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Carl Wuermer Scrapbook

A description of the item at Syracuse University

Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 18 Sep 2009

Revision history:
13 Apr 2010	fixed death date (MRC)
6 Jun 2011	fixed bio (MRC)

Biographical History

Carl Wuermer (1900-1981) was a German-American painter best known for his landscape, figure, and portrait paintings. Born in Munich, Germany, he emigrated to the United States where he attended the Art Students League of New York and the Art Institute of Chicago. He lived and worked in Chicago, Woodstock, and New York.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Carl Wuermer Scrapbook consists of a single volume, a scrapbook of his paintings, awards, clippings, and related letters covering the years 1928-1976.

Arrangement of the Collection

Single volume.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions:

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Use Restrictions:

Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

Related Material

Special Collections Research Center has the papers of a number of artists and illustrators; please refer to the SCRC Subject Index for a complete listing.

Subject Headings

Persons

Wuermer, Carl.

Subjects

Art, Modern -- United States.
Painters -- United States.

Genres and Forms

Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence.
Scrapbooks.

Occupations

Painters.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Carl Wuermer Scrapbook,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Gift of Carl Wuermer, 1977.

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