Archives of American Art

American art exhibition catalog collection [microfilm]

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.archaaec
Creators:
Archives of American Art
Dates:
1820-1960
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
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

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
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

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