Hans Mann Photographs
Scope and Contents Note
Approximately 2740 black-and-white photographs document colonial and other historical art and architecture in Brazil. It is believed that the photographs were taken or collected by Hans Mann, though provenance is not clear for all of the included images.
The collection is roughly arranged geographically. This guide and the container inventory list below are very preliminary; more information and a more detailed list is available in the Benson Collection Rare Books and Manuscripts Reading Room.
Dates
- Creation: c.1950s-1960s
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted.
Use Restrictions
Standard copyright restrictions apply.
Biographical Sketch
Photographer Hans Mann was born in Ulm, Germany and emigrated to South America in 1930. He is the author ofThe 12 prophets of O Aleijadinho (1958, 1967), Strolling through Rio (1958), andBuenos Aires, recopilación fotográfica (1946). Mann died in Recife, Brazil, in 1966.
Full Extent
2740 photographs in 68 boxes
Abstract
Black-and-white photographs of historical art and architecture from Brazil.
Custodial History
The collection now called the Hans Mann Photograph Collection (formerly the Brazilian Photographic Archive) was transferred to the Benson Collection in 1970 from the College of Fine Arts where it was held as the collection of "Brazilian Art and Architecture." The Hans Mann Collection had previously been transferred to the Art Department from the Humanities Research Center in 1968.
Acquisition Information
Transfer from the College of Fine Arts, University of Texas at Austin, 1970.
Processing Information
Processing information not available.
- Title
- Hans Mann Photographs
- Status
- Edited Partial Draft
- Subtitle
- Preliminary Inventory
- Author
- Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection
- Date
- 2007
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2021 June: Edited by Dylan Joy to fix compliance check errors to prepare for the migration to new TARO website.
- 2021 November: Edited by Devon Murphy to update control access terms and formatting based on the TARO Control Access List.
- 2025 July: Revised by Ryan Sullivant to fix validation errors prior to ingestion into ArchivesSpace.
- 2025 December: Edited by Dylan Joy to enhance description and prepare for transfer to LSF.
Repository Details
Part of the Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Repository
2300 Red River Street
Austin Texas 78712 United States
(512) 495-4578
bensonspecialcollections@austin.utexas.edu