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KORMIS, Fred I, (1897-1986)


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0100 KCLCA K/PP26

Held at: King's College London College Archives

Title: KORMIS, Fred I, (1897-1986)

Date(s): 1975-1983

Level of description: Collection (fonds)

Extent: 1 file

Name of creator(s): Kormis | Fred I | 1897-1986 | sculptor

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

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.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

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.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English.

System of arrangement:

1 file.

Conditions governing access:

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

Conditions governing reproduction:

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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ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

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Immediate source of acquisition:

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

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DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Compiled by Annabel Dodds as part of the RSLP AIM25 project.

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

Date(s) of descriptions: Jul 2000.


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Concentration camps | War crimes | Humanitarian law
Sculptors | Artists
Sculpture | Fine arts
Universities | Higher education institutions | Educational institutions
Educational administration

Personal names
Kormis | Fred | 1897-1986 | sculptor
Sternfield | Bernard | fl 1975
Winch | Peter Guy | 1926-1997 | philosopher

Corporate names
Fieldborne Galleries, London
King's College London | Department of Philosophy

Places