| Ref No | WIA FC/1927/11/8 |
| Title | Warburg, Aby to Warburg, Felix 27/08/1927 |
| Writer | Warburg, Aby |
| Recipient | Warburg, Felix |
| Date | 27/08/1927 |
| DateNote | FC |
| Format | typescript |
| Contents | tells him of [Bernard] Berenson's visit in KBW; they discussed a cassone; many years ago Felix had sent Warburg a photograph; [Bernard] Berenson thinks it was made by Domenico Veneziano and was very astonished when Warburg supplied a date; [Bernard] Berenson brought with him his 'guardian angel' Miss [Nicky] Mariano, A. Kingsley Porter and his wife Lucy; they are convinced of the usefulness of closer contacts between Harvard and Hamburg; Warburg is certain, that his trip can contribute to a greater mutual understanding of academic work in Germany and the US; on his own lecturing style; on Edward Warburg, who has a fine nose and will learn and will find his way; confesses that Warburg's first great artistic impression was a painting of a crying monk, by the good-for-nothing Guido Reni, when Warburg was in Prague at the age of 16; tells him to inform Paul Sachs of Warburg's US trip in 1928; the overall title of his lectures in the US will be 'Die Funktion überlieferter Ausdruckswerte in Kunst und Leben für die Entwicklung der europäischen Mentalität'; was pleased that Paul Warburg came to the Redslob-Warburg lecture on postage stamps; calls KBW a new organ to reflect and judge the processes of exchange between cultures in the past and present; forwards two newspaper cuttings and two brochures on Hamburg university |
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| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| DS/UK/685 | Warburg; Paul Moritz (10/08/1868-24/01/1932) | 10/08/1868-24/01/1932 |
| DS/UK/696 | Warburg; Edward Mortimer Morris (05/06/1908-21/09/1992) | 05/06/1908-21/09/1992 |
| DS/UK/690 | Warburg; Felix Moritz (14/01/1871-20/10/1937) | 14/01/1871-20/10/1937 |
| DS/UK/1523 | Redslob; Edwin (22/09/1894-24/01/1973); Prof. h.c. Dr. phil | 22/09/1894-24/01/1973 |
| DS/UK/1663 | Berenson; Bernard (26/06/1865-06/10/1959); Dr.phil. | 26/06/1865-06/10/1959 |
| DS/UK/2245 | Warburg; Aby Moritz (13/06/1866-26/10/1929); Professor, Dr. | 13/06/1866-26/10/1929 |