5 Microfilm reels (42 volumes on 5 microfilm reels)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Microfilm reels
Date:
1941-1974
Scope and Contents:
The microfilmed Mathilde Q. Beckmann diaries contain information about Mathilde Beckmann's husband, Max Beckmann, some sketches, and photographs.
Biographical / Historical:
Mathilde Q. Beckmann (1904-1986) was a German singer and the second wife of painter Max Beckmann. Beckmann was portrayed in many of her husband's works and she administered his estate after his death.
Related Materials:
The Archives of American Art also holds the Legal records relating to the estate of Mathilde Beckmann, circa 1959-1997 and the Max Beckmann papers, 1917-1954.
