Archives of American Art

Things you should know about Living American Art : a handbook of facts for editors and critics

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.liviamer
Creators:
Living American Art, Inc.
Dates:
1937
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
19 Pages
(on partial microfilm reel)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The manual describes the function of Living American Art, Inc., and gives information regarding the process by which paintings are chosen for printing and commercial purposes, the jury members, the artists and their rights to royalties, etc.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Living American Art, Inc. was founded by Charles Boni for the purpose of disseminating reproductions of American art works to the general public. Boni devised a mail order brochure of the prints and set up approximately 250 exhibitions of the prints at colleges, universities, and museums around the country for publicity. Also published was a periodical which carried brief biographies of artists whose works were chosen for reproduction, thus attempting to generally educate the "average" American in issues and history of American art.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 3091 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Reproduction Note
Typescript mimeograph.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1978, 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.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Copy art Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art -- Reproduction Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art publishing Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Boni, Charles Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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