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Creator: | Kiesler, Frederick J. (Frederick John) | |
Title: | Frederick J. Kiesler Papers | |
Inclusive Dates: | 1937-1983 | |
Quantity: | 1.5 Linear Feet |
Fredrick J. Kiesler (1890-1965) was a noted stage designer, architect, and writer, and became associated with the Surrealists after his emigration to the United States. This collection consists of materials concerned with Kiesler's life and work including, correspondence, magazine articles, exhibition catalogs and anouncements, press releases, bibliographies, dissertation and book proposals, and ephemera.
The records are open for research and contain no restricted materials.
The Frederick J. Kiesler Papers are the physical property of The Museum of Modern Art. Literary rights, including copyright belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. Rights to work produced during the normal course of Museum business resides with The Museum of Modern Art. For further information, and to obtain permission to publish or reproduce, contact the Museum Archivist.
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This collection is indexed under the following headings in DADABASE, the library catalog of The Museum of Modern Art. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings. | ||
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Kiesler, Frederick J. (Frederick John) |
Frederick J. Kiesler Papers, [folder]. The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York.
Explanation of Abbreviations
ALS is an Autographed Letter Signed.
TLS is a Typed Letter Signed.
TL stands for Typed Letter.
MoMA is The Museum of Modern Art.
n.d. stands for no date.
re: stands for regarding.
Folder Descriptions |
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Folder | Title | Date |
1 | Architectural Record - 3 Excerpts (Reprints) Part 1 - April, 1937: Design Correlation, Animals & Architecture, pp. 87-92 |
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2 | Architectural Record Architecture as Biotechnique, pp. 60-78 |
Sept. 1939 |
3 | Vogue Magazine Before Band Wagons, by Leo Lerner, p. 80, 140-142, l47, 148 |
Oct. 1, 1903 |
4 | L'architecture d'Aujourd'hui - copyright, 1949 Correalism , pp. 1-23 |
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5 | Architectural Forum Design in Continuity by Kiesler, pp. 126-131 |
Oct. 1957 |
6 | Leo Castelli - Ten Years - Exhibition catalogue Kiesler, 1960-61 season, (Jan.10; catalogue copyrighted 1967) |
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7 | The Ideal Theater; Eight Concepts An exhibition of designs and models resulting from the Ford Foundation Program for Theatre Design. |
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8 | Show Magazine Breaking the Straight Jacket, by Kiesler, p. 76, pp. 90-92 |
March 1964 |
9 | Technische Hochschule Wien, Bericht des Studententeams, U.S.A 0ct. 3-23 1964, p. 75 |
1964 |
10 | The Continuous World Of Frederick J.Kiesler, by Raphael O. Roig University of California, Los Angeles. Department of Industrial Design. June 1, 1965 |
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11 | Kiesler- Creatures, Lands Capes Praries Martha Jackson Gallery, New York (includes Curriculum Vitae) |
May 6 - June 10, 1966 |
12 | Art In America The Future: Notes on Architecture as Sculpture, by Kiesler, pp. 57-68 |
May-June 1966 |
13 | Craft Horizons Book Review: Inside the Endless House, p. 58 by Kiesler. |
March- April, 1967 |
14 | Howard Wise Gallery, Frederick Kiesler, exhibition catalogue 16 pp.; with cover |
April 12 - May 10, 1969 |
15 | Arqultectura Mexico 93, p. 2, No. 93 |
March 1966 |
16.1 | Notebook Contents: Dissertation Prospectus, by George Bedard For a study tentatively titled: Frederick J. Kiesler: Designer, Theorist, and Architect of the Theatre, pp.1-4 |
1963 |
16.2 | Notebook Contents: Letter from Michael J. Griffith, Dept. of Speech and Dramatic Art State University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, to Mr. Bernard Karpel, MoMA Librarian, dated February 27, 1967 |
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16.3 | Notebook Contents: Dissertation Prospectus by Michael J. Griffith Tentatively titled: Frederick J. Kiesler: Innovator in Theatre Architecture pp. 30-31 |
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16.4 | Notebook Contents: Newspaper Clippings, from The New York Times And Miss Dlugoszewski Experiment!! -- A Lot, 3 pp. marked A, B, and C |
Sunday, March 7, 1971 |
16.5 | Notebook Contents: Transcripts of Tape 6 Taped at 101 West 10th Street, Lucia Dlugoszewski, Composer |
Apri124, 1970 |
16.6 | Notebook Contents: Transcripts of Tape 7 At 56 Seventh Avenue, with Reinhold, Vivian and Frederick Heller, Marguerite Young, and Inez Garson; pp. 1- 12 |
July 17, 1910 |
16.7 | Notebook Contents: Transctipts of Tape 8 At 56 Seventh Avenue, with Service men of building: "Lee", Atkins, and Charles Powell; pp. 1-17 |
April 24, 1970 |
17 | Notebook Transcript of six original tapes, selected by Mrs. Lillian Kiesler and transcribed at The Museum of Modern Art (Education
Department) in the summer of 1977 |
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18 | Design-Correlation-Towards prefabrication of Folk-spectacles by Frederick J. Kiesler Architectural Record , pp. 93-96 |
June, 1937 |
19 | Design's Bad Boy Architectural Forum (no author noted), pp. 88-91, 138,140 |
Feb. 1947 |
20 | Pursuit of an Idea, Interview of Kiesler by Thomas H. Greighton Entire issue |
July 1961 |
21 | Exhibition caption labels Kiesler one-man show at the SR Guggenheim Museum, Environmental Sculpture, May-June 1964 |
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22 | Kiesler and Mondrian, Art into Life, by Kim Levin Art News, pp. 39-41, 49-50 |
May 1964 |
23 | Frederick Kiesler: Precursor de l'Architecture Des Courbes by Michael Ragon La Galerie Des Arts, No. 20, pp. 26-28 |
Nov. 1964 |
24 | Second Manifesto of Correalism, by Frederick J. Kiesler Art International, pp. 16-19. |
March 1965 |
25 | Frederick Kiesler, Architekt 1890-1965 One catalog, 88 pages |
1975 |
26 | Patriotism and the American Home Typescript, 8 pages |
March 27, 1958 |
27 | "UFO's and the Transformations of Man" in Gods of Aquarius By Brad Steiger (Harcourt, Brace & Jovanovich: 1976), pp. 244-245; photocopy, 6 pages |
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28 | Architecture and its Double by Bernard Tschumi Architectural Design, No. 2/3, 1978, pp. 111-116 |
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29 | Mitteilungen zur Ausstellung des Architeckten Frederick Kiesler Galerie Pabst, 1978 (Munich) |
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30 | Announcement of exhibition at Emmerich Gallery Villlage Voice, Frederick Kiesler, January 1, 1978; 1 leaf |
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31 | Invitation and 24-p catalog for Kiesler exhibition André Emmerich Gallery, Dec. 9, 1978-Jan.3, 1979 |
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32 | Held, Roger L. Title page of dissertation, Endless Innovations: The Theories and Scenic Design of Frederick Kiesler 1 page |
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33 | Listing of theater productions by Frederick Kiesler 2 pages; prepared by Lillian Kiesler; revised 1977 |
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34 | Internationale Ausstellung Neuer Theatertechnik (International Exhibition of Theater) |
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35 | Der Sturm, 16 jahrgang By Ingenieur B.F. Dolbin on "Die Internationale Ausstellung neuer Theatertecknik in Wein |
July/Aug. 1925 |
36.A | International Theatre Exposition/NY: Steinway announcement Organized by F.J. Kiesler and Jane Heap |
1926 |
36.B | International Theatre Exposition/NY: Exposition announcement | 1926 |
36.C | International Theatre Exposition/NY: Catalog (37 p.) |
1926 |
36.D | International Theatre Exposition/NY: Material from Publicity Department | 1926 |
37 | Checklist for Recent Acquisitions V [MoMA Exh. #903 June 5-Sept. 13, 1970] 3 pages, xerox |
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38 | Obituaries From The New York Times and the New York Post; 1 page, photocopy |
December 20, 1965 |
39 | Copy of transcript prepared by Lucy Lippard for the Guggenheim's Kiesler exhibition Carbon of 17-p. transcript |
1964 |
40 | Announcement of Kiesler exhibition at the Thomas Segal Gallery (Boston) 1 postal card |
1979 |
41 | Cover & pages from catalog of Galerie Michael Pabst (Munich) 4 photocopied pages |
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42 | Coques Contre Boites by G. Luigi Neuf Magazine, No. 78, pp. 26-32 |
Jan.-Feb. 1979 |
43 | Curriculitm Vitae, Theater Productions, Bibliography Of Frederick Kiesler Compiled 2/14/79 by Lillian Kiesler (Bibliography and theater productions are not included in this copy) |
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44.A | Material related to exhibition at Architectural Association (London) Frederick Kiesler, 1890-1965; Drawings & Prints April-May 1977 Announcement in "Events List 1" |
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44.B | Material related to exhibition at Architectural Association (London) Frederick Kiesler, 1890-1965; Drawings & Prints April-May 1977 Brochure to accompany exhibition, 4 p |
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45.A | Material relating to the reconstruction of the Art of This Century Gallery Photocopies; Exhibited as part of the Paris-NY-Paris show Centre Pompidou, 1977 |
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45.B | Material relating to the reconstruction of the Art of This Century Gallery Review by Jacques Michel in Le Monde 9 juin 1977 |
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46 | Bibliography of writings on or by Frederick Kiesler 14" of 3x5 index cards (kept in separate file box) |
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47 | Museum of Modern Art press release no. 14 2 p.; for Art Lending Service exhibition, The Stage Show |
March 1979 |
48 | Hans Richter's comments on Keisler Translated into English, from his Koepfe und Hinterkoepfe (1967) |
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49 | Poem ("Ich/Her Calli Graf von Ink and Pelican…") 2 typed pages; photocopy |
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50 | Invitation Exhibition of Kiesler's model of the Universal Theater and his theater drawings |
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51 | Kiesler Correspondence Letters from: |
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