Page 45 - Studio International - July August 1971

In response to requests for the exact form of
publication, captions, and the work's relation to
public records, Hans Haacke provided the following
information in a letter of 27 April to Barbara Reise :
`The quotation marks on the photos are to indicate
that these are fictionalized personal names. All other
information is real. The captions and photos are
essentially the same as those presented to the
Guggenheim (I exchanged maybe two because I did
not have a duplicate photo). I retained the fictionalized
names for Studio because I thought the material
should appear in the form in which it was rejected.
All information is collected from the public records
at the New York County Clerk's Office, 3i Chambers
Street, New York, N.Y., both deeds and contracts on
mortgages are there (photostats).'

Hans Haacke
286-88 E 2 St. Block 372 Lot 56
5 storey walk-up old law tenement
`Emilio Ciaroscuro' Estate, ...E II St., NYC
c/o 'Anita Ciaroscuro', executrix
acquired 12-18 '42
from `Ciaroscuro' — Construction Corp.
consolidated mortgage $20, 484.63 at 54% interest
held by the American Baptist Home Mission Society
8-18'61
2 Hans Haacke
726 E 6 St.
Block 375 Lot 23
vacant
232 Harper Estates Realty Inc.,... E II St., NYC
`Peggy Schwartz', President
acquired 7-25 '62
from 'Maria Warwick'
no mortgage
3 Hans Haacke
Block 375 Lot 27
5 storey walk-up old law tenement
S& K Estates Inc., ...E II St., NYC
`David Shamrock', President
acquired 7-16 '68
from Kirshop Realty Corp.,... E I I St., NYC
`Stanley Klein', President
no mortgage
4 Hans Haacke
228 E 3 St.
Block 385 Lot 19
5 storey walk-up old law tenement
Harpmel Realty Inc., ... E II St., NYC
`Harvey Schwartz', President
acquired 8-21 '63
from John the Baptist Foundation
mortgage $150,000—at 6% interest (also covering
7 other buildings)
8-21 '63,
held by the Ministers and Missionaries Benefit
Board of the American Baptist Convention,
...Riverside Drive, NYC
5 Hans Haacke
214 E 3 St.
Block 375 Lot I I
5 storey walk-up old law tenement
Harpmel Realty Inc., ... E I I St., NYC
`Harvey Schwartz', President
acquired 8-21 '63
from John the Baptist Foundation
mortgage $150,000 at 6% interest (also covering
7 other buildings)
8-19 '63,
held by the Ministers and Missionaries Benefit
Board of the American Baptist Convention,
...Riverside Drive, NYC
6 Hans Haacke
216 E 3 St.
Block 385 Lot II
5 storey walk-up old law tenement
Harpmel Realty Inc.,... E ix St., NYC
`Harvey Schwartz', President
acquired 8-21 '63
from John the Baptist Foundation
mortgage $150,000—at 6% interest (also covering
7 other buildings)
8-19 '63,
'held by the Ministers and Missionaries Benefit
Board of the American Baptist Convention,
...Riverside Drive, NYC