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INVENTORY OF THE DDR COLLECTIONS, 1928-1993 Accession no. 940002 Special Collections Getty Research Institute 1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1100 Los Angeles, California, 90049-1688 (310) 440-7390 http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/library/reference_form.html DDR Collections, 1928-1993, bulk 1950-1993, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Accession no. 940002 Table of contents Summary information .................................................................................. 5 Historical note: Chronology of DDR cultural activities .............................. 6-7 Scope and content ........................................................................................ 8-13 Box list ........................................................................................................ 14-25 Content list: Series I. Barbara Barsch papers, 1948-1992................................................ 26-31 Series II. Eberhard Bartke papers, 1955-1986............................................. 31-47 Series III. Werner Berg papers, 1969-1989................................................. 47-48 Series IV. Axel Bertram papers, 1965-1989................................................ 48 Series V. Ingrid Beyer papers, 1959-1990................................................... 48-49 Series VI. Günther Blutke papers, 1949-1983............................................. 49 Series VII. Kurt Buchwald papers, 1982-1993............................................ 50 Series VIII. Fritz Donner papers, 1972-1991............................................... 51-52 Series IX. Bruno Flierl papers, 1951-1993................................................... 52-57 Series X. Peter Feist papers, 1951-1993................................................... 57-59 Series XI. Hans Gericke papers, 1955-1982................................................ 59 Series XII. Heinz Graffunder papers, 1966-1989......................................... 59-65 Series XIII. Lea Grundig papers, 1928-1969................................................ 66 Series XIV. Thomas Günther papers, 1979-1993......................................... 66-67 Series XV. Hans-Joachim Hoffmann papers, 1972-1989............................. 67-68 2 DDR Collections, 1928-1993, bulk 1950-1993, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Accession no. 940002 Series XVI. Harald Kirschner papers, 1973-1991....................................... 68 Series XVII. Horst Kolodziej papers, 1969-1990....................................... 68-69 Series XVIII. Reinhard Otto Kranz papers, 1969-1993............................... 69-70 Series XIX. Hans Krause papers, 1958-1990............................................... 70-71 Series XX. Lothar Lang papers, 1970-1992................................................. 71 Series XXI. Detlev Lücke papers, 1980-1987.............................................. 71 Series XXII. Harry Lybke papers, 1985-1991............................................... 71-72 Series XXIII. Andrea and Heidrun Lorenzen papers, 1976-1990................. 72 Series XXIV. Waltraut Mai papers, 1950-1989............................................ 72-80 Series XXV. Günter Meier papers, 1965-1989............................................. 80-81 Series XXVI. Günter Meißner papers, 1952-1993........................................ 81-99 Series XXVII. Peter Michel papers, 1952-1993............................................ 99-100 Series XXVIII. Helga Möbius papers, 1970-1988........................................ 100 Series XXIX. Gabriele Muschter papers, 1964-1993................................... 101-108 Series XXX. Harald Olbrich papers, 1965-1990.......................................... 108-110 Series XXXI. Otto Panzer papers, 1945-1990.............................................. 110-113 Series XXXII. Ruth Pape papers, 1952-1993............................................... 113-119 Series XXXIII. Roland Paris papers, 1961-1990.......................................... 119-120 Series XXXIV. Hermann Raum papers, 1945-1992.................................... 120-130 Series XXXV. Stefan Raum papers, 1979-1993.......................................... 130-133 Series XXXVI. Jürgen Scharf papers, 1977-1990........................................ 133-134 3 DDR Collections, 1928-1993, bulk 1950-1993, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Accession no. 940002 Series XXXVII. Joachim Skerl papers, 1950-1990..................................... 134-139 Series XXXVIII. Gert Söder papers, 1982-1984......................................... 139 Series XXXIX. Gerlint Weise Söder papers, 1960-1991............................. 139-140 Series XL. Walter F. M. Gert Söder papers, 1978-1992.............................. 140 Series XLI. Helmut Stingl papers, 1959-1990............................................. 140-141 Series XLII. W. Stochfisch papers, 1955-1985............................................ 141 Series XLIII. Dorothea Tscheschner papers, 1956-1988.............................. 142-148 Series XLIV. Waltraut Volk papers, 1973-1984........................................... 148-149 Series XLV. Ullrich Wallenburg papers, 1970-1993................................... 149-153 Series XLVI. Uwe Warnke papers, 1980-1991.......................................... 153 Series XLVII. Ralf Rainer Wasse papers, 1957-1991.................................. 153-154 Series XLVIII. Annelies Weidner papers, 1968-1976.................................. 155 Series XLIX. Klaus Weidner papers, 1951-1993........................................ 155-173 Series L. Union of Visual Arts (VBK) records, 1981-1988.......................... 173-175 Series LI. Artist files, 1957-1992................................................................. 175-176 Series LII. Subject files, 1950-1992. ........................................................... 176-179 Processing history ........................................................................................ 180 Appendix A: Index of corporate names and abbreviations .......................... 181-182 4 DDR Collections, 1928-1993, bulk 1950-1993, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Accession no. 940002 Summary Information Repository: Special Collections, Getty Research Institute Title: DDR collections Dates: 1928-1992 (bulk 1950-1993) Extent: circa 160 linear feet (325 boxes, 15 ** folders, 1** roll). Request Materials: To access physical materials on site, go to the library catalog record for this collection and click "Request an Item." Click here for access policy. Language: Collection material is in German. Abstract: The DDR collections, assembled from individual artists' and scholars' papers, chronicle the evolution of a national cu , or VBK), the organization of its congresses and art exhibitions, and the editorial agendas of its journal Bildende Kunst. Also represented is the creation of a socialist history of German art, with a corresponding curriculum. Lastly, the collection documents activities of the Central Working Group for Architecture and Visual Arts (ZAG/AbK), whose responsibilities included architectural and urban policy. The DDR collections contain scant testimony of East Germany's alternative culture, prominent in the 1989 uprising. Rather the documents reflect official culture and the use of art as a medium for domestic propaganda. Preferred Citation: DDR Collections, 1928-1993, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Accession no. 940002 5 DDR Collections, 1928-1993, bulk 1950-1993, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Accession no. 940002 Historical note: Chronology of DDR cultural activities1 1945 Berlin is occup “ w ;” foundation of the (ZK/KPD) and (FDGB); and I. Congress of the "Cultural Union for the Democratic Renewal of Germany," Berlin. 1946 Formation of the (SED) and organization of the I. National Art Exhibition, Dresden (DKA). 1947 Initiation of the Marshal Plan; First National Congress of the "Cultural Union for the Democratic Renewal of Germany," Berlin; first edition of the journal Bildende Kunst. 1948 National currency reform; first SED Kulturtagung; Formation of the German Union of Visual Artists (VBKD); Walter Ulbricht announces the first "2 Year Plan" at the SED writers and artists convention. 1949 Foundation of the BRD and DDR; initiation of Ulbricht's "2 Year Plan" (1949-1950); reopening of the National Gallery, Berlin; and II. National Congress of the "Cultural Union for the Democratic Renewal of Germany," Berlin. 1950 First Congress of the German Union of Visual Artists (VBKD); first DDR cultural policy directives; and re-establishment of the German Academy of Arts. 1951 III. National Congress of the "Cultural Union for the Democratic Renewal of Germany," Berlin; foundation of the State Commission for Kunstangelegenheiten; SED/ZK Tagung and directive "The Battle Against Formalism in Art and Literature." 1952 II. VBKD Congress; Foundation of the German Union Architects (BDA) and the journal Deutsche Architektur. 1953 Politburo of the ZK/SED directive "Concerning the Improvement of Literary Criticism;" and ZK/SED Plenum on "The New Political Course in the Cultural Sector;" III. DKA, Dresden. 1954 Foundation of the DDR Ministry for Culture. 1955 III. VBKD Congress, Berlin; II. BDA Congress, Berlin. 1956 The Hungarian Uprising; SED Conference for the Development of Socialist Culture in the DDR; Reopening of the Semper Gallery, Dresden. 1957 Politburo of the ZK/SED Tagung and establish the Committee for Questions of Culture; III. BDA Congress. 1958 IV. DKA, Dresden; I. International Art