Descriptive Summary
Materials are written in English and German.
Walter Gaudnek Collection
1945-2007
CFM2004_01
Special Collections and University
Archives,
University of Central Florida Libraries,
P. O. Box 162666 Orlando,
FL 32816,
Telephone: 407-823-2576,
E-mail: speccoll@mail.ucf.edu
Materials were created
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Walter Gaudnek
5
Boxes; 4.9 linear feet
Special Collections and
University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries.
The Walter Gaudnek
Collection comprises manuscript materials, original works, posters, and
photographs that chronicle the life and artistic development of Dr. Walter
Gaudnek, a University of Central Florida art faculty member. Ranging from 1945
to the present, the collection focuses on the artist and gives voice to
Gaudnek's fans and critics alike. World events such as the 1972 Olympic Games,
the Holocaust, and the September 11th attacks are featured in the collection
through his work both as a commissioned artist who is witness to the event
(Munich Games) and as an artist expressing his deep emotions for human
tragedy.
Acquisition Information
The materials were transferred to the Special Collections and
University Archives by Dr. Walter Gaudnek in 2004, 2006, and 2007.
Processing History
News clippings were photocopied onto acid-free
paper and metal clips replaced with plastic clips. Some materials were rehoused
in acid-free folders while all of the manuscript material is held in boxes.
Duplicates were removed and several pieces of art are stored in a climate
controlled facility. Additional materials added as recieved.
Access
The collection is open for research.
Copyright Statement
Unpublished records are protected by copyright. Permission to publish
quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright
holder.
Selected Subjects and Access Points
Gaudnek, Walter, 1931-
Artists
University of Central
Florida
Related Material
Flying
Horse Editions
Dr. Gaudnek's Homepage
University Photographs Collection
Office of the President Collections
University Archives Vertical File
Art that can be found in the Library includes:
Science and Humanities, 1989.
Mapping the Florida Terrain, 1989.
Preferred Citation
Walter Gaudnek Collection, Special Collections and University
Archives, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
Biographical Note
Walter Gaudnek, Ph.D., born in 1931 in
Czechoslovakia is a self-proclaimed 'rebel artist'. Known for his blending of
bold colors with philosophy, labyrinth installations, and personal mixtures of
performance and art, Gaudnek has influenced generations with his stark look at
world issues through these mediums. Gaudnek continues his work today both as an
artist and an educator with the University of Central Florida's Art Department.
Gaudnek's work is featured in permanent collections around the world, including
the Gaudnek Studio in Altomünster, Germany (now the Gaudnek Museum) and at the
University of Central Florida library.
Collection Scope and Content
The Gaudnek Collection includes manuscript materials, exhibition
booklets, pamphlets, photographs, news articles, original artwork and posters.
The collection is divided into three series.
Series I: Exhibition Booklets, 1997-2003 are five art exhibition books
in both English and German that focus on specific exhibitions by the artist.
These books are what a patron could purchase or would receive with admission to
an art exhibition. Exhibition booklets also appear in multiple bound books
found in series III.
Series II: Posters and Photographs, 1969-1996 comprises publicity
posters and photographs used to promote various exhibitions.
Series III: Artist Books, 1945-2007 are books that were specially
bound by Flying Horse Press at the request of the artist and contains
memorabilia either produced by or for the artist. The books are created
according to themes and time periods important to the artist. Some compilation
books have been created by third parties. The books cover a wide span of time,
including Gaudnek's early years as an artist in college through to his more
current work at the University of Central Florida.
Contents List
Series I: Exhibition Booklets,
1997-2003.
0.6 Box
Series I holds booklets that were produced as materials for
patrons of the artist's exhibitions. The booklets represent exhibits from both
the United States and Germany and some are in German.
Box
Folder
Contents
1
1
Gaudnek & Napoleon.
2003.
1
2
Malerei als Labyrinth.
2001.
1
3
Gaudnek.
2001.
1
4
Neo Nile Art.
1998.
1
5
Made in Florida.
1997.
Series II: Posters and Photographs,
1969-1996.
Flat File
Series II contains posters used as publicity for many of the
artist's exhibits. Two photographs are also held in this series as they were
used in the exhibition booklet "Gaudnek and Napoleon".
Contents
Gaudnek & Napoleon. Photographs.
undated.
Gaudnek & Napoleon. Event Flyer.
2003.
Death Toll in Africa.
2007.
Red Cross Over Africa (12 Artist's Proofs).
2007.
Philadelphia.
1969.
Art of the XXI.
1971.
Unlimited Dimension OM.
1972-1973.
Nomaze.
1986.
Raum Zeit Umwelt.
1989.
Exploration im Raum - Stabilitat im Raum.
1990.
Der Kopflose Heilige.
1993-1994.
16 Engelvorstellungen.
1996.
Series III: Artist Books,
1945-2007.
4 Boxes
Series III holds books of materials compiled by the artist and
professionally bound by UCF Libraries and Flying Horse Editions, the University
of Central Florida press. The materials chronicle the artist's life from his
childhood through his current work and are found thematically in the bound book
collection. Most materials are photocopies, however, in some instances the
artist has included original materials. A brief overview of each book's
contents has been provided. Throughout this collection, many of the artist's
colleagues are only referred to by their last names. A significant amount of
material contained in this series is untitled and undated, however, in many
cases exhibition locations, dates, and titles are provided.
Box
Contents
5 Catalogs.
1989-1998.
1
Exploration - Stabilitat,
booklet.
1989-1990.
1
Angels Of Our Time,
booklet.
1996.
1
Made in Florida,
booklet.
1997.
1
Art, Gaudnek - Matisse -
Picasso, booklet.
1998.
1
Gaudnek Museum & Sammlung,
catalog for the Museum Altomünster.
undated.
The 10 Commandments.
1999-2004.
3
A Continuous Research Project.
1999-2004.
Acrylic Murals.
circa 1983.
1
Photographs of
Acrylic Murals on
Canvas.
undated.
1
Breeder Pieces Das mobile Bild,
Ausstellumgsraume im Stadttheater.
1983.
1
Untitled photograph of installation.
undated.
Application for TIP Award.
2005.
3
Covers teaching practices and art as it is related to
education and the student.
2005.
Biennale Firenze.
2005.
3
Hitler, Bush, Blair, Berlusconi, Howard: A research
project as teaching support material for his UCF students and in conjunction
with his participation in the Biennale Internationale dell' Arte
Contemporanea.
2005.
Black/White.
1981.
1
Stadtische Galerie, Regensburg,
exhibition booklet. (2 copies)
1981.
Broadway Drawings.
1963.
4
Compiled by UCF Professor Jagdish J. Chavda as a
collection of sketches for New York art dealer Martha Jackson.
1963.
Egyptian Picasso.
1998-2000.
1
Neo Nile Art, exhibition
booklet, Galerie Baerische Landesbank.
1998.
1
Kunst Furs Millennium Gaudnek: Der
Agyptische Picasso, booklet.
2000.
1
Pop Goes the Nile, exhibition
booklet.
1998.
1
Untitled collection of reprinted
photographs.
undated.
Elegy to New Orleans.
2005.
4
Compilation of Gaudnek art and media photographs from
the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Louisiana.
2005.
Engel sind wie gute Traume.
1996.
3
Art booklet.
1996.
FHA Augsburg.
1997-2002.
1
Art War on Terror, exhibition
material.
2002.
1
Holbein der Jungere, Gaudnek und
Augsburg, paper by Professor Wilhelm Liebhart.
1997.
1
Totentanz - Dance of Death,
booklet.
1997.
FTU-UCF Art at Munich Olympics.
1972 (compiled Circa 2005).
3
A research project of Digital Collage Prints based on
historic documents by Dr. Walter Gaudnek; book by UCF Professor Jagdish J.
Chavda.
1972 (compiled Circa 2005).
GEM Europa Museum.
1996-2003.
1
Made in Altomünster, exhibition
booklet and pamphlet.
1996.
1
Gaudnek, booklet, Gaudnek Europa
Museum Altomünster, Redaktion.
2001.
1
Der Akt Im Labyrinth, booklet,
Gaudnek Museum Altomünster.
2000.
1
Gaudnek Museum & Sammlung,
catalog, Museum Altomünster.
undated.
1
Gaudnek Galerie: Beauty, Style,
Legacy, booklet.
2000.
1
Euro Pop, booklet.
1997.
1
Untitled article collection.
2000-2002.
1
Historisch & Neu.
circa 2000.
1
Alchemie und Metalle.
2002.
1
Links between Earth and Space are
Spiritual, Practical, and Economical - Gaudnek: Art for the Orbit.
undated.
1
Astro Art: A Space Party at the
Gaudnek Studio Museum - Observations and Thoughts.
2000.
1
Poetic Objectives, reprinted
photographs for booklet.
undated.
1
Kunst neu - Art for the Orbit,
article.
undated.
1
Father Time, exhibition booklet,
Gaudnek Archiv Altomünster.
2003.
1
Untitled collection of photographs.
undated.
Gaudnek.
1968-1972.
1
Untitled biography on the artist by Professor Wilhelm
Liebhart.
undated.
1
Brief overview of artist's art installations by
Professor Wilhelm Liebhart.
1968-1972.
1
The Cross in Art, Pittsburgh.
1970.
1
Modern Icons, New York.
1969.
1
Raum, Mythos und Symbol, New
York.
undated.
1
The Religious Archetype, New
York.
1972.
1
Ontomorphisim - Polymorphism.
1968.
1
Magic and Beauty (Poem of a
Painter), Philadelphia.
1969.
1
Astronauts , NYU New York.
undated.
1
LABYRINTH OM COSMOS.
undated.
1
Abrayas. New York.
1969.
Gaudnek Broadway Drawings. v.1.
1962-1964, 1968. Complied circa
2006.
4
Drawings of New York, foreword by Jagdish J.
Chavda.
1962-1964, 1968.
Gaudnek Broadway Drawings. v.2-3.
1962-1963. Complied circa
2006.
4
Drawings of New York, foreword by Jagdish J.
Chavda.
1962-1963.
Gaudnek Exhibits.
1989-1994.
1
Untitled photograph.
undated.
1
Espaco - Tempo - Ambiente,
exhibition booklet, Museum of Modern Art, San Paulo.
1994.
1
Exploration - Stabilitat,
exhibition booklet.
1989-1990.
Gaudnek High School to Art School.
circa 1945-1952.
1
Untitled childhood art.
undated.
1
Untitled family photographs.
undated.
1
Dedication by the artist.
undated.
1
Outline by "Jeffers", of artists's early
years.
undated.
1
Die Stadt Schrobenhausen,
article.
undated.
1
Advertisement and promotional work for artists's
exhibitions.
undated.
Gaudnek Ingolstadt & Munich.
1978-1981.
1
Untitled photograph.
undated.
1
Introdution by Henry Flood Robert, Jr., director,
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts.
undated.
1
Fauna und Flora, Frauen und Masken,
Objekte und Zeichnungen, exhibition booklet.
1981.
1
Bilder Plastiken Collagen
Retrospektive, exhibition booklet, Galerieraume Stadttheater Kulturamt,
Stadt Ingolstadt.
1978.
Gaudnek Marathon Art by Three Artists.
undated.
1
Undated exhibition booklet featuring Walter Gaudnek,
Johann Eyfells, and Steve Lotz at the Montgomery Museum of Fine
Arts.
undated.
1
Dedicated to Dr. Roger Ortmayer,
photograph.
undated.
Gaudnek New York, 10th Street.
1959-1985.
1
Flyer for a New York gallery opening.
undated.
1
New York Works, East 10 Street
1959-61, exhibition invitation.
1985.
1
Walter Gaudnek, Painting as
Surprise, booklet.
1961.
1
The Museum of Modern Art - New
York, exhibition booklet.
1960.
1
Art: Youth Takes Over,
flyer.
1959.
1
Invitation and program to untitled
exhibition.
1960.
1
LABYRINTH OM COSMOS,
pamphlet.
undated.
1
Untitled photographs.
undated.
Gaudnek New York, 20th Street.
1962-1981.
1
Making a Living - The Hard Way,
article featuring Johnny Carson.
undated.
1
Gaudnek, article.
undated.
1
Mlle's next word: what's happening in
beauty?, article.
1962.
1
Lord & Taylor.
undated.
1
Photograph of artist and Johnny Carson.
1960s.
1
Gaudnek, exhibition brochure,
Harle Galleries, Miami, Florida.
1963.
1
Images Beyond the Façade,
exhibition pamphlet, Birmingham Southern College, Birmingham,
Alabama.
1981.
1
Ontomorphisim - Polymorphism,
exhibition handout.
undated.
1
Gaudnek, poster.
1962.
1
Untitled photographs.
undated.
Gaudnek New York, 68th Street.
1968-1972.
1
Polymorphism in Painting through the use
of a Labyrinth, article.
1970.
1
Religious Archetype, exhibition
pamphlet.
1968.
1
Religious Archetype: Ontomorphism in
Painting.
1969.
1
Ontomorphism in Painting through the use
of Horizontal, Vertical and Diagonal Elements, article.
1972.
1
New York Manifesto, 1969,
article.
1969.
1
Polymorphism in Painting: Labyrinth, om,
Cosmos, article.
1969.
1
Modern Icons - Das heilige Bild,
article.
1969.
1
Polymorphism, mystic crackpot?',
article.
1969.
1
Twentieth Century Catacombs,
article.
1970.
1
Exhibition of Paintings by Walter
Gaudnek, exhibition booklet.
1969.
1
Major Exhibition of Paintings and
Environments, exhibition booklet.
1969-1970.
1
Drama Results from Union of Music,
Art, article.
1970.
1
Modern Art Tribute to Women,
article.
1970.
1
Women Find Exhibit Provocative,
article.
1970.
1
Saunter to Savor Labyrinth's
Meaning, article.
1970.
1
Untitled photographs.
undated.
Hello Steve Wheeler.
1965-1966.
3
Original draft for a book on New York artist Steve
Wheeler by Walter Gaudnek.
1965-1966.
Hitler, Holocaust, Sudetenland
2004.
3
Exhibition booklet.
2004.
Holocaust and Expulsion.
2001-2003.
1
Rape of the Sudentenland,
booklet.
2002.
1
Letter from 'Dr. Wittmann' (2 copies).
2001.
1
Der Holocaust; In den Augen und der
Seele eines Kunstlers, booklet.
2003.
1
Holocaust & Liberation; The
Holocaust Through the Eyes of an Artist, article.
2003.
1
Untitled photographs.
undated.
Holocaust and Liberation.
2003.
5
The Holocaust Through the Eyes of an Artist. The
German-American Walter Gaudnek Grapples with the Nazi Past. Written by Bernard
H. Decker.
2003.
Irony as Revenge.
2005.
3
Selected image clippings recycled for Gaudnek/Hitler
lecture by Professor Nancy M. Decker of Rollins College.
2005.
Kreuzweg Zeichen des Lebens.
1995.
3
Art booklet.
1995.
Labyrinth Installations and Paintings.
1994-2001.
1
Cosmic Labyrinth, Unlimited
Dimensions, exhibition booklet.
1994.
1
The Museum of Arts and Sciences.
1995.
1
Gaudnek, booklet, Gaudnek Europa
Museum Altomünster, Redaktion.
2001.
1
Nomaze - Anthropologisches
Labyrinth, booklet, Kulturhalle Esplanade Ingolstadt.
1994.
1
Der Akt Im Labyrinth, booklet,
Gaudnek Museum Altomünster.
2000.
Munich Academy Years.
1953-1958.
1
Untitled article.
undated.
1
Head of International Exchange
Exhibition Program, article.
1953-1958.
1
Die Ausstellung im Saulensaal,
article.
1956.
1
Das Freibier fiel aus,
article.
1957.
1
Mostre d' Arte - Sei astrattisti
tedeschi, article.
1956.
1
gruppee 11, exhibition pamphlet,
New Vision Centre Gallery, London.
1957.
1
Untitled photographs.
undated.
Museum on the Moon.
1995.
3
A concept presented to UCF president Dr. John Hitt by
Professor Walter Gaudnek at the opening of the new Visual Arts
Building.
1995.
Nomaze.
1985-1986.
1
Nomaze, exhibition booklet, NYU,
New York.
1985.
1
Nomaze, exhibition booklet,
Carrara, Italy.
1986.
Nomaze for Machu Picchu.
2006.
3
Art booklet.
2006.
Ph.D. Years.
1965-1969.
2
Dr. Hug, photograph.
undated.
2
Invitations for untitled exhibition at the C.W. Post
College.
1965.
2
From: Walter Gaudnek, press
release.
1965.
2
Das Religiose Tiefenbild, press
release.
undated.
2
Am Anfang war das Bild, press
release.
undated.
2
Der Polymorphe Charakter des Symbols und
seine Bedeutung fur die Kunst, press release.
1968.
2
Polymorphism: mystic crackpot?,
article.
1969.
2
Midnight Art Party,
advertisement.
undated.
2
This Month, press
release.
1965.
2
Demonstration,
lecture.
1965.
2
Fine Arts Museum, C.W. Post
College, exhibition booklet (2 copies).
1966.
2
Jens Ravn Denmark, exhibition
booklet.
1966.
2
Alice Landes, exhibition
booklet.
1966.
2
Ginsburg and Rosa, exhibition
booklet.
1966.
2
Einladung an die Society,
article.
1968.
2
Raum, Mythos und Symbol,
exhibition pamphlet, New York.
undated.
Religious Archetypes.
1970-1996.
2
Untitled photograph.
undated.
2
The Religious Archetype in Ontomorphic
and Polymorphic Art, article.
1970.
2
Untitled exhibition pamphlet containing illustration
of 'Queen of the Labyrinth'.
1986.
2
Retour a L'eglise - Zuruck zur
Ikone?, exhibition pamphlet (2 copies).
1992-1996.
2
Retour a L'eglise - Stations of the
Cross, exhibition pamphlet.
1993.
2
Walter Gaudnek,
programs.
1995.
2
An Evening of Art in Black and
White, performance program.
1976.
Reviews. Volumes 1-4a
1970-2004.
3
Media reports and reviews on and about Gaudnek's
work.
1970-2004.
Russian Parody.
2005.
5
Series of collage-prints created based on paintings by
Gaudnek and works found in Russian art magazines.
2005.
Sixteen Angels from the Bible.
2004-2005.
3
Painting and Graphic Design Print
Presentation.
2004-2005.
Sudetendeutsche Akademie.
1989-2002.
2
Vertreibung Unrecht Verjahrt
Nicht, author compiled photograph collection.
undated.
2
Rettung liegt in der Erziehung zur
Erinnerung, article.
2000.
2
Letter from Dr. Wittmann,
personal letter.
2001.
2
Rape of the Sudentenland,
exhibition booklet.
2002.
2
Raum Zeit Umwelt, exhibition
booklet.
1989.
Symbolic Meaning of the Cross in Contemporary American
Painting: A Comparative Study of Statements by Selected Artists and
Critics.
1968.
5
Ph.D. Dissertation for a degree of Doctor of
Philosophy in the School of Education, New York University.
1968.
UCF Art Faculty Marathons.
circa 1972.
2
Photograph of Dr. Charles Millican.
undated.
2
Untitled photographs of the 20th Olympic
games.
1972.
2
Untitled photographs featuring the artist and Dr.
Charles Millican looking at the artist's work.
undated.
UCF Exhibitions.
1992-2003.
2
Alchemy & Magic: Medieval Images for
the 21st Century, exhibition booklet.
2003.
2
Made in Florida, exhibition
booklet.
1997.
2
The Imagemakers, exhibition
booklet.
1992.
2
Transfiguration - Metamorphosis -
Spirituelle Wandlung, booklet.
1994.
2
Espaco - Tempo - Ambiente,
exhibition booklet, Museum of Modern Art, San Paulo.
1994.
2
Banner, photo, and advertisement for an untitled
exhibition traveling to Brazil.
undated.
2
Vision dentro del tiempo,
exhibition booklet, Museo Universitario Universidad de Antioquia,
Columbia.
1994.
UCF Student Performance Art.
1975-1999.
2
Collection of articles, news releases, and print
advertisement of the artist's students and the student's
exhibitions.
1975-1999.
UCLA, University of California Los Angeles.
circa 1957-1959.
2
Computer printed photograph of Dr. Bach.
undated.
2
Untitled photograph of a woman.
undated.
2
Gaudnek, exhibition book, Silvan
Simone Gallery, Los Angeles.
1958.
2
Zwischen Zeit und Ort,
exhibition booklet, Lucien Labaudt Art Gallery, San Francisco.
1959.
2
zeigt eine ausstellung von aquarellen
einer malklasse aus californien, exhibition pamphlet.
1958.
2
Therapie und Kunst - Meine Freundschaft
und Zusammenarbeit, pages pulled from another work.
undated.
2
Untitled invitation and program.
undated.
2
Untitled and typed unsigned letter.
undated.
2
UCLA Students Exhibit Art, press
release.
circa 1957.
2
Abstract Paintings,
article.
1958.
2
Untitled photographs.
undated.
Unlimited Dimensions.
1986-1995.
2
Untitled art pieces.
undated.
2
Idiosyncratic Labyrinths: Walter
Gaudnek, Unlimited Dimensions, Visions for Dream Cities, exhibition
booklet, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
1986-1987.
2
Museum of Arts and Sciences
Artifact, newsletter.
1994-1995.
2
Unlimited Dimensions - A Labyrinth
Installation by Walter Gaudnek, postcard.
1986-1987.
Walter Gaudnek (1).
1958-1959.
2
Untitled artwork by the artist.
1958-1959.
Walter Gaudnek (2).
1958-1961.
2
Untitled artwork by the artist.
1958-1961.
Walter Gaudnek Introspective Portraits.
2006.
4
Reproduced photography in portfolio format of work by
Walter Gaudnek as compiled by UCF Professor Jagdish J. Chavda.
2006.
Walter Gaudnek Retrospective.
1997.
2
Publication by Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts,
Alabama.
1997.
Walter Gaudnek, UCF Professor & Rebel
Artist.
1988-2002.
2
Untitled photographs of various exhibitions created by
the artist.
1988-2002.
(Der) Zeit Voraus.
1995.
3
Art booklet.
1995.