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Lowenstein, Henry, 1925-2014

 Person

Parallel Names

  • Loewenstein, Ernst Heinrich Israel

Biography

Henry Lowenstein was born Ernst Heinrich Loewenstein on July 4, 1925 in Berlin, Germany to Dr. Max Moses Loewenstein and Marie [Maria] Lilli Margarete Batge Loewenstein. Henry Lowenstein died in Denver, Colorado on October 7, 2014. In 1939, an English family agreed to sponsor Henry and he was sent out of Berlin on the Kindertransport. His family remained in Germany until 1946, when the emigrated to the United States. In 1947, Henry was finally able to join his family in the United States after emigrating from England.

Citation:
His Gestapo-issued ID, 1939 (Ernst Heinrich Israel Loewenstein; In 1939, the Nazi government required that Jewish men add the middle name "Israel" and use it in all official documentation)
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His emigration report, 1939 (Ernst Heinrich Israel Loewenstein)
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His Kindertransport travel letter, 1939 (Ernst Loewenstein)
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B333.01.0001.0001.00008 Lowenstein Family Holocaust Papers (Henry Lowenstein)

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence, 2007-2013

 File
Identifier: B333.09.0013.0022
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence between Henry Lownstein and art galleries, information on Maria Lowenstion, and a membership roster for the Colorado Jewish Child Survivors of the Holocaust.

Dates: 2007-2013

Exhibit at DU, 2013-2014

 File
Identifier: B333.08.0013.0016
Scope and Contents

Loan agreement and exhibit paperwork concerning the exhibit at DU including images of works, titles, insurance values and dimensions. Event postcard included.

Dates: 2013-2014

Exhibit Paintings, 2013

 File
Identifier: B333.08.0013.0019
Scope and Contents

Contains information on the paintings and frame orders for several exhibits in 2013 and photographs of some of the paintings. There is also a CD with some images of paintings. Photographs were done by Bob (Robert) Zimmerman.

Dates: 2013

Newspaper Articles, 1959-2013

 File
Identifier: B333.08.0013.0005
Abstract

Folder full of newspapper clippings and photocopies of articles of articles about Maria Lowenstein, her life and her art. Artcles range from 1959-2013 with the bulk of the articles from the 1960s.

Dates: 1959-2013

Niza Knoll Gallery Exhibit, 2013-2014

 File
Identifier: B333.08.0013.0018
Scope and Contents

File contains exhibit planning notes relating to timeline and tasks, images of paintings, and information on paintings, such as title, dimension, medium and price, for the "Honoring the life and art of Maria Lowenstein" at the Niza Knoll Gallery. An unsigned copy of the exhibit and consignment agreement and the rules and regulations of the gallery as well as printed cards and fliers for the exhibit and a gallery business card are included.

Dates: 2013-2014

RMPBS Arts District Program, 2013

 File
Identifier: B333.08.0013.0013
Scope and Contents

Rocky Mountain PBS presented "The Life and Artwork of Maria Lowenstein" on the television show Arts District. The segment also included set designs of Henry Lowenstein. There was also an exhibit at Niza Knoll Gallery and another exhibit at the University of Denver. The folder contains correspondence and a biographical sketch. There is also a DVD of the Arts District program segment.

Dates: 2013