Series 5 | A Finding Aid to the Karl Knaths papers, 1890-1973, bulk 1922-1971 | Digitized Collection | Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution | Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution

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Series 5: Sketchbooks , circa 1920s-1970s

4.5 Linear feet

Boxes 3-6, 9-13

132 Sketchbooks date from the 1920s to the 1970s and document Knaths's early figurative and landscape studies and later explorations of cubist style and compositional experiments with color, line, and form.

Materials are arranged in chronological order.

This series has been scanned in its entirety. Sketchbooks have been scanned in page order from the top cover to the bottom cover.

Description	Container	Select
Book #1, circa 1920s-1940s	3 25	Select: Book #1, circa 1920s-1940s
Book #2, circa 1920s-1940s	3 26	Select: Book #2, circa 1920s-1940s
Book #3, circa 1920s-1940s	3 27	Select: Book #3, circa 1920s-1940s
Book #4, circa 1920s-1940s	3 28	Select: Book #4, circa 1920s-1940s
Book #5, circa 1920s-1940s	3 29	Select: Book #5, circa 1920s-1940s
Book #6, circa 1920s-1940s	3 30	Select: Book #6, circa 1920s-1940s
Book #7, circa 1920s-1940s	3 31	Select: Book #7, circa 1920s-1940s
Book #8, circa 1920s-1940s	3 32	Select: Book #8, circa 1920s-1940s
Book #9, circa 1920s-1940s	3 33	Select: Book #9, circa 1920s-1940s
Book #10, circa 1920s-1940s	3 34	Select: Book #10, circa 1920s-1940s
Book #11, circa 1920s-1970s	3 35	Select: Book #11, circa 1920s-1970s
Book #12, circa 1920s-1970s	3 36	Select: Book #12, circa 1920s-1970s
Book #13, circa 1920s-1970s	3 37	Select: Book #13, circa 1920s-1970s
Book #14, circa 1920s-1970s	3 38	Select: Book #14, circa 1920s-1970s
Book #15, circa 1920s-1970s	3 39	Select: Book #15, circa 1920s-1970s
Book #16, circa 1920s-1970s	3 40	Select: Book #16, circa 1920s-1970s
Book #17, circa 1920s-1970s	3 41	Select: Book #17, circa 1920s-1970s
Book #18, circa 1920s-1970s	3 42	Select: Book #18, circa 1920s-1970s
Book #19, circa 1920s-1970s	3 43	Select: Book #19, circa 1920s-1970s
Book #20, circa 1920s-1970s	3 44	Select: Book #20, circa 1920s-1970s
Book #21, circa 1920s-1970s	3 45	Select: Book #21, circa 1920s-1970s
Book #22, circa 1920s-1970s	3 46	Select: Book #22, circa 1920s-1970s
Book #23, circa 1920s-1970s	4 1	Select: Book #23, circa 1920s-1970s
Book #24, circa 1920s-1970s	4 2	Select: Book #24, circa 1920s-1970s
Book #25, circa 1920s-1970s	4 3	Select: Book #25, circa 1920s-1970s
Book #26, circa 1920s-1970s	4 4	Select: Book #26, circa 1920s-1970s
Book #27, circa 1920s-1970s	4 5	Select: Book #27, circa 1920s-1970s
Book #28, circa 1920s-1970s	4 6	Select: Book #28, circa 1920s-1970s
Book #29, circa 1920s-1970s	4 7	Select: Book #29, circa 1920s-1970s
Book #30, circa 1920s-1970s	4 8	Select: Book #30, circa 1920s-1970s
Book #31, circa 1920s-1970s	4 9	Select: Book #31, circa 1920s-1970s
Book #32, circa 1920s-1970s	4 10	Select: Book #32, circa 1920s-1970s
Book #33, circa 1920s-1970s	4 11	Select: Book #33, circa 1920s-1970s
Book #34, circa 1920s-1970s	4 12	Select: Book #34, circa 1920s-1970s
Book #35, circa 1920s-1970s	4 13	Select: Book #35, circa 1920s-1970s
Book #36, circa 1920s-1970s Oversized material housed in Box 9, F1	4 14	Select: Book #36, circa 1920s-1970s Scope and Contents note Oversized material housed in Box 9, F1
Book #37, circa 1920s-1970s Oversized material housed in Box 9, F2	4 15	Select: Book #37, circa 1920s-1970s Scope and Contents note Oversized material housed in Box 9, F2
Book #38, circa 1920s-1970s	4 16	Select: Book #38, circa 1920s-1970s
Book #39, circa 1920s-1970s	4 17	Select: Book #39, circa 1920s-1970s
Book #40, circa 1920s-1970s	4 18	Select: Book #40, circa 1920s-1970s
Book #41, circa 1920s-1970s	4 19	Select: Book #41, circa 1920s-1970s
Book #42, circa 1920s-1970s	4 20	Select: Book #42, circa 1920s-1970s
Book #43, circa 1920s-1970s	4 21	Select: Book #43, circa 1920s-1970s
Book #44, circa 1920s-1970s	4 22	Select: Book #44, circa 1920s-1970s
Book #45, circa 1920s-1970s	4 23	Select: Book #45, circa 1920s-1970s
Book #46, circa 1920s-1970s	4 24	Select: Book #46, circa 1920s-1970s
Book #47, circa 1920s-1970s Oversized material housed in Box 9, F3	4 25	Select: Book #47, circa 1920s-1970s Scope and Contents note Oversized material housed in Box 9, F3
Book #48, circa 1920s-1970s Oversized material housed in Box 9, F4	4 26	Select: Book #48, circa 1920s-1970s Scope and Contents note Oversized material housed in Box 9, F4
Book #49, circa 1920s-1970s Oversized material housed in Box 9, F5	4 27	Select: Book #49, circa 1920s-1970s Scope and Contents note Oversized material housed in Box 9, F5
Book #50, circa 1920s-1970s Oversized material housed in Box 9, F6	4 28	Select: Book #50, circa 1920s-1970s Scope and Contents note Oversized material housed in Box 9, F6
Book #51, 1922 Oversized material housed in Box 9, F7	4 29	Select: Book #51, 1922 Scope and Contents note Oversized material housed in Box 9, F7
Book #52, 1922-1923	4 30	Select: Book #52, 1922-1923
Book #53, 1923 Oversized material housed in Box 9, F8	4 31	Select: Book #53, 1923 Scope and Contents note Oversized material housed in Box 9, F8
Book #54, circa 1930s-1932	4 32	Select: Book #54, circa 1930s-1932
Book #55, circa 1930s-1932	4 33	Select: Book #55, circa 1930s-1932
Book #56, circa 1930s-1932	4 34	Select: Book #56, circa 1930s-1932
Book #57, 1936-1937 Oversized material housed in Box 10, F1	4 35	Select: Book #57, 1936-1937 Scope and Contents note Oversized material housed in Box 10, F1
Book #58, 1938 Oversized material housed in Box 10, F2	4 36	Select: Book #58, 1938 Scope and Contents note Oversized material housed in Box 10, F2
Book #59, 1943	4 37	Select: Book #59, 1943
Book #60, 1948	4 38	Select: Book #60, 1948
Book #61, 1948	4 39	Select: Book #61, 1948
Book #62, 1948	4 40	Select: Book #62, 1948
Book #63, 1948	4 41	Select: Book #63, 1948
Book #64	4 42	Select: Book #64
Book #65, 1950-1951	4 43	Select: Book #65, 1950-1951
Book #66, 1950-1951	4 44	Select: Book #66, 1950-1951
Book #67, 1950-1951	4 45	Select: Book #67, 1950-1951
Book #68, 1951	5 1	Select: Book #68, 1951
Book #69, 1951	5 2	Select: Book #69, 1951
Book #70, 1951	5 3	Select: Book #70, 1951
Book #71, 1951 Oversized material housed in Box 10, F3	5 4	Select: Book #71, 1951 Scope and Contents note Oversized material housed in Box 10, F3
Book #72, 1952	5 5	Select: Book #72, 1952
Book #73, 1952	5 6	Select: Book #73, 1952
Book #74, 1952	5 7	Select: Book #74, 1952
Book #75, 1953	5 8	Select: Book #75, 1953
Book #76, 1954	5 9	Select: Book #76, 1954
Book #77, 1954	5 10	Select: Book #77, 1954
Book #78, 1954	5 11	Select: Book #78, 1954
Book #79, 1954	5 12	Select: Book #79, 1954
Book #80, 1955	5 13	Select: Book #80, 1955
Book #81, 1955	5 14	Select: Book #81, 1955
Book #82, 1955	5 15	Select: Book #82, 1955
Book #83, 1955-1956	5 16	Select: Book #83, 1955-1956
Book #84, 1956	5 17	Select: Book #84, 1956
Book #85, 1956	5 18	Select: Book #85, 1956
Book #86, 1956	5 19	Select: Book #86, 1956
Book #87, 1956, 1958	5 20	Select: Book #87, 1956, 1958
Book #88, 1957	5 21	Select: Book #88, 1957
Book #89, 1957	5 22	Select: Book #89, 1957
Book #90, 1958	5 23	Select: Book #90, 1958
Book #91, 1958	5 24	Select: Book #91, 1958
Book #92, 1958	5 25	Select: Book #92, 1958
Book #93, 1958	5 26	Select: Book #93, 1958
Book #94, 1958	5 27	Select: Book #94, 1958
Book #95, 1958-1959	5 28	Select: Book #95, 1958-1959
Book #96, 1960 Oversized material housed in Box 10, F4	5 29	Select: Book #96, 1960 Scope and Contents note Oversized material housed in Box 10, F4
Book #97, 1960 Oversized material housed in Box 10, F5	5 30	Select: Book #97, 1960 Scope and Contents note Oversized material housed in Box 10, F5
Book #98, 1960-1961 Oversized material housed in Box 10, F6	5 31	Select: Book #98, 1960-1961 Scope and Contents note Oversized material housed in Box 10, F6
Book #99, 1960-1961 Oversized material housed in Box 10, F7	5 32	Select: Book #99, 1960-1961 Scope and Contents note Oversized material housed in Box 10, F7
Book #100, 1961 Oversized material housed in Box 10, F8	5 33	Select: Book #100, 1961 Scope and Contents note Oversized material housed in Box 10, F8
Book #101, 1961 Oversized material housed in Box 11, F1	5 34	Select: Book #101, 1961 Scope and Contents note Oversized material housed in Box 11, F1
Book #102, 1961 Oversized material housed in Box 11, F2	5 35	Select: Book #102, 1961 Scope and Contents note Oversized material housed in Box 11, F2
Book #103, 1962	5 36	Select: Book #103, 1962
Book #104, 1962 Oversized material housed in Box 11, F3	5 37	Select: Book #104, 1962 Scope and Contents note Oversized material housed in Box 11, F3
Book #105, 1962 Oversized material housed in Box 11, F4	5 38	Select: Book #105, 1962 Scope and Contents note Oversized material housed in Box 11, F4
Book #106, 1963 Oversized material housed in Box 11, F5	5 39	Select: Book #106, 1963 Scope and Contents note Oversized material housed in Box 11, F5
Book #107, 1963 Oversized material housed in Box 11, F6	5 40	Select: Book #107, 1963 Scope and Contents note Oversized material housed in Box 11, F6
Book #108, 1963 Oversized material housed in Box 11, F7	5 41	Select: Book #108, 1963 Scope and Contents note Oversized material housed in Box 11, F7
Book #109, 1963 Oversized material housed in Box 11, F8	5 42	Select: Book #109, 1963 Scope and Contents note Oversized material housed in Box 11, F8
Book #110, 1964 Oversized material housed in Box 12, F1	5 43	Select: Book #110, 1964 Scope and Contents note Oversized material housed in Box 12, F1
Book #111, 1964 Oversized material housed in Box 12, F2	5 44	Select: Book #111, 1964 Scope and Contents note Oversized material housed in Box 12, F2
Book #112, 1964-1965 Oversized material housed in Box 12, F3	5 45	Select: Book #112, 1964-1965 Scope and Contents note Oversized material housed in Box 12, F3
Book #113, 1965 Oversized material housed in Box 12, F4	5 46	Select: Book #113, 1965 Scope and Contents note Oversized material housed in Box 12, F4
Book #114, 1966	5 47	Select: Book #114, 1966
Book #115, 1966	5 48	Select: Book #115, 1966
Book #116, 1966	5 49	Select: Book #116, 1966
Book #117, 1966	6 1	Select: Book #117, 1966
Book #118, 1966 Oversized material housed in Box 12, F5	6 2	Select: Book #118, 1966 Scope and Contents note Oversized material housed in Box 12, F5
Book #119, 1966 Oversized material housed in Box 12, F6	6 3	Select: Book #119, 1966 Scope and Contents note Oversized material housed in Box 12, F6
Book #120, 1967	6 4	Select: Book #120, 1967
Book #121, 1967	6 5	Select: Book #121, 1967
Book #122, 1967 Oversized material housed in Box 12, F7	6 6	Select: Book #122, 1967 Scope and Contents note Oversized material housed in Box 12, F7
Book #123, 1967 Oversized material housed in Box 12, F8	6 7	Select: Book #123, 1967 Scope and Contents note Oversized material housed in Box 12, F8
Book #124, 1967-1968	6 8	Select: Book #124, 1967-1968
Book #125, 1967-1968 Oversized material housed in Box 13, F1	6 9	Select: Book #125, 1967-1968 Scope and Contents note Oversized material housed in Box 13, F1
Book #126, 1968	6 10	Select: Book #126, 1968
Book #127, 1968	6 11	Select: Book #127, 1968
Book #128, 1968 Oversized material housed in Box 13, F2	6 12	Select: Book #128, 1968 Scope and Contents note Oversized material housed in Box 13, F2
Book #129, 1968-1969 Oversized material housed in Box 13, F3	6 13	Select: Book #129, 1968-1969 Scope and Contents note Oversized material housed in Box 13, F3
Book #130, 1969	6 14	Select: Book #130, 1969
Book #131, 1969-1970	6 15	Select: Book #131, 1969-1970
Book #132, 1969-1970	6 16	Select: Book #132, 1969-1970
Oversized Sketchbooks, #36-37, #47-51, #53, circa 1920s-1970s Oversized material scanned with Box 4, F14-15, F25-29, F31	9 1-8	Select: Oversized Sketchbooks, #36-37, #47-51, #53, circa 1920s-1970s Scope and Contents Oversized material scanned with Box 4, F14-15, F25-29, F31
Oversized Sketchbooks, #57-58, #71, #96-100, 1936-1961 Oversized material scanned with Box 4, F35-36 and Box 5, F4, F29-33	10 1-8	Select: Oversized Sketchbooks, #57-58, #71, #96-100, 1936-1961 Scope and Contents Oversized material scanned with Box 4, F35-36 and Box 5, F4, F29-33
Oversized Sketchbooks, #101-102, #104-109, 1961-1963 Oversized material scanned with Box 5, F34-35, F37-42	11 1-8	Select: Oversized Sketchbooks, #101-102, #104-109, 1961-1963 Scope and Contents Oversized material scanned with Box 5, F34-35, F37-42
Oversized Sketchbooks, #110-113, #118-119, #122-123, 1964-1967 Oversized material scanned with Box Box 5, F43-46 and Box 6, F2-3, F6-7	12 1-8	Select: Oversized Sketchbooks, #110-113, #118-119, #122-123, 1964-1967 Scope and Contents Oversized material scanned with Box Box 5, F43-46 and Box 6, F2-3, F6-7
Oversized Sketchbooks, #125, #128-129, 1967-1969 Oversized material scanned with Box 6, F9, F12-13	13 1-3	Select: Oversized Sketchbooks, #125, #128-129, 1967-1969 Scope and Contents Oversized material scanned with Box 6, F9, F12-13

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Series 5: Sketchbooks , circa 1920s-1970s

4.5 Linear feet

Boxes 3-6, 9-13

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Series 5: Sketchbooks , circa 1920s-1970s 4.5 Linear feet Boxes 3-6, 9-13

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Series 5: Sketchbooks , circa 1920s-1970s

4.5 Linear feet

Boxes 3-6, 9-13