Usage conditions may apply for digital images, video, and sound recordings linked within SOVA collections. While digital content may be restricted, SOVA collection descriptions and catalog records are available CC0 for re-use. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page.
Archives of American Art
Lizzie P. Bliss scrapbook and papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.blislizz
- Creators:
-
Bliss, Lizzie P. (Lizzie Plummer), 1864-1931
- Dates:
-
1927-1979 and [undated]
- Languages:
-
English.
- Physical Description:
-
2.1 Linear feet(partially microfilmed on 1 reel)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Materials relating to European art, containing mostly photographs of paintings, many of them Old Master paintings.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Lizzie P. bliss (1864-1931) was an art collector and patron in New York, N.Y. Bliss, also called Lillie, was one of the founders of the Museum of Modern Art.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 2200 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Reel 2200: Originals located at Boston University, Boston, Mass.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Scrapbook originally lent and microfilmed 1970 by Bliss's niece, Elizabeth Bliss Parkinson, but was refilmed in 1981 because original film was illegible. Source of unmicrofilmed material is unknown.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Related Materials
Related Materials
Also in the Archives is a scrapbook containing photographs of the Bliss art collection, notes, letters, and clippings lent for microfilming on reel 2200.
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
---|---|---|---|
Art patrons -- New York (State) -- New York | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Collectors -- New York (State) -- New York | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Art -- Collectors and collecting | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Arts administrators -- New York (State) -- New York | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Women arts administrators | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Art, Modern | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Art, European | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Scrapbooks | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives of American Art
750 9th Street, NW
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
https://www.aaa.si.edu/services/questions