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- catalog abstract "The papers in this collection document Alexander Dorner's career and research interests as an art historian and educator. The collection consists primarily of clippings and other published materials, printed images, photographs of art and architecture, drawings, papers and ephemera collected by Dorner, and his own notes, writings, and lectures on these subjects. The collection also includes a small amount of correspondence with friends and colleagues. The topics reflect his personal and professional interests, including the following: art and architecture from the 15th to the 20th centuries, the role of the art museum, philosophy, education, symbolism in art, non-Western and 'primitive' art, magic and mythology, film, psychology, the impact of science and mathematics on art, Nazi Germany and politics, and the art and architecture of the Bauhaus. Most of the folders contain a mixture of annotated clippings, notes and images. The folders and their contents have been kept in original order; they are not in any apparent logical order.".
- catalog contributor b754842.
- catalog coverage "Germany Emigration and immigration History 1933-1945.".
- catalog coverage "United States Intellectual life 20th century.".
- catalog date "1930".
- catalog description "Alexander Dorner Papers. Busch-Reisinger Museum, Harvard University.".
- catalog description "Alexander Dorner was born January, 1893, in Königsberg, Germany. After attending Königsberg University, he transferred to the University of Berlin in 1915, where he began his study of art history, archaeology, philosophy, and history. There he associated with others such as Erwin Panofsky, and developed a strong interest in art theory revitalizing the study of art history. In 1919, he was hired at the Provincial Museum in Hannover; he set about the transformation of the Hanover Museum, creating "atmosphere rooms" intended to demonstrate the continuity of themes in art through the ages rather than illustrate specific art historical periods.".
- catalog description "Dorner appealed to friends and colleagues, including Alfred Barr, Erwin Panofsky, and Walter Gropius, all of whom assisted him to find a position in America. Dorner was hired in late 1937 as director of the Rhode Island School of Design Museum where he implemented many of the same ideas he had in Hannover. After a few years, however, conflicts arose between Dorner and the board, partially due to his personality and directorial methods. The rise of anti-German and anti-Nazi sentiment also raised suspicions, and the FBI investigated and denounced him as a Nazi sympathizer, despite his earlier attempts at opposition to the Nazi party in Germany. In May of 1941, Dorner was dismissed.".
- catalog description "Electronic finding aid available http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUAM:art00002".
- catalog description "He later worked as lecturer at the art department of Brown University, and in 1948 joined the art history faculty at Bennington College. He died in November, 1957, during a trip to Europe to settle issues related to his persecution by the Nazis.".
- catalog description "He was the first museum director in the world to purchase and permanently exhibit the works of Piet Mondrian, Naum Gabo, Kazimir Malevich, and El Lissitzky. Recognition of Dorner's work increased in 1927 when he collaborated with the Lissitzky in the creation of the "Abstract Cabinet," a theoretical design for a dynamic museum room based on the viewer's perspective. His influence in avant-garde circles aroused increasing suspicion, and his defense of "degenerate art" led to his being forced out of his job by the Nazis in February 1937.".
- catalog description "The papers in this collection document Alexander Dorner's career and research interests as an art historian and educator. The collection consists primarily of clippings and other published materials, printed images, photographs of art and architecture, drawings, papers and ephemera collected by Dorner, and his own notes, writings, and lectures on these subjects. The collection also includes a small amount of correspondence with friends and colleagues. The topics reflect his personal and professional interests, including the following: art and architecture from the 15th to the 20th centuries, the role of the art museum, philosophy, education, symbolism in art, non-Western and 'primitive' art, magic and mythology, film, psychology, the impact of science and mathematics on art, Nazi Germany and politics, and the art and architecture of the Bauhaus. Most of the folders contain a mixture of annotated clippings, notes and images. The folders and their contents have been kept in original order; they are not in any apparent logical order.".
- catalog extent "9 boxes.".
- catalog issued "1930".
- catalog language "ger".
- catalog language "gereng".
- catalog spatial "Germany Emigration and immigration History 1933-1945.".
- catalog spatial "Germany".
- catalog spatial "Germany.".
- catalog spatial "United States Intellectual life 20th century.".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "Aesthetics, Modern.".
- catalog subject "Architecture History.".
- catalog subject "Art Exhibitions.".
- catalog subject "Art History Study and teaching.".
- catalog subject "Art Philosophy History.".
- catalog subject "Art Psychological aspects.".
- catalog subject "Art Psychology.".
- catalog subject "Art Study and teaching Germany.".
- catalog subject "Art Study and teaching History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "Art Study and teaching United States.".
- catalog subject "Art and motion pictures.".
- catalog subject "Art and mythology.".
- catalog subject "Art and philosophy.".
- catalog subject "Art and religion.".
- catalog subject "Art and science.".
- catalog subject "Art and society.".
- catalog subject "Art historians Germany.".
- catalog subject "Art historians United States.".
- catalog subject "Art in education.".
- catalog subject "Art museum curators.".
- catalog subject "Art museum directors.".
- catalog subject "Art museums Administration.".
- catalog subject "Art, European History.".
- catalog subject "Art, German 20th century.".
- catalog subject "Art, Renaissance.".
- catalog subject "Barr, Alfred Hamilton, 1902-1981.".
- catalog subject "Bauhaus.".
- catalog subject "Black Mountain College (Black Mountain, N.C.)".
- catalog subject "Dorner, Alexander, 1893-1957.".
- catalog subject "Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939.".
- catalog subject "Gropius, Walter, 1883-1969.".
- catalog subject "Landesmuseum Hannover.".
- catalog subject "Lissitzky, El, 1890-1941.".
- catalog subject "Magic.".
- catalog subject "Mythology in art.".
- catalog subject "National socialism and art.".
- catalog subject "Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900.".
- catalog subject "Political refugees Germany History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "Symbolism in art.".
- catalog title "Papers of Alexander Dorner, 1930-1960 (bulk).".
- catalog type "collection".