Anne Ratkowski-Wanger Collection 1920-1994

Abstract

Much of this collection consists of Arthur Segal's correspondence with Braun and Ratkowski, as well as with other persons, including with some of his students. Also present is Segal's unpublished manuscript 'Cosmogenie.' The remainder of the collection is comprised of a few photographs and of various series of Anne Ratkowski-Wanger's correspondence, including correspondence with her son Andreas, correspondence with the Jewish Museum Berlin regarding the whereabouts of some of Ratkowski's pre-war artworks, and correspondence about exhibitions of Ratkowski's artworks.

Anne Ratkowsi-Wanger was born Anneliese Ratkowski on March 3, 1903 in Berlin.

1920-1938, she was married to the painter Nikolaus Braun (born January 17, 1900 in Berlin; died 1950 in New York City). Her son, Andreas (later Andy Duncan-Brown), was born on Nov. 12, 1930 in Berlin.

Anne Ratkowski and Nikolaus Braun were members of the November Group, a loose union of radical artists, which was created in December 1918 in Berlin under the impression of the November revolution (other members included the painters Lyonel Feininger, Wassily Kandinsky and Paul Klee). Both burned their works before escaping Nazi Germany in 1938.

Anne Ratkowski went to Belgium, where she survived in hiding, and where she got married to Paul Wangenheim. After World War II, the couple emigrated to the United States and changed their name to Wanger. Anne Ratkowski settled in New York City.

Much of this collection consists of Arthur Segal's correspondence with Braun and Ratkowski, as well as with other persons, including with some of his students. Also present is Segal's unpublished manuscript 'Cosmogenie.' The remainder of the collection is comprised of a few photographs and of various series of Anne Ratkowski-Wanger's correspondence, including correspondence with her son Andreas, correspondence with the Jewish Museum Berlin regarding the whereabouts of some of Ratkowski's pre-war artworks, and correspondence about exhibitions of Ratkowski's artworks.

There are several works of Anne Ratkowski in the LBI Art Collection