Box 7

Scope and Contents Bound photograph album with black cover and black pages containing photographs from Gustave Baumann's early years in Chicago, Illinois; Munich, Germany; and Brown County, Indiana. Includes photographs of Baumann apprenticing and freelancing at various commercial art studios in Chicago; with fellow art students in Munich; and with fellow members of the Palette and Chisel Club of Chicago. Some pages contain captions written in graphite or red pencil by Gustave Baumann.

Scope and Content From the Collection: This collection contains the photographs 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 includes photographic prints, nitrate and acetate negatives, color slides and transparencies, and photograph albums documenting Baumann's life, artwork, family, and legacy. The collection consists primarily of Gustave Baumann’s personal...