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Fleischmann textual records

File consists of a small amount of textual records related to Trude’s friendship with Hanne. There is a magazine clipping featuring one of Trude’s photos of Hanne, materials related to a lecture series Hanne held at Trude’s New York studio, and a single letter written to Hanne on the back of a photograph. This file also includes two empty envelopes from Trude's Vienna studio.

Fleischmann, Trude

Portraiture

File consists of portraits taken by Trude Fleischmann at her studio in Vienna. Hanne is the primary subject of these portraits, however, there are also photographs of two unidentified men whose pictures appear in other subseries of this fonds. One of the men appeared to have been a boyfriend of Hanne.

Fleischmann, Trude

Stretches, poses, and fitness

This file consists of photographs taken during the first 10-15 years of Trude Fleischmann’s career in Vienna. These photos depict Hanne Wassermann and other models demonstrating stretches and poses developed by Hanne as part of her original fitness method, including those exercises that involve the use of a handheld rubber ring. Hanne is most often the lone subject of these images (some of which were later reproduced to accompany articles and other publications by/about Hanne); however, there are some photographs in which Hanne is accompanied by at least one other model. Several photos depict four women engaged in ring exercises. Most of the images appear to have been taken in Trude’s studio, however there are some which were taken outside at unspecified locations (possibly Brioni, Italy).

Many of the photographs in this file are signed by Trude, and feature her studio’s imprint and/or logo. Larger photographs are mounted on card stock while some of the smaller items were printed on postcard paper. On the backs of some photographs are notes by Trude and Hanne written in pencil or pen (in some cases, many years after the pictures were originally printed). There are also several oversized items in this file including an advertisement for Hanne’s fitness program (featuring four Fleischmann photographs of Hanne) and four poster-size pages depicting the many stretches and positions Hanne taught as part of her health program, each page with over twenty small photographs affixed to it.

Fleischmann, Trude

Trude Fleischmann photography

Trude Fleischmann was a renowned portrait photographer in Vienna whose rise to prominence coincided with that of Hanne Wassermann. Both women had studied photography at the “Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt für Photographie und Reproduktionsverfahren,” their time at the school overlapping for at least one year. The two were friends, with Hanne posing as a model for Trude, including at least one nude photo in the early 1920s. When Hanne opened her 'gymnastics' school, it was Trude who photographed her for publicity materials such as posters and cards. Similarly, Trude photographed Hanne (sometimes accompanied by other models) demonstrating the various stretches and poses associated with the fitness method she had developed.

This subseries consists of photographs by Trude, the majority of which depict Hanne's fitness programs (e.g. stretching, holding poses, and ring exercises). There are also portraits taken of Hanne and photos of Hanne apparently modeling clothes. While Hanne is the primary subject of these images, there are also portraits of two unidentified men, one of whom was Hanne's boyfriend. There is also a small quantity of textual materials associated with Trude such as a newspaper clipping featuring one of her photos, materials related to Hanne's lectures at her New York studio, and a single piece of correspondence to Hanne.

Fleischmann, Trude