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Archives of American Art
New Britain Museum of American Art records
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.newbrit
- Creators:
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New Britain Museum of American ArtNew Britain Institute. Art Museum
- Dates:
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1907-1978
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.4 Linear feet(on 1 microfilm reel)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Letters from artists, art dealers, and art collectors, mostly addressed to Sanford Low, Director of the Museum, 1940-1964. Some letters contain price lists of works of art, photographs and printed matter. Correspondents include John Taylor Arms, Milton Avery, Thomas Hart Benton, Leonard Baskin, Varujan Boghosian, Charles Burchfield, Adolf Dehn, Philip Kappel, Sol LeWitt, Herbert Meyer, Ogden Pleissner, Henry Schnakenberg, Robert Vose and others. Also included are writings by Low and others about the Musuem.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Known as the Art Museum of the New Britain Institute prior to 1961.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 1710 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1979 by the New Britain Museum of American Art.
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
Archives of American Art
750 9th Street, NW
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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