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'''Theodore Feininger''' (1910&ndash;2011) was a United States Army Corporal who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 4]].
'''Theodore Lux Feininger''' (1910&ndash;2011) was a Berlin-born artist and Camp Ritchie trainee ([[:Category:Class 4|Class 4]]) who served in U.S. Army military intelligence in World War II.
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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Theodore Lux Feininger (T. Lux Feininger) was born in 1910 in Zehlendorf, a suburb of Berlin, Germany, son of the painter Lyonel Feininger. He later became a painter and photographer associated with the Bauhaus circle. During World War II he spent more than three years in the U.S. Army in military intelligence, using his knowledge of Germany and the German language; he trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[:Category:Class 4|Class 4]] as a corporal.
 
In 1987–1988 he gave an oral-history interview to the Archives of American Art (Smithsonian) in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He died in 2011.


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* 1910 — Born in Zehlendorf, Berlin, Germany.
* Camp Ritchie Class 4 (corporal); military intelligence service.
* 19 May 1987–17 March 1988 — Oral history, Archives of American Art (Cambridge, MA).
* 2011 — Died.
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* [https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-t-lux-feininger-12712 Archives of American Art — Oral history interview with T. Lux Feininger (1987–1988)]
* Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data
* Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data
* Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records
* Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)

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Theodore Feininger
Personal details
Birth nameT. Lux Feininger Lux Feininger
Born1910
Berlin, Germany
Died2011
NativityGermany
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN32310924
RankCorporal
Camp RitchieClass 4 (6 January – 6 March 1943)
Section5
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Theodore Lux Feininger (1910–2011) was a Berlin-born artist and Camp Ritchie trainee (Class 4) who served in U.S. Army military intelligence in World War II.

Biography[edit | edit source]

Theodore Lux Feininger (T. Lux Feininger) was born in 1910 in Zehlendorf, a suburb of Berlin, Germany, son of the painter Lyonel Feininger. He later became a painter and photographer associated with the Bauhaus circle. During World War II he spent more than three years in the U.S. Army in military intelligence, using his knowledge of Germany and the German language; he trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 4 as a corporal.

In 1987–1988 he gave an oral-history interview to the Archives of American Art (Smithsonian) in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He died in 2011.

Research notes[edit | edit source]

  • Instructor
  • Son of Lionel F

Gallery[edit | edit source]

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 101
Class_ASN 32310924
Class_Name Feininger, Theodore
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both

Timeline[edit | edit source]

  • 1910 — Born in Zehlendorf, Berlin, Germany.
  • Camp Ritchie Class 4 (corporal); military intelligence service.
  • 19 May 1987–17 March 1988 — Oral history, Archives of American Art (Cambridge, MA).
  • 2011 — Died.

Sources[edit | edit source]