Archives of American Art

Grace Fakes papers

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.fakegrac
Creators:
Fakes, Grace, 1889-1970
Dates:
1907-1970
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
53 Items
(on 2 partial microfilm reels)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Correspondence, sketches, printed material, and photographs.
Scope and Contents
REEL 1595: Correspondence; sketches; clippings; a book and brochure describing designs created by the interior design firm of Fakes, Bisbee and Robertson; and photographs of interior designs.
Scope and Contents
REEL 1597: Photographs of interior designs by Fakes.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Interior designer; New York, N.Y.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels 1595 and 1597 available at Archives of American Art offices; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals returned the lender, Emily Guthrie Smith, after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent for microfilming by Emily Guthrie Smith, Fakes' niece, 1979.

Using the Collection

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

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Interior decoration Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Interior decorators -- New York (State) -- New York Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Interior decoration firms -- New York (State) -- New York Function Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Fakes, Bisbee and Robertson (Firm) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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