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  • Material relating to Kurt Schwitters compiled by his English companion, Mrs Edith ‘Wantee’ Thomas mostly after the artist’s death in 1948
  • Printed ephemera relating to Kurt Schwitters

Material relating to Kurt Schwitters compiled by his English companion, Mrs Edith ‘Wantee’ Thomas mostly after the artist’s death in 1948

1948–91

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Available online are various items selected from the Kurt Schwitters collection featuring writings, correspondence and photographs, particularly relating to Schwitters' relationship with Edith Thomas, and the court case between Edith and Kurt Schwitters' son, Ernst, regarding the division of Schwitters' works following his death. Items from this collection also available online are: private view cards and exhibition catalogues relating to exhibitions featuring Schwitters' work; photographs of Schwitters, and his family and friends; and photographs of his works and locations he visited.

Further details on this collection are available on the archive catalogue.

Collection Owner
Kurt Schwitters 1887–1948
Collection
Tate Archive
Acquisition
Presented by Edith Thomas's son, Geoff Thomas, in 1995.
Reference
TGA 9510

139 objects in this collection

  • Material relating to Kurt Schwitters compiled by his English companion, Mrs Edith ‘Wantee’ Thomas mostly after the artist’s death in 1948

    139 Objects

    • Writings about Schwitters by Edith Thomas

      2 Objects

    • Correspondence and documents relating to the Ernst Schwitters v Edith Thomas court case, 1963

      100 Objects

    • Printed ephemera relating to Kurt Schwitters

      20 Objects

      • Private view cards featuring Schwitters in solo and group exhibitions

        4 Objects

      • Solo and group exhibition catalogues featuring Schwitters

        2 Objects

      • Illustrative material mostly relating to Schwitters

        14 Objects

    • Photographs relating to Kurt Schwitters

      17 Objects

Title
Printed ephemera relating to Kurt Schwitters
Date
1948–83
Description
Includes galleys and published extracts, publications, private view cards, catalogues and illustrations.
Reference
TGA 9510/4

Showing 1–20 of 20 objects

Private view card for Schwitters’ exhibition, ‘100 MERZ’ at Lord’s Gallery

Lord’s Gallery
1958

Invitation to a preview of Schwitters’ exhibition at the Sidney Janis Gallery, 1952

Sidney Janis Gallery
1952

Private view invitation to the ‘Collage’ exhibition held at The Museum of Modern Art

Museum of Modern Art (New York, USA)
1948

Leaflet for an exhibition entitled, ‘Selection of French Art’ at the Sidney Janis Gallery

Sidney Janis Gallery
1955

Leaflet advertising the December exhibition held at the Modern Art Gallery Ltd on ‘Masterpieces by Great Masters’ also featuring ‘Paintings and Sculptures by Kurt Schwitters

Modern Art Gallery Ltd (London, UK)
1944

Exhibition catalogue entitled, ‘De Branding’ about an exhibition featuring Schwitters’ work in Rotterdam in November-December 1922

De Branding
November 1922

Postcard featuring the cover of ‘Die Kathedrale’, a booklet featuring lithographs by Kurt Schwitters

Yves Gevaert, Kurt Schwitters
[1920]

Printed image of ‘Das Herz geht zur Mühle’ by Kurt Schwitters

Unknown person(s)
[1982]

Printed images entitled, ‘For Kate, 1947’ and ‘MERZ 32’

Unknown person(s)
[1923–47]

Photocopy of a Schwitters collage

Marlborough Fine Art (London, UK)
date not known

Photocopy of an artwork with a note of description by Kurt Schwitters

Collection owner: Kurt Schwitters
4 February 1988

Photocopy of a portrait of a woman

Kurt Schwitters
date not known

Photocopy of a portrait of a man signed by Schwitters

Kurt Schwitters
date not known

Photocopy of a portrait of a boy signed by Schwitters

Kurt Schwitters
[5 December 1936]

Photocopy of a portrait of a man

Kurt Schwitters
4 December 1986

Photocopy of a picture of a woman on a beach looking out to sea

Kurt Schwitters
date not known

Photocopy of a page taken from an unknown publication featuring a picture of Schwitters’ painting, ‘Ambleside’ with captions

Unknown person(s)
date not known

Photocopy of page from an unknown publication featuring two of Schwitters’ work, ‘Two stones in rhythm’ and ‘Portrait of Beatrice Bradley’ with captions

Unknown person(s), Edith “Wanty” Thomas
date not known

Photocopy of a page taken from an exhibition catalogue featuring photographs and notes on the moving of Schwitters’ ‘Merzbarn’

Unknown person(s)
date not known

Photocopy of a photograph of a sculpture with German annotations

Unknown person(s)
date not known
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