Emma Hauck | |
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Born | Ellwangen, Germany | 14 August 1878
Died | 1 April 1920 Heidelberg, Germany | (aged 41)
Nationality | German |
Emma Hauck (14 August 1878 – 1 April 1920) was a German outsider artist known for her artistic, handwritten letters to her husband while she was institutionalized in a mental hospital. Though these letters were never delivered, they have since come to be regarded as works of art due to their abstraction and repetitive content. In many cases the letters consist of only the words "Come sweetheart" or "Come" written over and over in flowing script.