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Archives of American Art
Hyde Park Art Center records
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hydepark
- Creators:
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Hyde Park Art Center (Chicago, Ill.)Fifth Ward Art Center of Chicago
- Dates:
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1940-1979
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1.2 Linear feet
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Certificate of incorporation; constitution and by-laws; minutes of the Board of Directors meetings; treasurer's reports; annual reports; letters received; copies of letters sent; 3 scrapbooks containing clippings and other printed material; subject files on exhibitions, artists, membership, fundraising, art classes and workshops, and the film program; a booklet, HYDE PARK ART CENTER, 1939-1976, edited by Goldene Shaw, 1976; exhibition posters; copies of news releases; clippings; and 26 photographs of artists, exhibitions and works of art. Also included is a manuscript about the history of the Center by Don Baum and Goldene Shaw.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Art center; Chicago, Ill. Founded in 1939 as the Fifth Ward Art Center of Chicago, Illinois. The name changed to Hyde Park Art Center in February 1940.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Material donated 1981 by Hyde Art Center; unpublished manuscript donated 1975 by Don Baum.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Keywords
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Art -- Exhibitions -- Illinois -- Chicago | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Art centers -- Illinois | Function | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Hairy Who (Group of artists) | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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