Schlechter mss., 1982-2006

Papers of Susanne Schlechter, 1982-2006, at the Lilly Library, Indiana University

Finding aid created by Mary McSparran

Creator: Schlechter, Susanne
Title: Schlechter mss.
Collection No.: LMC 2590
Dates: 1982-2006
Quantity:

Quantity: 2 Boxes

Abstract: The Schlechter mss., 1982-2006, consists of sketches, trials, and mock-ups of the artist book of Samuel Beckett's Mahood created by Susanne Schlechter, 1961-.
Location: ALF (Auxiliary Library Facility) (Box 2); Lilly - Stacks
Language: German .
Repository: Lilly Library
1200 E. Seventh St.
Bloomington, Indiana 47405-5500
Business Number: 812-855-2452
liblilly@indiana.edu
URL: https://libraries.indiana.edu/lilly-library

Biographical Note

Susanne Schlechter was born in Stubben, Germany, in 1961. She graduated from Hochschule für Bildende Künste Braunschweig (The Braunschweig University of Art) in 1986. Between 1987 and 1990, she toured Australia, Germany, and the United States with her exhibition "Artists' Books / Künstlerbücher." From 1988 to 1990, she was a member of the artist and studio community Karg e.V. in Oldenburg, Germany, and continued to pursue art in the 1990s. In the early 2000s, she began working as a museum educator, and she became the director of the Ovelgönne Handicraft Museum in 2011.

Scope and Contents

The Schlechter mss., 1982-2006, consists of sketches, trials, and mock-ups of Susanne Schlechter's artist's book for Samuel Beckett's Mahood .

Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

[Item], Schlechter mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchase: 2006

Collection Inventory

Box 2
Sketches
Box 2
Mahood
box 1
Notes
box 1
Trial set-up
box 1
Negatives
box 1
Trial book (small)
box 1
Trial book (large)