Archives of American Art

William P. Miller, Jr. papers

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.millwilp
Creators:
Miller, William P., 1948-
Dates:
1952-1988
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.4 Linear feet
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Files from Miller's position as curatorial consultant to the Alex Hillman Family Foundation Art Collection. Included are: biographical information about Alex Hillman and family; lists, catalog drafts, appraisals, and deaccession lists of and reports about the Hillman Art Collection; files on loans and traveling exhibitions of the Hillman Art Collection, containing catalogs, brochures, announcements, and installation photographs for exhibitions at the American Federation of the Arts, Nassau County Museum of Fine Arts, and the Brooklyn Museum; draft for a catalog of the collection written by Miller; a manuscript for a book about the Hillman family and the collection (author unknown); and biographical information about Miller.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Curatorial consultant to the Alex Hillman Family Foundation Art Collection; New York, N.Y. Died ca. 1990. Also held various positions in Philadelphia and New York museums and art centers, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Bronx Museum of the Arts, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Jamaica Arts Center.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1991 by Paul Himmelstein, executor of the William P. Miller's estate. Miller's papers were collected along with the papers of Gary Reynolds; Miller and Reynolds were roommates and their estates were both settled by Himmelstein. Reynolds' papers are housed and cataloged separately.

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 -- Private collections -- New York (State) -- New York Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Hillman, Alex L., 1900-1968 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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