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Archives of American Art
American art exhibition catalog collection [microfilm]
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.archaaec
- Creators:
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Archives of American Art
- Dates:
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1820-1960
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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134 Microfilm reels
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Ca. 7,000 exhibition catalogs published from the early nineteenth century to the 1960s for for exhibitions of American art held in galleries, museums, and art societies throughout the United States. The catalogs were microfilmed between 1964-1966, at libraries, museums and other institutions throughout the United States as part of the American Art Exhibition Catalog Project.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Archives of American Art microfilmed the catalogs at libraries throughout the United States for an American Art Exhibition Catalog Project during 1964-1966. Among the institutions were the Architectural League of New York, Boston Antheneum, Boston Public Library, Columbia University, Cooper Union Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the New York Public Library, Yivo Institute for Jewish Research, and many others. Some of the catalogs identified were included in individual collections of artists papers or organizational records. Researchers may also find exhibition catalogs in artists' papers and other collections in the Archives, although they are generally not described at the item level.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
More Information
Other Finding Aids
Other Finding Aids
Indexed by artist and sponsoring museum/gallery in: The Archives of American Art Collection of Exhibition Catalogs (Boston : G.K. Hall & Co., 1979).
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Art, American -- Exhibitions | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Art, Modern -- 19th century -- United States -- Exhibitions | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Art, Modern -- 20th century -- United States -- Exhibitions | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives of American Art
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