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Archives of American Art
Los Angeles County Museum correspondence with artists
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.losanm
- Creators:
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Los Angeles County Museum
- Dates:
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1917-1938
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.2 Linear feet(104 items)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Correspondence of Los Angeles County Museum directors William A. Bryan and Frank S. Daggett, and their assistants Louise Upton, Mary Marsh, and Helen Wood, with artists Andrew Dasburg, Robert Henri, Dana Bartlett, Guy Rose, Carl Oscar Borg and others. The letters relate to exhibitions, artists' visits, thank you and congratulatory notes, and specific paintings loaned or sold to the museum.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated in 1986 by Joseph Moure, and art historian and collector, who purchased the letters from a bookseller.
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
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Artists -- United States | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Art museums | Function | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Dasburg, Andrew, 1887-1979 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Henri, Robert, 1865-1929 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Bryan, William Alanson, 1875-1942 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Daggett, Frank Slater, 1855-1920 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Bartlett, Dana, 1878-1957 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Borg, Carl Oscar, 1879-1947 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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