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MerzBarn axonometric plan drawing.
MerzBarn axonometric plan drawing.
Tyne & Wear Museums Director Alec Coles in front of the Merz Barn with corporate sponsors, Barney Frith, partner at Watson Burton LLP and Charles May, managing director at Brewin Dolphin
Tyne & Wear Museums Director Alec Coles in front of the Merz Barn with corporate sponsors, Barney Frith, partner at Watson Burton LLP and Charles May, managing director at Brewin Dolphin
The Merz wall being dropped into place 1966 (© Fred Brookes)
The Merz wall being dropped into place 1966 (© Fred Brookes)
Artist’s impression of the finished Merz Barn (Fred Brookes)
Artist’s impression of the finished Merz Barn (Fred Brookes)
Plan of the Merz Barn, John Elderfield
Plan of the Merz Barn, John Elderfield
Sketches from a letter to Ernst (1947)
Sketches from a letter to Ernst (1947)
A note book page reveals Schwitters’ plans for the Merz Barn.
Sound installation outside the Merz Barn, autumn 2008. Artist Dan Fox. Photo Adam James.
Sound installation outside the Merz Barn, autumn 2008. Artist Dan Fox. Photo Adam James.
The Merz Barn artwork in the Hatton Gallery
The Merz Barn artwork in the Hatton Gallery
From left: Celia Larner, John Elderfield, Adrian Sudhalter, Leah Dickermann at MoMA, March 28, 2008
From left: Celia Larner, John Elderfield, Adrian Sudhalter, Leah Dickermann at MoMA, March 28, 2008
Dr Paul Thirkell & Prof. Steve Hoskins, University of the West of England
Dr Paul Thirkell & Prof. Steve Hoskins, University of the West of England
Klaus Hinrichsen (centre) with Mrs Hinrichsen and Dr Sarah Wilson, Merzland Conference, Tate Britain 2006
Klaus Hinrichsen (centre) with Mrs Hinrichsen and Dr Sarah Wilson, Merzland Conference, Tate Britain 2006
Rosanna Raymond performing in the Merz Kabaret on the river steamer, part of the Merland Conference 2006
Rosanna Raymond performing in the Merz Kabaret on the river steamer, part of the Merland Conference 2006
Marit Muenzberg and Ian Hunter uniting Kurt and Wantee on Hammersmith Bridge (it
Marit Muenzberg and Ian Hunter uniting Kurt and Wantee on Hammersmith Bridge (it's a long story!) as the Merzland steamer passes beneath. Photo Heather Delday.
In the Merz Barn, 1999: From left: Hank Bull (with mike), Hamish Ritchie (with umbrella), Asha, Toro, Dr Wolfgang Kort, Bill Pierce. Toro and Asha are singing a Nigerian tribute to Kurt Schwitters.
In the Merz Barn, 1999: From left: Hank Bull (with mike), Hamish Ritchie (with umbrella), Asha, Toro, Dr Wolfgang Kort, Bill Pierce. Toro and Asha are singing a Nigerian tribute to Kurt Schwitters.
Stephen Deuchar, Director Tate Britain, welcoming delegates to the Merzland Conference, 2006
Stephen Deuchar, Director Tate Britain, welcoming delegates to the Merzland Conference, 2006
Cylinders Farm (the Shippon) in 1948. Photo courtesy of the Pierce family.
Cylinders Farm (the Shippon) in 1948. Photo courtesy of the Pierce family.
Kurt Schwitters. Photo Ernst Schwitters. One of a series of Schwitters performing the Ursonate.
Kurt Schwitters. Photo Ernst Schwitters. One of a series of Schwitters performing the Ursonate.
Interior of the Merz Barn, c. 1948
Interior of the Merz Barn, c. 1948
Kurt Schwitters and Edith Thomas (Wantee) at Elterwater
Kurt Schwitters and Edith Thomas (Wantee) at Elterwater
Kurt Schwitters on his 60th birthday outside the shippon at Cylinders. In the background: Wantee and Bill Pierce Junior (The envelope protruding from Schwitters’ pocket contains the offer from MoMA of a grant which he eventually used to continue work on the Merz Barn) 20th June 1947.
Kurt Schwitters on his 60th birthday outside the shippon at Cylinders. In the background: Wantee and Bill Pierce Junior (The envelope protruding from Schwitters’ pocket contains the offer from MoMA of a grant which he eventually used to continue work on the Merz Barn) 20th June 1947.
Kurt Schwitters. Photo El Lissitzky
Kurt Schwitters. Photo El Lissitzky
The Merz Barn, c. 1952. Photo Ernst Schwitters. Courtesy of the Sprengel Museum, Hannover
The Merz Barn, c. 1952. Photo Ernst Schwitters. Courtesy of the Sprengel Museum, Hannover
Outside the Shippon, 1947. Schwitters is in the centre, leaning forward, Harry Pierce to his left, handyman Jack Cook standing.
Outside the Shippon, 1947. Schwitters is in the centre, leaning forward, Harry Pierce to his left, handyman Jack Cook standing.
The Merz Barn, Cylinders, c. 1947
The Merz Barn, Cylinders, c. 1947
Hutchison Internment Camp, Douglas, Isle of Man
Hutchison Internment Camp, Douglas, Isle of Man
The Merz Wall being hoisted up out of the barn for removal to the Hatton Gallery, (© Fred Brookes)
The Merz Wall being hoisted up out of the barn for removal to the Hatton Gallery, (© Fred Brookes)
Richard Hamilton (far left, in cap) visiting the Merz Barn, 1965 (Photo Mike McNay)
Richard Hamilton (far left, in cap) visiting the Merz Barn, 1965 (Photo Mike McNay)
Kurt Schwitters at Elterwater, c. 1947
Kurt Schwitters at Elterwater, c. 1947
Article about the Save the Merz Barn Campaign from The Westmoreland Gazette, 2009
Article about the Save the Merz Barn Campaign from The Westmoreland Gazette, 2009
The The Ngati Ranana Maori group dancing in the Ambleside Church Hall, KS06
The The Ngati Ranana Maori group dancing in the Ambleside Church Hall, KS06
Rosanna Raymond, Littoral Trustee, performing at the KS06 event at Cylinders
Rosanna Raymond, Littoral Trustee, performing at the KS06 event at Cylinders
The Merzbarn office set up in a vacant shop in Ambleside as part of the
The Merzbarn office set up in a vacant shop in Ambleside as part of the 'MerzBarn'/ArtBarns programme in 1999
Opening of the ArtBarns project, Lentworth House Farm, Abbeystead, July 1999 by Aileen McEvoy, Deputy Director of Arts Council England NW
Opening of the ArtBarns project, Lentworth House Farm, Abbeystead, July 1999 by Aileen McEvoy, Deputy Director of Arts Council England NW
The Shippon, Cylinders, autumn 2008
The Shippon, Cylinders, autumn 2008
Simon Cutts (left) in front of his ArtBarns neon installation
Simon Cutts (left) in front of his ArtBarns neon installation 'Oak Leaves in Hannover', with artist Timm Ulrichs, 1999
The remaining attendees of the KS07 Autumn School gather at the Shippon
The remaining attendees of the KS07 Autumn School gather at the Shippon
Map of the Elterwater Gunpowder Works, showing Cylinders estate (the site of the smithy, now the Shippon Gallery, and the gunpowder store, now the Merz Barn)
Map of the Elterwater Gunpowder Works, showing Cylinders estate (the site of the smithy, now the Shippon Gallery, and the gunpowder store, now the Merz Barn)
Artist Janette Porter speaking at the Kultivars Seminar, Shippon Gallery, 2009
Artist Janette Porter speaking at the Kultivars Seminar, Shippon Gallery, 2009
KS07 Poster
KS07 Poster

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