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Archives of American Art
Philadelphia Sketch Club records
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.philsket
- Creators:
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Philadelphia Sketch Club
- Dates:
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1860-1949
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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7 Linear feet(on 5 microfilm reels)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
A 1049-page history of the club written in 1935 and a chronicle, 1860-1865, including lists of officers, income, and members and locations; 15 volumes of secretaries, treasurers and board minutes 1860-1937 (incomplete); a constitution, 1882-1889; some correspondence; exhibition catalogs and announcements; inventories of club collections including a list of the Thomas Anshutz members portraits; copies of speeches delivered; a few remaining artists's files; issues of PORTFOLIO, a club publication, 1874, 1945-49; and photographs, both loose and in scrapbooks, of members in posed and candid arrangements.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Art club; Philadelphia, Pa. Founded 1860 to provide classes when the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts school was not active. Exhibitions and social activities were also organized. The club is still active (in 1990).
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels 3664-3666 & 3919-3920 available at Archives of American Art offices, through interlibrary loan and at the Free Library of Philadelphia.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals in: Philadelphia Sketch Club.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent for microfilming by Philadelphia Sketch Club, 1985-1986.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts organizations | Function | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Art Schools -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia | Function | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives of American Art
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