Gabriele Schmidt-Heins untitled bookwork, 1975

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
170 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Special Collections Public Services & Reference Staff
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

InC: In Copyright – https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/

Preferred citation:

MSS 16914, Gabriele Schmidt-Heins untitled bookwork, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.04 Cubic Feet One legal-sized file folder
Creator:
Schmidt-Heins, Gabriele, 1949- and Jonathan A. Hill, Inc.
Language:
German
Preferred citation:

MSS 16914, Gabriele Schmidt-Heins untitled bookwork, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

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.

Biographical / historical:

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.

Acquisition information:
This collection was purchased from Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc by the Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia on April 17, 2025.
Physical description:
Good
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Artist's books
Names:
Jonathan A. Hill, Inc.