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Loewenstein, Maria (Marie Lilli Margarete), 1894-1982

 Person

Biography

Marie [Maria] Lilli Margarete Bätge, b. Tallinn, m. Herr Steinberg, had one daughter, Karin M. Steinberg; then m. Dr. Max Israel Löwenstein (later Max Israel Loewenstein) in 1925; their son Ernst Heinrich Löwenstein (later Henry Lowenstein) b. July 4, 1925 was sent from Berlin to to England on the Kindertransport in 1939; the rest of the family emigrated to the United States in 1946, where they were joined by their son in 1947. __ __ __Her birth and baptismal certificate : B333.02.0001.0002.00007 (Marie Lilli Margarete Bätge, b. Reval, 1894 am 27 Marz am 1o Uhr morgens) Her certificate of marriage to Max Israel Loewenstein : B333.02.0001.0002.00009 (Marie Lilli Margarete Steinberg, m. 1925) Certificate of Identity : B333.06.0001.0006.00001.00001 (maiden name Marie Betge, b. Reval, Estonia, April 9, 1894) Her International Rescue and Relief Committee ID card, 1946 : B333.06.0001.0006.00008 (Maria Loewenstein) Lowenstein Family Holocaust Exhibit Booklet, 2009 : B333/07-0001.0007.00001 (Maria Loewenstein )

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Art - Prices and Sizes, 1963-1978

 File
Identifier: B333.08.0013.0008
Scope and Contents

Contains handwritten and typed lists of the prices and sizes of Maria Lowenstein's art. Also a late 1960s or 1970s resume of Maria's shows and a 1978 thank you note from Channel 6 for Maria's donation to their art auction.

Dates: 1963-1978

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

Exhibits, 1981-1984

 File
Identifier: B333.08.0013.0003
Abstract

Folder contains lists of painting titles for two separate exhibits featuring Maria Lowenstein and a photocopy of an exhibit publicity card for the April 1981 Retrospective exhibit. Also included are insurance values for Maria Lowenstein's art displayed at the Governors Reception, Denver Art Museum April 30, 1984.

Dates: 1981-1984

Information on Paintings, 1976-2014

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Identifier: B333.08.0013.0014
Scope and Contents

File contains notes, correspondence, and lists of paintings with type of painting, prices, and sizes. Some CV information as well.

Dates: 1976-2014

Mother and Child, circa 1960

 Item
Identifier: B333.08.0003.00007
Abstract

Oil painting on masonite board of a woman and child, possibly Madonna and Child. Woman with head scarf and long full robes sits on a wooden bench by an window holding a wrapped child in her arms. She looks down at the child's face with rays of light shinging through the window on the two; an indication it may be the Madonna and Child. Painting is done is an expressionist style using brown, blue, green and yellow tones.

Dates: circa 1960

National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1987-1988

 File
Identifier: B333.08.0013.0012
Scope and Contents

Folder contains correspondence between Henry Lowenstein and the museum, notes, copies of clippings, Maria's resume, and 15 identified slides of Maria Lowenstein's paintings in the National Museum of Women in the Arts research center.

Dates: 1987-1988

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

Paintings (slides), 1962-1978

 File
Identifier: B333.08.0013.0010
Scope and Contents

Contains slides of Maria's paintings, the majority of which were printed in 1978.

Dates: 1962-1978

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