GB 0100 KCLCA K/PP26 - KORMIS, Fred I, (1897-1986)

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GB 0100 KCLCA K/PP26 1975-1983 Collection (fonds) 1 file Kormis , Fred I , 1897-1986 , sculptor
Born, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 1897; served in Austrian army; taken prisoner of war, remaining in captivity in Siberia, 1915-1920; worked as sculptor in Frankfurt, 1921-1933; moved to Holland and then England, 1934; studio suffered bomb damage and the bulk of his work was lost, 1940; acquired British nationality, 1947; died, 1986.

Transferred from the Department of Philosophy, King's College London, in 1986.

Papers and photographs, 1975-1983, concerning the placing of a memorial sculpture of victims of war on their way to work camps/concentration camps, called 'Marchers', by Fred I Kormis, at King's College London, in 1975, comprising brochure, 1975, of Fieldborne Galleries, London, containing 'Sculpture, Fred Kormis'; photograph of 'Marchers', [1975]; press cutting, 1975, detailing 'Marchers' acquisition and presentation to the Department of Philosophy, King's College London; correspondence, 1975, between Kormis and Professor Peter Winch, Department of Philosophy, King's College London, and other departments of King's College London, about the unveiling ceremony of the 'Marchers' plaque; correspondence between Professor Winch and Bernard Sternfield of Fieldborne Galleries, London, 1975, concerning photographs taken of 'Marchers'; list of invitees to the ceremony, 1975; article by Professor Winch about 'Marchers', for the College magazine 'Viewpoint', 1975; correspondence, 1979-1983, between Professor Winch and the Decorations and Amenities Committee, King's College London, about the conditions under which 'Marchers' was displayed and its possible relocation.

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Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Director of Archive Services, King's College, London.
English.

Collection level description.

Compiled by Annabel Dodds as part of the RSLP AIM25 project. National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997; ISAD(G), Second Edition, 2000. Jul 2000. Artists Concentration camps Educational administration Fieldborne Galleries, London Fine arts Higher education institutions Humanitarian law King's College London , Department of Philosophy Kormis , Fred , 1897-1986 , sculptor Sculptors Sculpture Sternfield , Bernard , fl 1975 Universities War crimes Winch , Peter Guy , 1926-1997 , philosopher Educational institutions

Transferred from the Department of Philosophy, King's College London, in 1986.

Papers and photographs, 1975-1983, concerning the placing of a memorial sculpture of victims of war on their way to work camps/concentration camps, called 'Marchers', by Fred I Kormis, at King's College London, in 1975, comprising brochure, 1975, of Fieldborne Galleries, London, containing 'Sculpture, Fred Kormis'; photograph of 'Marchers', [1975]; press cutting, 1975, detailing 'Marchers' acquisition and presentation to the Department of Philosophy, King's College London; correspondence, 1975, between Kormis and Professor Peter Winch, Department of Philosophy, King's College London, and other departments of King's College London, about the unveiling ceremony of the 'Marchers' plaque; correspondence between Professor Winch and Bernard Sternfield of Fieldborne Galleries, London, 1975, concerning photographs taken of 'Marchers'; list of invitees to the ceremony, 1975; article by Professor Winch about 'Marchers', for the College magazine 'Viewpoint', 1975; correspondence, 1979-1983, between Professor Winch and the Decorations and Amenities Committee, King's College London, about the conditions under which 'Marchers' was displayed and its possible relocation.

1 file.

Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.

Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Director of Archive Services, King's College, London.

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English.

Collection level description.

National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997; ISAD(G), Second Edition, 2000.

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