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Call Number:

PH-10212

Collection Name:

Thomas Mann Literary File Photography Collection

Creator:

Eschen, Fritz (1900 - 1964)

Mann, Thomas, 1875-1955 (1875 - 1955)

Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 (1880 - 1964)

No. of Items:

7 photographs

Span Dates:

circa 1910s-1964

Description:

The collection consists of seven photographs of and related to author Thomas Mann (German, 1875-1955). Select item-level information follows.

P1 -- Thomas Mann next to a painting of himself and the artist who painted it;
P2A-P2B -- Van Vechten, Carl (American, 1880-1964). Portraits of Thomas Mann;
P3A -- Eschen, Fritz (German, 1900-1964). Thomas Mann's gravestone;
P3B -- Thomas Mann with his wife Katia and another woman;
995:0004:0001 -- Thomas Mann, his wife Katia, and others in formal dress, signed and dated April 6,1950;
997:0105:0008 -- Van Vechten, Carl (American, 1880-1964). Thomas Mann with his wife Katia.

Additional descriptions of items may be available in a card catalog in the repository.

This collection forms a part of the Literary Files Photography Collection is comprised of photographs and albums withdrawn from the libraries and/or papers of literary figures, and generally includes portraits and images by, collected by, of, and/or related to those entities.

Accession No(s):

P1, P2A-P2B, P3A-P3B; 995:0004:0001; 997:0105:0008

Location(s):

Mann, T., Lit File (P1, P2A-P2B, P3A-P3B; 995:0004:0001; 997:0105:0008)
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Item(s):

Artist/Maker Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 (1880 - 1964)
Title [Thomas Mann]
Date 1937?
Medium Gelatin silver print
Accession
Number
997:0105:0008

See Also:

Thomas Mann Collection: Related manuscript material is located in the Thomas Mann Collection (MS-02655).