Archives of American Art

A Finding Aid to the Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery Exhibition Files, 1948-1981, in the Archives of American Art

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.archmhunt
Creators:
Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery
Dates:
1948-1981
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
51 Microfilm reels
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The microfilmed Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery exhibition files contain 621 exhibition files (1948-1981) including biographical data on artists, correspondence, photographs, exhibition checklists, price and sales lists, loan agreements, condition reports, shipping orders and receipts, exhibition announcements, catalogs and invitations, press releases, and clippings.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
The University Art Museum at the University of Texas at Austin was named the Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery in 1980 in recognition of the art collector and philanthropist who donated land in support of an art museum. In 1998 the museum was renamed the Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art in honor of the art patron and former chairman of the Board of Regents. It remains a primary art collection for the city of Austin and a resource for the arts and cultural education of students at the University of Texas at Austin.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels 2855-2865; 3100-3103; 3271-3272; 3374-3379; and 3386-3413 available for use through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals in: Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent for microfilming 1981-1984 by the Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery. Microfilmed as part of the Archives of American Art's Texas project.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.

Related Materials
The Archives of American Art also holds the microfilmed Made in Texas exhibition records, 1978-1981.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Art museums, University and college -- Texas -- Austin Function Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Huntington, Archer M., 1870-1955 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
University of Texas at Austin Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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