Archives of American Art

Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration drawings

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.coopunio
Creators:
Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration
Dates:
[ca. 1820]-1943
Languages:
English
.
Physical Description:
22 Reels
ca. 20,000 items (on 22 microfilm reels)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Drawings, ca. 1820-1943, by 225 American artists from the drawing collection in the Cooper Union Museum. A description is included for each drawing.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Art museum, N.Y., N.Y. Founded 1897. Name changed to Cooper-Hewitt Museum. Housed in the Carnegie Mansion, home of Andrew Carnegie.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels NCUD1-NCUD22 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals returned to Cooper Union Museum after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent for microfilming 1963-1964 by Cooper Union 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.

More Information

Other Finding Aids

Other Finding Aids
A microfilm inventory available at all Archives of American Art offices.


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Drawing -- United States Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art museums -- New York (State) Function Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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