Archives of American Art

Provincetown Art Association records and photographs

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.provarta
Creators:
Provincetown Art Association
Dates:
1914-circa 1975]
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
6 Microfilm reels
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Administrative and business records; correspondence; printed material; and photographs.
Scope and Contents
REEL D79: Annual exhibition catalogs, 1915-1962.
Scope and Contents
REELS 889-892: Minutes and business reports; correspondence; exhibition materials; price lists; lecture and forum materials; publicity material; clippings; and miscellaneous printed materials.
Scope and Contents
REEL 906: Ca. 310 photographs of artists, classes, exhibitions, and artists' works of art.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Organized August 22, 1914. Name changed to Provincetown Art Association and Museum in 1977.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels D79, 889-892, and 906 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals returned to Provincetown Art Association and Museum after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent for microfilming 1962 and 1974 by the Provincetown Art Association.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.

Related Materials
Also in the Archives is the collection Glass plate negatives of the Provincetown Art Association, 1916, circa 2006

Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Arts organizations -- Massachusetts Function Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art -- Study and teaching -- Massachusetts -- Provincetown Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Provincetown (Mass.) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Artists -- Massachusetts -- Provincetown Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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