Archives of American Art

Guild of Boston Artists records

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.guilof
Creators:
Guild of Boston Artists
Dates:
1914-1978
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
387 Items
Reel 794, loan: 387 microfilm frames
276 Items
Reel 1373, loan: 276 microfilm frames
0.2 Linear feet
Reel 4045, gift
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The records of the Guild of Boston Artists consist of a membership card file and related correspondence reflecting the earliest period of the Guild's existence; scrapbooks, documenting Guild activities until 1955; exhibition schedules and records of the period 1966-1978.
Scope and Contents
Reel 794: Six scrapbooks, 1914-1955, pertaining to the activities of the Guild and its member artists, containing clippings, photographs, and catalogs of exhibitions held at the galleries of the Guild and in other galleries and museums.
Scope and Contents
Reel 1373: Exhibition schedules and records, 1966-1978, including exhibition catalogs and announcements, press releases, clippings, a schedule of exhibitions 1971-1978, a 1978 Guild membership list, and 9 letters to Phyllis C. Maloney, Curator of the Guild, from the artists Dwight Shepler, Alphonse J. Shelton, and S. Edmund Oppenheim, concerning exhibitions of their work at the Guild.
Scope and Contents
Reel 4045: 400 index cards listing members' names, addresses and membership status, created between 1914 and 1918, and 3 letters, undated, 1914 and 1918.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Cooperative gallery established in 1914 by leading painters and instructors including Frank Benson, Edmund Tarbell, and Lilla Cabot Perry, as well as young painters.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels 794, 1373, 4045 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Reels 794 & 1373: Originals in the Guild of Boston Artists, Boston, Massachusetts.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The grandmother of the donor, Lilla Grew Levitt, was Lilla Cabot Perry, Boston painter, founding member of the Guild, and keeper of the membership records for the Guild.

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.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Art patronage -- Massachusetts -- Boston Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art -- Massachusetts -- Boston Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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