Victor Hammer Collection, 1922-2001
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Summary
- Abstract:
- The collection contains correspondence, both written by and to Victor Hammer and by his 2nd wife Carolyn Hammer; other correspondences include those of his close friends and requests for information sent to the school. There is additionally a small collection of his print work from his time at Wells College. The collection contains a wide variety of articles and newsprint materials from Hammer's life time as well as more contemporary work. Also included are: bibliographic information on Hammer, information on exhibitions of his work, photographs of Hammer, and information on and works from the Anvil Press. Tangential materials included in the collection contain the products of the Wells College Press, which uses Hammer's press, and information on the Wells Books Arts Center.
- Extent:
- 1 linear foot 1 box 2 binders
- Language:
- English
Background
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The collection contains correspondence, both written by and to Victor Hammer and by his 2nd wife Carolyn Hammer; other correspondences include those of his close friends and requests for information sent to the school. There is additionally a small collection of his print work from his time at Wells College. The collection contains a wide variety of articles and newsprint materials from Hammer's life time as well as more contemporary work. Also included are: bibliographic information on Hammer, information on exhibitions of his work, photographs of Hammer, and information on and works from the Anvil Press. Tangential materials included in the collection contain the products of the Wells College Press, which uses Hammer's press, and information on the Wells Books Arts Center.
- Biographical / historical:
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Victor Hammer was born in Vienna on September 9, 1882. Fifteen years later he began his apprenticeship in architecture, and a year after that he transferred into the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. In 1922 Hammer moved to Florence where he set up a printing press. In 1939 Victor Hammer fled Europe and the Second World War and came to America with his wife Rosl Hammer. They moved to Aurora, New York where Victor Hammer taught art at Wells College. While at Wells, Victor Hammer set up the Wells College Press and his personal Hammer Press. During this time he cut the Aurora and American Uncial typefaces. Upon mandatory retirement from Wells College, Hammer moved to Lexington, Kentucky in 1948 where he worked as Artist in-residence at Transylvania College until he retired from there in 1953. Shortly after moving to Kentucky, Hammer married his second wife Carolyn Reading Hammer after his first wife passed away. Victor Hammer died on July 10, 1967 at the age of eighty-four.
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- Describing Archives: a Content Standard
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There is no restriction on access to the Victor Hammer Collection for research use. Particularly fragile items may be restricted for preservation purposes.
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