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Archives of American Art
Minutes of meeting of Group of 8
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.gussbern
- Creators:
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Gussow, Bernard, 1881-1957
- Dates:
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1919 Dec. 31
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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3 Pages(on partial microfilm reel)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Handwritten minutes of a "Meeting of the 8 men not hung at the Luxembourg ... held at 54 Charles St. - at 8." The group was organized to protest their exclusion from the Exposition d'Artistes de L'Ecole Américaine, held at the Luxembourg Museum, 1919. "Present: Bouché, Gussow, Maurer, Stella, Weber and Zorach. Weber gave a complete report of the meeting of the Luxembourg Committee stating that he had denounced the duplicity of the managing officers, urging the immediate return of the paintings thus excluded, and demanding a public apology on the part of the commmittee to the men not hung etc.. The meeting adjourned after a toast was drunk to modern art at 10:30 - New Years Eve." [Inadvertently microfilmed as Yasuo Kuniyoshi papers.]
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 3090 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Provenance 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.
More Information
Other Title
Other Title
Yasuo Kuniyoshi papers (microfilm title)
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Art, American -- Exhibitions | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Art, Modern -- 20th century | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Artists -- United States | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Bouché, Louis, 1896-1969 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Maurer, Alfred Henry, 1868-1932 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Stella, Joseph, 1877-1946 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Weber, Max, 1881-1961 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Zorach, William, 1887-1966 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Exposition d'artistes de l'école Américaine (1919 : Paris, France) | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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