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Archives of American Art
Afro-American Historical and Cultural Museum artists' files
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.afrohist
- Creators:
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Afro-American Historical and Cultural Museum (Philadelphia, Pa.)
- Dates:
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1968-1985
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Microfilm reel116 items on partial microfilm reel
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This microfilm collection consists of the Afro-American Historical and Cultural Museum's (now the African American Museum in Phialdelphia) artists files on African American artists Roland Ayers, Romare Howard Bearden, Barbara Jane Bullock, Dana Chandler, John E. Dowell, John Taylor Harris, Barkley L. Hendricks, Mary Liggeons, and Arturo Lindsay. These files may contain correspondence, biographical information, photographs, and printed material.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
The Afro-American Historical and Cultural Museum, now the African American Museum in Philadelphia, was founded in 1976. The museum preserves, interprets, and exhibits the heritage of African Americans through the combined narrative of art, culture, and history.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 3911 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Also available at the African American Museum in Philadelphia, formerly the Afro-American Historical and Cultural Museum.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals in: African American Museum in Philadelphia, formerly the Afro-American Historical and Cultural Museum
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Microfilmed in 1986 as part of AAA's Philadelphia Arts Documentation Project. Lent for microfilming by Afro-American Historical and Cultural Museum.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Keywords
Archives of American Art
750 9th Street, NW
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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