Portrait iconographies of Felix Mendelssohn and Fanny Hensel
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains the research materials generated during the writing of the article "Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy & Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel. Portrait iconographies," in Music in Art. International journal for music iconography, vol. 33, no. 1-2 (Spring-Fall 2008), p. 317-371, by Janet Wasserman. The research material consists primarily of reprints of articles, photocopies of book chapters and articles, and printouts of web pages. These include images of the works mentioned in the published iconography.
Included in this collection are the published article, galley proofs, and correspondence with the publisher. Correspondence with artists, archives, museums, libraries, and others concerning specific images of Felix Mendelssohn and Fanny Hensel are arranged alphabetically by artist name, which corresponds to the article and the original arrangement of the files in box 2.
The research materials, such as reprints, photocopies, printouts, and notes, cover 19th through 21st-century artistic depictions of Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy and Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel. They include a wide range of biographical information about individual artists, as well as scholarly works about Mendelssohn and Hensel. These materials are found in boxes 2 and 3, and were not digitized, microfilmed, or individually described. They are available by visiting the LBI Archives.
Dates
- Creation: 2006-2009
Creator
- Wasserman, Janet I. (Person)
Language of Materials
The article and correspondence are in English. The research files in English and German, with some Dutch, French, Hungarian, and Italian.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open to researchers.
Access Information
Collection is digitized. Follow the links in the Container List to access the digitized materials.
Extent
2.25 Linear Feet
Abstract
This collection contains the research materials generated during the writing of the article "Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy & Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel. Portrait iconographies," in Music in Art. International journal for music iconography, vol. 33, no. 1-2 (Spring-Fall 2008), p. 317-371, by Janet Wasserman. The research material consists primarily of reprints of articles, photocopies of book chapters and articles, and printouts of web pages. These include images of the works mentioned in the published iconography.
Arrangement
Individually described folders are arranged alphabetically in Series I. The remainder of the research files, Series II, were left as found. The files in box 2, relating to individual artists who depicted Felix Mendelssohn and Fanny Hensel, are arranged alphabetically by artist name.
Bibliography
Wasserman, Janet : Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy & Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel. Portrait Iconographies. in: Music in Art. International journal for music iconography, vol. 33, no. 1-2 (Spring-Fall 2008), p. 317-371
Processing Information
Correspondence and articles were refoldered and described individually. The remaining research material was left in the original folders. A full list of folder titles can be found in folder 1, below.
Subject
- Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847 (Person)
- Hensel, Fanny Mendelssohn, 1805-1847 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Portrait Iconographies of Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy and Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel Research Collection 2006-2009 AR 25367
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Kevin Schlottmann
- Date
- © 2012
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
- Sponsor
- as part of the Leon Levy Archival Processing Initiative, made possible by the Leon Levy Foundation
Revision Statements
- December 04, 2013 : Links to digital objects added in Container List.
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository