Gabriele Schmidt-Heins untitled bookwork
Content Description
This collection contains one bookwork by Gabriele Schmidt-Hein. This bookwork contains seventy-three pages painted or otherwise stained by Gabriele. Some pages are intentionally torn or cut out. One page is intentionally torn and mended with tape.Much of the book contains bold shapes and compositions that gradually become subtler manipulation of the pages. Gabriele Schmidt-Heins's signature appears on the back cover, and “Nov 75” is handwritten in the bottom corner.
Dates
- Creation: November 1975
Creator
- Schmidt-Heins, Gabriele, 1949- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
InC: In Copyright – https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/
Biographical Note
Gabriele Schmidt-Heins (1949-), is a conceptual artist from Hamburg, Germany, known for her collaborative work with her twin sister, Barbara. She was born in Rellingen, to the photographer Hildi Schmidt Heins. The sisters studied at the Hamburg Academy of Fine Arts from 1968 to 1974. Since 1974, they have worked as artists, creating works together and alone. Their work has ranged from book arts to sculpture and they have had their work exhibited in Paris, San Francisco, Berlin, Frankfurt, and their native Hamburg, among other cities. Gabriele has had solo exhibitions in Dusseldorf and Hamburg and has public art installations in Hamburg and Rockville, Maryland.
Full Extent
0.04 Cubic Feet (One legal-sized file folder)
Language of Materials
German
Metadata Rights Declarations
- License: This record is made available under an Universal 1.0 Public Domain Dedication Creative Commons license. The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library of the University of Virginia makes its bibliographic records and the metadata contained therein available for public use under the CC0 1.0 Public Domain Designation.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was purchased from Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc by the Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia on April 17, 2025.
Condition Description
Good
Source
- Jonathan A. Hill, Inc. (Organization)
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Gabriele Schmidt-Heins untitled bookwork
- Author
- Rose Oliveira-Abbey
- Date
- July 15, 2025
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States