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Archives of American Art
Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration drawings
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.coopunio
- Creators:
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Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration
- Dates:
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[ca. 1820]-1943
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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22 Reelsca. 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
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Drawing -- United States | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Art museums -- New York (State) | Function | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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