Table of Contents
- Collection Summary
- Biographical Note
- Scope and Content Note
- Subject Headings
- Related Material
- Administrative Information
- Access and Use
- Encoding Information
- Container List
Collection Summary
| Repository: | Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries |
|---|---|
| Creator: | Beisinghoff, Barbara, 1945- |
| Title: | Barbara Beisinghoff Collection |
| Dates: | approximately 2000-2005 |
| Quantity: | 0.1 cubic feet (6 pieces) |
| Abstract: | 6 of Beisinghoff's art pieces inspired by Christa Wolf’s Kassandra. |
Biographical Note
Barbara Beisinghoff is a German artist known for her etchings, artists' books, and use of watermarks.
TopScope and Content Note
Six handmade papers with watermarks. All the watermarked words are taken from the novel Kassandra. of Christa Wolf. Christa Wolf authorizised Barbara Beisinghoff to use her sentences for her art work. Wolf and Beisinghoff carried on correspondence, and met each other in Berlin Pankow, Amalienpark 7, where Gerhard Wolf, Christa Wolf’s husband lived.
TopAccess and Use
Access
This collection is open for research according to the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library without any additional restrictions.
Restrictions on Use
Permission to quote (publish) from unpublished or previously published material must be obtained as described in the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library.
Related Material
- The Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library also holds a number of Beisinghoff's artists books.
Subject Headings
Names:
- Cassandra (Legendary character)
Document Types:
- Etchings (prints)
Titles:
- Kassandra (Wolf, Christa)
VCL Categories
- Art and Artists
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Barbara Beisinghoff Collection, Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries.
Processing Information
Processed by Laura Streett, August 2015.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Barbara Beisinghoff, 2015
Container List
| 1. | Ich flog: hand made paper from beech cellulose with watermarks and etching, No. 3/10, 2002 (42 x 59 cm) |
| 2. | Die Form der Wolken beschreiben: Inclusions of etchings and drawing (70 x 50 cm) |
| 3. | Zwischen Sichtbarem und Unsichtbarem, 2002 (60 x 43 cm) |
| 4. | Chaos könnte um Wörter herum Gestalt annehmen (70 x 50 cm) |
| 5. | Wie Eisenspäne um einen Magneten (70 x 50 cm) |
| 6. | Im Dämmer sind weitere Räume zu ahnen (70 x 50 cm) |
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6 of Beisinghoff's art pieces inspired by Christa Wolf’s
