Marie Trommer collection
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Abstract
The Marie Trommer collection touches upon various aspects of Marie Trommer's life from her childhood through her adult life. Included are three typewritten autobiographical essays by Trommer, circa 1920-1959; a chapbook titled that includes contributions by Trommer, circa 1959; several catalogs of art exhibitions in New York City that featured Trommer's artwork, 1932-1933; the naturalization certificates of Trommer's parents, 1947; one of Trommer's school notebooks from P.S. 63, 1907-1908; a credit book from a grocery store located at 36 Hinsdale St., Brooklyn, 1906; 19 black and white photographs, most of which are portraits of Marie Trommer, 1909-1946; and an album of landscape painting reproductions depicting views of Brooklyn and Long Island in the 19th century, 1959. The paintings in this album were not done by Marie Trommer.
Biographical Note
Marie Trommer was born in Kremenchoug, Ukraine, on September 29, 1895 and immigrated to the United States with her family in 1905. She graduated from the Women's Art School and Cooper Union Art School in 1914 and established herself as an artist, writer and critic in New York City. Trommer was an especially prolific writer for the Ameriacn Jewish press. She was a staff member of the Jewish Tribune, and also contributed to the Jewish Daily News and the Boston Jewish Advocate. She was also the editor and publisher of the bi-monthly American Russian Review, and was known for her translations of Russian nature poems into English, as well as translations of American and British Poetry into Russian.
Marie Trommer's artwork consisted primarily of paintings done in oil and watercolors, and was first exhibited at the Society of Independent Artists in 1924. She exhibited her work frequently over the following 30 years, including exhibitions at the American Museum of Natural History and the Grant Galleries, among others. Marie Trommer was a lifelong resident of Brooklyn following her immigration to the United States, and she died in New York City on February 6, 1971.
Marie Trommer was born in Kremenchoug, Ukraine, on September 29, 1895 and immigrated to the United States with her family in 1905. She graduated from the Women's Art School and Cooper Union Art School in 1914 and established herself as an artist, writer, and critic in New York City. Trommer was an especially prolific writer for the American Jewish press. She was a staff member of the Jewish Tribune, and also contributed to the Jewish Daily News and the Boston Jewish Advocate. She was also the editor and publisher of the bi-monthly American Russian Review, and was known for her translations of Russian nature poems into English, as well as translations of American and British poetry into Russian.
Marie Trommer's artwork consisted primarily of paintings done in oil and watercolors, and was first exhibited at the Society of Independent Artists in 1924. She exhibited her work frequently over the following 30 years, including exhibitions at the American Museum of Natural History and the Grant Galleries, among others. Marie Trommer was a lifelong resident of Brooklyn following her immigration to the United States, and she died in New York City on February 6, 1971.
Sources
- Jewish Women's Archive: Jewish Women, A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia. "Marie Trommer, 1895-1971," accessed September 21, 2010, http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/trommer-marie.
Scope and Contents
The Marie Trommer collection touches upon various aspects of Marie Trommer's life from her childhood through her adult life. Included are three typewritten autobiographical essays by Trommer, circa 1920-1959; a chapbook titled Everlasting Fires that includes contributions by Trommer, circa 1959; several catalogs of art exhibitions in New York City that featured Trommer's artwork, 1932-1933; the naturalization certificates of Trommer's parents, 1947; one of Trommer's school notebooks from P.S. 63, 1907-1908; a credit book from a grocery store located at 36 Hinsdale St., Brooklyn, 1906; 19 black and white photographs, most of which are portraits of Marie Trommer, 1909-1946; and an album of landscape painting reproductions depicting views of Brooklyn and Long Island in the 19th century, 1959. The paintings in this album were not done by Marie Trommer.
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Conditions Governing Access
Open to researchers without restriction.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Marie Trommer collection, ARC.101, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Historical Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Marie Trommer, 1959.
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