boro budur inIndonesia re c o rd the state of the temple in them i d - 1 8 7 0 s , b e f o re the ravages of eart h q u a ke s , c a l-cium-laden wa t e r, stone ero s i o n , and va n d a l i s m .2002.R.3

Habid Rab (scribe) (nationality unknown, n.d.)Views and peoples of Maghreb, ca. 1883Album of 107 albumen photographs represent-ing 61 views of Algeria and Tunisia, and 45studio portraits of women in rich costumes byanonymous photographers.2001.R.20

Photographic archive of MarcelRoethlisberger (Swiss, b. 1929),ca. 1950–2000The photo archive of the art historianRoethlisberger contains roughly 9,000 photo-graphs documenting old master Europeanpaintings, including Claude Lorrain and hisschool, as well as landscape painting in general.2001.P.7

Visual Sources

RARE BOOKS AND PERIODICALS

La Silhouette; journal des caricatures,b ea u x-a rts, dess i n s, moeurs, théâtres. . . ,Paris, 1829–31This early 19th-century art periodical is considere dto be the first attempt to publish caricatural i l l u s t r a t i o n s .2579-820

Oliver Byrne (British, n.d.)The First Six Books of the Elements ofEuclid in Which Coloured Diagrams andSymbols Are Used Instead of Lettersfor the Greater Ease of Learners,London, 1847This work presents the mathematician Byrne’svisual system for learning Euclidean theoremsand proofs.2562-611

PRINTS AND DRAWINGS

Reproductive prints after Peter PaulRubens, ca. 1600–1800A group of 16 large reproductive prints fromthe 17th and 18th centuries formerly in thecollection of the House of Liechtenstein,documents the afterlife of Rubens’ works in avariety of schools and through a variety oftechniques, including etching, engraving,aquatint, and mezzotint.2002.PR.17

Reproductive prints after Charles LeBrun (French, 161 9 –1 690), Pierre Mignard( French, 161 2–1 695 ) , c a . 1 6 0 0 – 1 8 0 0Two hundred and one reproductive prints,formerly in the collection of the House ofLiechtenstein, are by French 17th- and 18th-century printmakers.2003.PR.16–2003.PR.53, 2003.PR.68

Filippo Baldi (Italian, fl. late 17th–early 18thcentury)Notebook of designs in architectureand decorative arts, ca. 1697–1732This notebook, a s s e m bled by the Italian arc h i t e c tand designer Baldi, consists of 178 draw i n g ss h owing designs for door and window surro u n d s ,a l t a rs , c a n d e l a b r a , ceiling decorations, set designs,and corbels.2002.M.12

Elisha Kirkall (British, 1682?–1742)The Seven Cartoons of Raphael Urbin,London, ca. 1722Reproductive prints after Raphael Sanzio’sdesigns for tapestry, copied by Elisha Kirkalland produced through an experimental print-ing process that involved mezzotint, etching,and chiaroscuro techniques.2002.PR.4

F ri e d rich Bern h a rd We rner (Germ a n , 1 6 9 0 – 1 7 7 8 )La famosa e meritevole città diFirenze..., Augsburg, 1735A bound collection of 39 engravings showingviews of the most important sites in early18th-century Florence.2560-360

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HABID RAB. Portrait of Ouled Nails. In thealbum Views and peoples of Maghreb, ca.1883. Albumen print. (GRI)

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RARE BOOKS AND PERIODICALS

Johannes Trithemius (German, 1462–1516)Polygraphie, et universelle éscritureca ba l i st i q u e, translated by Gabriel de Collange(French, 16th century), Paris, 1561The first French edition of Tri t h e m i u s ’ c ry p t o-graphic work, and the only edition to makee x t e n s ive use of vo l velles in its visual elucidations.2613-442

M.Vitruvius Pollio (Roman, ca. 90–ca. 20 B.C.)De architectura, dividido en diezlibros..., Alcala de Henares, 1582The first Spanish edition of Vitruvius’Ten Books on Architecture.2583-356

Emperor Leopold I (Austro-Hungarian, 1640–1705)Helicon Boemo-Hercynius, in quonovem applausibus coronatur neo-rexBoemiae Leopoldus..., Prague, 1656A very rare emblem book that was issued torecord a tableau that took place in Prague dur-ing the festivities marking the coronation ofLeopold as Holy Roman Emperor.2613-081

Joseph Moxon (English, 1627–1691)Practical Perspective; or, PerspectiveMade Easie, London, 1670The first edition of this work—which includesfoldouts and movable parts—by Moxon,mathematician and map printer for the king of England.2613-438

Alexander Browne (nationality unknown, fl. 1660–1677)Ars Pictoria; or, An Academy Treatingof Drawing, Limning, Painting,Etching..., London, 1675The second edition of one of the earliestEnglish treatises on art.2613-078

Athanasius Kircher (German, 1602–1680)Arca Noë, in tres libros digesta...,Amsterdam, 1675A heavily illustrated volume that featuresKircher’s vast erudition and indefatigable imag-inative powers.This publication provides avisual exegesis of biblical history, mapped outwith Aristotelian precision.2613-444

Wilhelm Gottlieb Becker (Germ a n , 1 7 5 3 – 1 8 1 3 )Collection de nouveaux bâtimen[t]spour la décoration des grands jardins etdes campagnes, Leipzig, 1802Forty-four plates, engraved by FrançoisAubertin after designs mostly by architect CarlFriedrich Schäffer, depict plans and architec-tural renderings of elaborate garden pavilions,gates, chapels, monuments, mausoleums, cot-tages, and gardens, most designed to suitcontemporary neoclassical tastes, with severalrevealing distinctly Asian motifs.2605-104

Sulpiz Boisserée (German, 1783–1854)Geschichte und Beschreibung des Domsvon Köln, 2 vols., Stuttgart, 1821–23Merchant, collector, art historian, and amateurarchitect Boisserée was the main promoterbehind the 19th-century plans to complete themedieval cathedral of Cologne.These elephantfolios document his successful efforts to con-vince both Johann Wolfgang von Goethe andthe German crown prince and later king,Friedrich Wilhelm IV, that the completion ofthe cathedral would strengthen a sense ofGerman national identity.2597-187

The Modern Period

RARE BOOKS AND PERIODICALS

Die Fläche, edited by Felician Freiherr vonMyrbach-Rheinfeld (German, 1853–1940),Josef Hoffmann (Austri a n , 1 8 7 0 – 1 9 5 6 ) , Ko l o m a nMoser (Austrian, 1868–1918), and AlfredRoller (German, 1864–1935),Vienna, ca. 1902A rare and beautiful publication with colorlithographic plates of designs for the decorativearts (posters, textiles, clothing, book designs) bythe leading artists of the Vienna Secession,including Moser, Hoffmann, Roller, GustavKlimt, Max Bernischke, and Josef Sika.2597-050

The First Performances in the World of the Futurists’ Theater, December 2 and4 , 1 9 1 3 , at the Luna Park Theater in St. Pe t e rs bu r gA program documenting the two Union ofYouth p e r f o rmances of Vladimir Maya k o v s ky :ATra g e dy, with cast and production notes.2612-875

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ST E FANO LECC H I. Casino Savo re l l i. In the albumFoto g ra fi di Roma 1849, Ro m e, 1849. Sa l te dpaper print. (G R I )

tages, and gardens, most designed to suit con-temporary neoclassical tastes, with severalrevealing distinctly Asian motifs.2605-104

Sulpiz Boisserée (German, 1783–1854)Geschichte und Beschreibung des Domsvon Köln, 2 vols., Stuttgart, 1821–23Merchant, collector, art historian, and amateurarchitect Boisserée was the main promoterbehind the 19th-century plans to complete themedieval cathedral of Cologne.These elephantfolios document his successful efforts to con-vince both Johann Wolfgang von Goethe andthe German crown prince and later king,Friedrich Wilhelm IV, that the completion ofthe cathedral would strengthen a sense ofGerman national identity.2597-187

The Modern Period

RARE BOOKS AND PERIODICALS

Die Fläche, edited by Felician Freiherr vonMyrbach-Rheinfeld (German, 1853–1940),Josef Hoffmann (Austri a n , 1 8 7 0 – 1 9 5 6 ) , Ko l o m a nMoser (Austrian, 1868–1918), and AlfredRoller (German, 1864–1935),Vienna, ca. 1902A rare and beautiful publication with colorlithographic plates of designs for the decorativearts (posters, textiles, clothing, book designs) bythe leading artists of the Vienna Secession,including Moser, Hoffmann, Roller, Gustav

Erik Satie (French, 1866–1925)Le piège de Méduse, Paris, 1921This publication of the lyric comedy in oneact composed by Satie dates from June 1921and contains three original woodcuts by theartist Georges Braque. It is Braque’s first ven-ture into book illustration and Satie’s mostextended literary work.2613-072

Five books on Japanese futurism and Dada, 1923–34A core group of works produced by the leadingexponents of futurism and Dada in Japan in the1920s and 1930s.T h ree books by Kanbara Ta i :A t a rashiki jidai no seishin ni okuru ( For the Spiri tof the New Era, 1 9 2 3 ) , Geijutsu no ri k a i( U n d e rstanding of A rt , 1 9 2 4 ) , and M i ra i h ak e n ky u (A Study of Futuri s m , 1 9 2 5 ) ; one bookby Takahashi Shinkichi: D a d a ( 1 9 2 5 ) ; and onebook by Onchi Ko s h i ro : Umi no dowa ( F a i ryTales of the Sea, 1 9 3 4 ) .2612-628, 2612-497, 2612-532, 2612-674,2612-792

Der Arbeiter-Fotograf, Berlin, 1927–1932A photographically illustrated journal thatinstructed and encouraged members of theworking class to document their everyday exis-tence through photographs.2588-432

Joel-Peter Witkin (American, b. 1939)Songs of Innocence, by William Blake,Brewster, Massachusetts, 2003B l a ke ’s poems are accompanied by 10 platinu mp rints by Witkin in this third volume of the 2 1 s t :The Journal of Contempora ry Photogra p hy s e ries ofp h o t ographically illustrated art i s t s ’ b o o k s .2597-197

ARCHIVES AND MANUSCRIPTS

James E. B. Breslin (American, 1935–1996)Research archive on Mark Rothko(American, 1903–1970), 1940–93 (bulk 1982–89)An arc h ive of the material Breslin collected tow rite Mark Rothko:A Biogra p hy ( 1 9 9 3 ) . C o n t a i n sinterviews with Rothko’s friends, family mem-bers, and acquaintances, including art dealers ,c u r a t o rs , a rt cri t i c s , and fellow art i s t s .2003.M.23

Stephen White Gallery records,1943–2000 (bulk 1975–90)The arc h ive chronicles the photogr a p hy marke tf rom 1975 to 1991.T h rough re c o rded contactswith other dealers , c o l l e c t o rs , and institutions,and the gallery ’s own exhibitions, the arc h ivereflects the rise of photogr a p hy from a low - e n dc o l l e c t i ble to a re c ognized art form and prov i d e sa rich source of information on the deve l o p m e n tof the photogr a p hy marke t , especially in Los A n g e l e s .Gift of Stephen and Marianne W h i t e2002.M.43

Klimt, Max Bernischke, and Josef Sika.2597-050

The First Performances in the World of the Futurists’ Theater, December 2 and4 , 1 9 1 3 , at the Luna Park Theater in St. Pe t e rs bu r gA program documenting the two Union ofYouth p e r f o rmances of Vladimir Maya k o v s ky :ATra g e dy, with cast and production notes.2612-875

LUCIEN HERVÉ. Le Corbusier’s Unité d’Habitation, Marseilles (detail), early 1950s.Print from original negative. (GRI)

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Stephen White Gallery records,1943–2000 (bulk 1975–90)The arc h ive chronicles the photogr a p hy marke tf rom 1975 to 1991.T h rough re c o rded contactswith other dealers , c o l l e c t o rs , and institutions,and the gallery ’s own exhibitions, the arc h ivereflects the rise of photogr a p hy from a low - e n dc o l l e c t i ble to a re c ognized art form and prov i d e sa rich source of information on the deve l o p m e n tof the photogr a p hy marke t , especially in Los A n g e l e s .Gift of Stephen and Marianne W h i t e2002.M.43

Erik Satie (French, 1866–1925)Le piège de Méduse, Paris, 1921This publication of the lyric comedy in oneact composed by Satie dates from June 1921and contains three original woodcuts by theartist Georges Braque. It is Braque’s first ven-ture into book illustration and Satie’s mostextended literary work.2613-072

Five books on Japanese futurism and Dada, 1923–34A core group of works produced by the leadingexponents of futurism and Dada in Japan in the1920s and 1930s.T h ree books by Kanbara Ta i :A t a rashiki jidai no seishin ni okuru ( For the Spiri tof the New Era, 1 9 2 3 ) , Geijutsu no ri k a i( U n d e rstanding of A rt , 1 9 2 4 ) , and M i ra i h ak e n ky u (A Study of Futuri s m , 1 9 2 5 ) ; one bookby Takahashi Shinkichi: D a d a ( 1 9 2 5 ) ; and onebook by Onchi Ko s h i ro : Umi no dowa ( F a i ryTales of the Sea, 1 9 3 4 ) .2612-628, 2612-497, 2612-532, 2612-674,2612-792

Der Arbeiter-Fotograf, Berlin, 1927–1932A photographically illustrated journal thatinstructed and encouraged members of theworking class to document their everyday exis-tence through photographs.2588-432

Joel-Peter Witkin (American, b. 1939)Songs of Innocence, by William Blake,Brewster, Massachusetts, 2003B l a ke ’s poems are accompanied by 10 platinu mp rints by Witkin in this third volume of the 2 1 s t :The Journal of Contempora ry Photogra p hy s e ries ofp h o t ographically illustrated art i s t s ’ b o o k s .2597-197

ARCHIVES AND MANUSCRIPTS

James E. B. Breslin (American, 1935–1996)Research archive on Mark Rothko(American, 1903–1970), 1940–93 (bulk 1982–89)An arc h ive of the material Breslin collected tow rite Mark Rothko:A Biogra p hy ( 1 9 9 3 ) . C o n t a i n sinterviews with Rothko’s friends, family mem-bers, and acquaintances, including art dealers ,c u r a t o rs , a rt cri t i c s , and fellow art i s t s .2003.M.23

Maria Nordman (American, b. Görlitz,Germany, 1943)Seve ral Minutes of a Travel: Los Angelesto Chiba City, November 13, 1994,handwritten notebook, 1994M a ria Nord m a n ’s “ reading and perform a n c eb o o k ” is a unique art i s t ’s book with texts on hert r avels from Los Angeles to Chiba City, Ja p a n .This work was performed at the Chiba Museumof A rt , on November 13, 1 9 9 4 , and consisted ofs i multaneous readings in English and Ja p a n e s e.2003.M.22

PRINTS AND DRAWINGS

Daido Moriyama (Japanese, b. 1938)Cherry Blossoms, Tokyo, 1974A photographic silkscreen print in three part s .Am o d e rn medium is used to depict the traditionalJapanese subject of cherry blossoms in full bl o o m .2002.PR.89

RARE AND DOCUMENTARY

PHOTOGRAPHS

Piet Zwart (Dutch, 1885–1977)Vi ews of manufa c turing and arc h i te c tu re,1928–ca. 1935T h i rt y - s even photographs and one page layo u tby arc h i t e c t , d e s i g n e r, p h o t ogr a p h e r, and typog-rapher Zwa rt we re intended to be used for hisgraphic design work for Dutch companies suchas Bruynzeel and Nederlandse Kabel Fabri e k .2002.R.47

Lucien Hervé (French-Hungarian, b. 1910)P h oto g raphs of arc h i te c tu re and artwo r ksby Le Corbusier, ca. 1950–65Over 18,000 black-and-white negatives andover 3,000 color transparencies originating

ATTRIBUTED TO CHARLES LOUIS MICHELEZ. Salon de 1865. From a collection of photographs of Salonsculpture exhibits, 1865–66. Albumen print. (GRI)

Félix Bracquemond (French, 1833–1914)Portrait of Edmond de Goncourt, 1881In this etching and engr av i n g , a virtuoso exampleof 19th-century pri n t m a k i n g , the author, c ri t i c,and collector Edmond de Goncourt is surro u n d e dby works of decorative and fine art s , i n c l u d i n gthe prominently placed portfolio of prints by hisdeceased bro t h e r, Jules de Goncourt .2003.PR.59

RARE AND DOCUMENTARY

PHOTOGRAPHS

Two anamorphic sets, 18th centuryThese two sets of anamorphic images,“Zoomorphosis”—consisting of seven etchingson paper mounted on six oak boards with aviewing cylinder contained in a mahogany case(England, ca. 1750)—and “PyramidAnamorphosis” by Johann MichaelBurucker—consisting of six etchings mountedon thin millboard contained in a paper-cov-ered wood box, designed to be viewed with amirrored pyramid (Nuremberg, ca.1800)—rep-resent the high point of the genre.2002.R.27, 2002.R.28

Vues d’optique mounted as a scroll,ca. 1750–90This rare 18th-century scroll comprising 40vues d’optique is a unique example with theprints attached one to the other to form arolling panorama of sites across western Europefrom England to Constantinople.2002.PR.49

Stefano Lecchi (Italian, b. 1805)Fotografi di Roma 1849, Rome, 1849The album contains 41 salt prints by Lecchidepicting ancient Roman monu m e n t s , the siegeof Rome, and its defense by Giuseppe Gari b a l d i .Documenting key battles in the movement fornational unification known as the Risorgi m e n t o,the subjects and sequencing of the photogr a p h ssuggest that the album was assembled to champi-on a Republican point of view.2002.R.45

from the archive of architectural photographerHervé document the work of Le Corbusier,one of the most significant architects of the20th century. Le Corbusier felt that there wasno photographer who better understood hisarchitecture than Hervé, and he commissionedhim to document buildings he designed andbuilt in the 1950s and 1960s, as well as olderones completed before World War II and hisarchitectural designs and other works of art.2002.R.41

History of Collecting and Display

RARE BOOKS AND PERIODICALS

Johann Lorenz (Laurentius) Natter (German, 1705–1763)A Treatise on the Ancient Method ofEngraving on Precious Stones,Compared with the Modern, London, 1754A scarce English-language edition of an impor-tant 18th-century treatise that provides anexplanation of the tools, accessories, materials,and methods employed in the carving ofengraved gems.2613-079

PRINTS AND DRAWINGS

Matthias Oesterreich (German, 1716–1778)

Attributed to Charles Louis Michelez (French, 1817–ca. 1883)Photographs of Salon sculptureexhibits, 1865–66Four photographs attri buted to Michelez re c o rdthe installations and statues of the sculpture exhi-bitions at the French Salons of 1865 and 1866.2003.R.5

Views of the railroad from Saigon toMy Tho, ca. 1881–86Ta ken by an anonymous photogr a p h e r, these 60p h o t ographs document the construction of thef i rst railroad built by the French in Indochina.The 77-kilometer-long railway, c o n s t ru c t e db e t ween 1881 and 1886 to link Saigon with MyTho along the river delta, p rovided the leadingt r a n s p o rtation system for sending raw materi a l sto Saigon and ultimately to We s t e rn Euro p e.2003.R.1

Vi ews of Cambodian monuments, c a . 1 8 9 4This albu m , compiled at the end of the 19thc e n t u ry from 33 albumen photographs pri n t e dabout 1885, o f f e rs rare images of the temples ofA n g kor Wa t ,A n g kor T h o m , and Bayon that seemto have been produced on a French scientific orcultural expedition.2002.R.29

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DAIDO MORIYAMA. Cherry Blossoms, 1974.Silkscreen print. © Daido Moriyama. (GRI)