2019.12: Sketchbook: Bremen Town Musicians and other Centerbeam related items

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2019.12

People

Otto Piene, German (Laasphe, Westphalia, Germany 1928 - 2014 Berlin, Germany)

Title

Sketchbook: Bremen Town Musicians and other Centerbeam related items

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

sketchbook

Date

1976-1978

Culture

German

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/363145

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Mixed media

Dimensions

35.5 × 28.4 × 3 cm (14 × 11 3/16 × 1 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Elizabeth Goldring Piene, gift; to the Busch-Reisinger Museum, 2018.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Elizabeth Goldring Piene

Copyright

© Otto Piene Estate

Accession Year

2019

Object Number

2019.12

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Contact

am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu

Permissions

The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request.

Subjects and Contexts

• Animating the Page

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• 2019.1-70

  Otto Piene

  Otto Piene Sketchbooks

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• 2019.12.1

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (front endpaper with adhered sketch, left page); Untitled ("Bremen Town Musicians," right page)

  Drawings
• 2019.12.2

  Otto Piene

  Untitled ("Bremen Town Musicians" and bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled ("Bremen Town Musicians," right page)

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• 2019.12.3

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (Bremen Town" donkey heads, right page)

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• 2019.12.4

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (Bremen Town" donkey head, right page)

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• 2019.12.5

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (Bremen Town" donkey head, right page)

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• 2019.12.6

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (Bremen Town" donkey head, right page)

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• 2019.12.7

  Otto Piene

  Untitled ("Bremen Town" donkey head and bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled ("Bremen Town" donkey head, right page)

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• 2019.12.8

  Otto Piene

  Untitled ("Bremen Town" donkey head and bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled ("Bremen Town" donkey head, right page)

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• 2019.12.9

  Otto Piene

  Untitled ("Bremen Town" donkey head and bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled ("Bremen Town" donkey head, right page)

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• 2019.12.10

  Otto Piene

  Untitled ("Bremen Town" donkey head and bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled ("Bremen Town" donkey head, right page)

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• 2019.12.11

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled ("Bremen Town" donkey head, right page)

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• 2019.12.12

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled ("Bremen Town" donkey head, right page)

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• 2019.12.13

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled ("Bremen Town" donkey head, right page)

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• 2019.12.14

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled ("Bremen Town Musicians," right page)

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• 2019.12.15

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled ("Bremen Town Musicians," right page)

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• 2019.12.16

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled ("Bremen Town Musicians," right page)

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• 2019.12.17

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled ("Bremen Town Musicians," right page)

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• 2019.12.18

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled ("Bremen Town" cats, right page)

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• 2019.12.19

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled ("Bremen Town Musicians," right page)

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• 2019.12.20

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled ("The Sparrow," right page)

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• 2019.12.21

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (sparrow headpiece on figure, right page)

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• 2019.12.22

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (sparrow headpiece on figure, right page)

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• 2019.12.23

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (sparrow headpiece on figure with scale, right page)

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• 2019.12.24

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (sparrow headpiece on figure with scale, right page)

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• 2019.12.25

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (sparrow headpiece on figure, right page)

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• 2019.12.26

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (sparrow headpiece on figure with scale, right page)

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• 2019.12.27

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (sparrow headpiece on figure with scale, right page)

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• 2019.12.28

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (sparrow headpiece on figure with scale, right page)

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• 2019.12.29

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (sparrow headpiece on figure, right page)

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• 2019.12.30

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (sparrow headpiece on figure, right page)

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• 2019.12.31

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (sparrow, right page)

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• 2019.12.32

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled ("Bremen Town" dog head, right page)

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• 2019.12.33

  Otto Piene

  Untitled ("Bremen Town" dog head and bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled ("Bremen Town" dog headpiece, right page)

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• 2019.12.34

  Otto Piene

  Untitled ("Bremen Town" dog headpiece and bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled ("Bremen Town" dog headpiece, right page)

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• 2019.12.35

  Otto Piene

  Untitled ("Bremen Town" dog headpiece and bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled ("Bremen Town" dog headpiece on figure, right page)

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• 2019.12.36

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  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page and notes, left page; Untitled ("Bremen Town" cat, right page)

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• 2019.12.37

  Otto Piene

  Untitled ("Bremen Town" cat and bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled ("Bremen Town" cat headpiece on figure, right page)

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• 2019.12.38

  Otto Piene

  Untitled ("Bremen Town" cat headpiece and bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled ("Bremen Town" cats headpiece on figures, right page)

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• 2019.12.39

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled ("Bremen Town" rooster, right page)

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• 2019.12.40

  Otto Piene

  Untitled ("Bremen Town" rooster and bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled ("Bremen Town" rooster headpiece, right page)

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• 2019.12.41

  Otto Piene

  Untitled ("Bremen Town" rooster headpiece and bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled ("Bremen Town" rooster headpiece, right page)

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• 2019.12.42

  Otto Piene

  Untitled ("Bremen Town" rooster headpiece and bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled ("Bremen Town" rooster headpiece, right page)

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• 2019.12.43

  Otto Piene

  Untitled ("Bremen Town" rooster headpiece and bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled ("Bremen Town" rooster headpiece, right page)

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• 2019.12.44

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  Untitled ("Bremen Town" rooster headpiece and bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled ("Bremen Town" rooster headpiece, right page)

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• 2019.12.45

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  Untitled ("Bremen Town" rooster headpiece on figure and bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled ("Bremen Town" rooster headpiece, right page)

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• 2019.12.46

  Otto Piene

  Untitled ("Bremen Town" rooster headpiece and bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled ("Bremen Town" rooster headpiece, right page)

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• 2019.12.47

  Otto Piene

  Untitled ("Bremen Town" rooster headpiece and bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled ("Bremen Town" rooster headpiece, right page)

  Drawings
• 2019.12.48

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (Bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (pasted in photograph of sparrow headpiece, right page)

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• 2019.12.49

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (stray black marks, left page); Untitled (taped in note, right page)

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• 2019.12.50

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (graphite transfer, left page); Untitled (sketch by Piene's daughter [Chloe] right page)

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• 2019.12.51

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (blank, left page) ; Untitled (blank, right page)

  Drawings
• 2019.12.52

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (sketch by Piene's daughter [Chloe], left page); Untitled (sketch by Piene's daughter [Chloe] right page)

  Drawings
• 2019.12.53

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (blank, left page); Untitled ("Bremen Musician" donkey head, right page)

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• 2019.12.54

  Otto Piene

  Untitled ("Bremen Town" donkey head and bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled ("Bremen Town" donkey headpiece, right page)

  Drawings
• 2019.12.55

  Otto Piene

  Untitled ("Bremen Town" donkey headpiece and bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled ("Bremen Town" donkey headpieces on figures, right page)

  Drawings
• 2019.12.56

  Otto Piene

  Untitled ("Bremen Town" donkey head and bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled ("Bremen Town" donkey headpiece, right page)

  Drawings
• 2019.12.57

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (notes, right page)

  Drawings
• 2019.12.58

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (pasted-in pamphlet and map of Washington, D.C., left page); Untitled (notes and color transfer, right page)

  Drawings
• 2019.12.59

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page and color transfer, left page); Untitled ("Helium Rainbow," right page)

  Drawings
• 2019.12.60

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page and color transfer, left page); Untitled ("Neon Rainbow," right page)

  Drawings
• 2019.12.61

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page and color transfer, left page); Untitled ("Helium Rainbow," right page)

  Drawings
• 2019.12.62

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page and color transfer, left page); Untitled (rainbow inflatable, right page)

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• 2019.12.63

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page and color transfer, left page); Untitled (rainbow inflatable, right page)

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• 2019.12.64

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page and color transfer, left page); Untitled (rainbow inflatable, right page)

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• 2019.12.65

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page and color transfer, left page); Untitled (rainbow inflatable, right page)

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• 2019.12.66

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled ("Sky Flower," right page)

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• 2019.12.67

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (sky flower, right page)

  Drawings
• 2019.12.68

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled ("Rose," right page)

  Drawings
• 2019.12.69

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (rose inflatable, right page)

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• 2019.12.70

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (rose inflatable, right page)

  Drawings
• 2019.12.71

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (notes and color transfer, right page)

  Drawings
• 2019.12.72

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page and color transfer, left page); Untitled (Centerbeam sketch, right page)

  Drawings
• 2019.12.73

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page and color transfer, left page); Untitled (Centerbeam sketch, right page)

  Drawings
• 2019.12.74

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page and color transfer, left page); Untitled (Centerbeam sketch, right page)

  Drawings
• 2019.12.75

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page and color transfer, left page); Untitled (pasted-in sky art sketch and notes, right page)

  Drawings
• 2019.12.76

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (pasted-in sky art sketch, left page); Untitled (pasted-in sky art sketch, right page)

  Drawings
• 2019.12.77

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (pasted-in "Neon Rainbow," left page); Untitled (pasted-in "Neon Rainbow,"right page)

  Drawings
• 2019.12.78

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (color transfer, left page); Untitled (pasted-in "Neon Rainbow," right page)

  Drawings
• 2019.12.79

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (pasted-in sky art sketch, left page); Untitled (pasted-in sky art sketch, right page)

  Drawings
• 2019.12.80

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (pasted-in "Bremen Town Musicians," left page); Untitled ("Bremen Town Musicians," right page)

  Drawings
• 2019.12.81

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page and color transfer, left page); Untitled (pasted-in "Bremen Town Musicians," right page)

  Drawings
• 2019.12.82

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page and color transfer, left page); Untitled (pasted-in "Icarus" sketch, right page)

  Drawings
• 2019.12.83

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page and color transfer, left page); Untitled (notes, right page)

  Drawings
• 2019.12.84

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (notes, right page)

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• 2019.12.85

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (notes, right page)

  Drawings
• 2019.12.86

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (bird inflatables, right page)

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• 2019.12.87

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (bird inflatables, right page)

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• 2019.12.88

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (bird inflatables, right page)

  Drawings
• 2019.12.89

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (bird inflatables with color transfer, right page)

  Drawings
• 2019.12.90

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (bird inflatables with color transfer, right page)

  Drawings
• 2019.12.91

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (bird inflatables with color transfer, right page)

  Drawings
• 2019.12.92

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (bird inflatables with color transfer, right page)

  Drawings
• 2019.12.93

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (bird inflatable, right page)

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• 2019.12.94

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (bird inflatable, right page)

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• 2019.12.95

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (bird inflatable with color transfer, right page)

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• 2019.12.96

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (winged lion inflatable [based on Löwenbrau logo] with color transfer, right page)

  Drawings
• 2019.12.97

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (winged lion inflatable [based on Löwenbrau logo] with faint color transfer, right page)

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• 2019.12.98

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (winged lion [based on Löwenbrau logo] and bird inflatables with color transfer, right page)

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• 2019.12.99

  Otto Piene

  Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (silhouette of winged lion [based on Löwenbrau logo] and bird inflatables using color transfer for outline, right page)

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