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Announcement for Baumann’s exhibition of block prints at the Palette and Chisel Club of Chicago; 2 impressions.

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Poster for an exhibition of Baumann's woodcuts in Santa Fe, possibly at the Museum of New Mexico.

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Woodcut pamphlet announcing Baumann's move to a new studio at 140 Canyon Road, Santa Fe; 2 impressions.

Scope and Content From the Collection: This collection contains the records of the Ann Baumann Trust, which was created by Ann Baumann, daughter of New Mexico artist Gustave Baumann, in order to promote Baumann’s artistic legacy and preserve his archival materials. The collection consists primarily of Gustave Baumann’s archival records, including his business and personal correspondence, personal documents, financial records, records of woodcut printing methods, and correspondence and reports related to Baumann’s work with the...

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Catalog for the inaugural exhibition of "The New Mexico Painters" artists’ group at Montross Gallery in New York, at which Baumann exhibited along with other notable New Mexico artists; catalog cover designed and printed by Baumann.

Scope and Content From the Collection: This collection contains the records of the Ann Baumann Trust, which was created by Ann Baumann, daughter of New Mexico artist Gustave Baumann, in order to promote Baumann’s artistic legacy and preserve his archival materials. The collection consists primarily of Gustave Baumann’s archival records, including his business and personal correspondence, personal documents, financial records, records of woodcut printing methods, and correspondence and reports related to Baumann’s work with the...

Scope and Contents Original woodcut proofs of illustrations and loose published pages from All the Year Round by James Whitcomb Riley. Includes: 1 proof of title page without black text block; 1 proof of illustration for month of August printed on Japanese paper; 1 proof of illustration for month of November printed on Japanese paper; 1 proof of illustration for month of December printed on Japanese paper; and 13 loose pages from published book, including text pages for months of...

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Original hand-printed woodcut proof of Baumann's "Self-Portrait," which served as the title page for “The Work of Gustave Baumann” by Wilbur D. Nesbit, published in The Graphic Arts, April 1914, Vol. VI No. 4.

Scope and Contents 4 loose pages (2 of which are matted) from “The Work of Gustave Baumann” by Wilbur D. Nesbit, published in The Graphic Arts, April 1914, Vol. VI No. 4 and featuring electroplate reproductions of illustrations by Baumann. Includes: crow and lion banner and initial B (page 207, matted); Sears, Roebuck and Co. books advertisement (page 208, matted); title page for All the Year Round by James Whitcomb Riley (page 209) and “Plenty of Friends”...

Scope and Content From the Collection: This collection contains the records of the Ann Baumann Trust, which was created by Ann Baumann, daughter of New Mexico artist Gustave Baumann, in order to promote Baumann’s artistic legacy and preserve his archival materials. The collection consists primarily of Gustave Baumann’s archival records, including his business and personal correspondence, personal documents, financial records, records of woodcut printing methods, and correspondence and reports related to Baumann’s work with the...

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Unsigned woodcut proof printed from original blocks before being reduced for Baumann's book Chips an' Shavings.

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Illustrations for “Sixty Minutes in Hades,” a story written by Isidoro Armijo and published in The Laughing Horse magazine in May 1924; 5 woodcuts printed on Japanese paper with inscriptions written in pencil by Baumann.

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Illustration of a sailing ship made for frontispiece of Essentials of Linoleum-Block Printing by Ralph W. Polk; color linocut with extensive hand touching.

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Woodcut illustrations printed on slick wove paper of shacks and electricity poles (2 impressions); and rock formations (2 impressions). Possibly related to a story written by Baumann about visiting artist Max Ernst in Arizona.

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2 woodcut cover designs for a planned magazine or periodical, no complete copies of which have been found.

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Labels that Baumann affixed to the backs of his woodcuts for sale. Includes: 1 original woodcut impression; 81 unused labels commercially printed from original woodcut impression (include space for edition, paper, color, and printing information); 24 unused labels (same as above except trimmed to eliminate text for edition, paper, color, and printing information) with adhesive backing.

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Address labels and envelopes bearing the address of Baumann's Santa Fe home at 409 Camino de las Animas. Includes: envelopes printed with woodcut address block; commercially printed envelopes with letterpress address block; and address labels printed by Willard Clark (printed from Baumann’s woodblock with additional letterpress text at bottom) affixed to envelopes (these envelopes have various annotations written in Baumann’s hand, but are now empty).

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Papers printed with woodcut letterhead from Baumann’s various studios. Includes: letterhead with Steinway Hall address, Chicago, Illinois (1908); hand-in-heart letterhead with Nashville, Indiana address (1914); Swanli Press letterhead with Wyoming, New York address (1917); letterhead with address of Baumann's Santa Fe home and studio at 409 Camino de las Animas (circa 1933); blank receipt/financial statement with “In account with Gustave Baumann” letterhead (circa 1940).

Scope and Contents Woodcut bookplates made by Gustave Baumann for himself, his family members, and various customers. Includes: 1 cardboard sheet with 4 different bookplates attached, 1 each made for Fritz von Frantzius (1909), Belle Fletcher (1909), William Matthews Shirley (1910), and George A. Rieman (1910); bookplate made for Frederick Laurens Lovelace (circa 1920); bookplate made for Katherine Albert Simms (circa 1920); bookplate featuring birdhouse illustration made for Baumann himself (circa 1925);...