Dresden: Malerei 1

Back in the DDR

The First Snow is Fallen

Note dated November 16, 1981, with accompanying watercolor.

I Will Go By Train to the Saxon Switzerland

Letter dated [?] 23, 1983.

The Little Angels with the Candle

Fröhliche Weihnachten: artwork accompanying letter from Anita K. dated November 20, 1983.

You Cannot Imagine Such Difficulties

Letter dated November 20, 1983.

The Dresden Frauenkirche

Dresdner Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady) built in the 1700s, destroyed in the 1945 firebombing attack. It has since been rebuilt (completed in 2005). Postcard enclosed with a letter sent by Anita K, circa 1982-1983. Caption: Vor der Zerstörung durch anglo-amerikanische Bomber am 13, Februar 1945.

Map of Dresden, DDR

Map of Dresden enclosed with letter from Anita K, 1982 or 1983.

I Am Full of Suspense

Letter dated April 30, 1983.

The Little Poem is Lovely

Letter dated January 15, 1983.

Now I Have Bought a New Camera

Letter dated December 5, 1982.

If We Meet in East Berlin

Letter dated April 5, 1982.

Send Me Some Picture Post Cards

February 9, 1982.

A Letter from Behind the Iron Curtain

With the passage of time, this first handwritten letter sent to me thirty years ago today by Anita K, an East German Meissen Ware artist and volunteer tour guide, is now of historical interest. The original will be housed in the university archives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. We met in 1981 during a UNC international summer class led by Professor James R. Leutze, and corresponded for a couple years thereafter. The DDR (Deutsche Demokratische Republik) part of the class journey included stays in Dresden and East Berlin.