Collection and Archive
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Collection and Archive
Mon 10 a.m.–12 p.m.
Tue 2 p.m.–4 p.m.
and by appointment
The ABK Stuttgart looks back on over 250 years of history, making it one of the oldest art academies in Germany. In its current form, it was established in 1941 through the merger of the art academy with the school of applied arts and the teaching and experimental workshops. After the war-related destruction of the art academy’s buildings on Urbanstraße, which also largely destroyed the academy’s collection and archive, the three institutions were merged in 1946 and relocated to Weissenhof.
Since its foundation, the ABK Stuttgart has used the royal collections as teaching and instructional materials, which still form the basis of the Staatsgalerie’s holdings today. The teaching and instructional materials of the School of Applied Arts and the sample collection of plaster casts were lost during the war. With the donation of a pastel by Adolf Hölzel for the inauguration of the Werkstattbau (Building D) on the academy grounds in 1972, a collection activity related to the history and present of the university began. Since then, several thousand art objects have been collected that document teaching and learning at the academy.
The publication „250 Jahre Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart: Rücksichten; ein Lesebuch“ provides an overview of all teachers and an outline of the history of the academy and its predecessor institutions.
Inventory
Both units – the art collection and the archive – are dynamic institutions that see themselves as central service providers, available for external research, exhibition and investigation projects as well as for internal academic requests and enquiries.
- Matriculation register of the School of Arts and Crafts, provenance: Student Office, 5,583 individual files, closed inventory, period: approx. 1900–1942
- Personnel files, over 500 individual files, provenance: Personnel Administration, growing inventory, period: approx. 1900–1990, partially restricted
- Poster collection, 2,700 objects, provenance: printing workshops and mainly the design department, growing collection, period: 1950–present
- Art collection, approx. 3,300 objects, growing collection, period: approx. 1880–present
- Collection of lithographs and prints from the holdings of the ABK Stuttgart, approx. 1,000 sheets, closed collection, period: approx. 1950–1980
- Estate of Prof. Erich Feyerabend, 180 objects, provenance: heirs of the artist, closed collection, period: 1920–1945
- Partial estate of Prof. Alexander Eckener, approx. 200 objects, provenance: heirs of the artist, closed collection, period: 1900–1940
- Estate of Prof. Kurt Weidemann, approx. 60 linear metres of shelving, provenance: heirs of the artist, closed collection, period: approx. 1930–2010
- Estate of Prof. Sotirios Michou, approx. 16 linear metres plus approx. 300 CDs and 250 video tapes, provenance: artist’s estate, closed inventory, period: approx. 1970–2005
- Estate of Prof. Eugen Funk, approx. 1,550 objects, provenance: artist’s estate, closed inventory, period: approx. 1935–2000
- Estate of Prof. F.H. Ernst Schneidler, approx. 24 linear metres, approx. 2,000 objects, provenance: artist’s heirs and permanent loans, closed inventory, period: 1903–1955
- Estate of Adolf and Albert Grimm, approx. 500 objects, provenance: heirs of the artist and permanent loans, closed inventory, period: 1900–1960
- Oscar Obier 1910–1950
- Estate of Eva Zippel, approx. 20 linear metres of shelving, provenance: heirs of the artist, closed inventory, period: approx. 1960–2012. The catalogue of works can be viewed at arthistoricum.net.
