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Archives of American Art
Pyramid Club exhibition catalogs
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.pyraclub
- Creators:
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Pyramid Club (Philadelphia, Pa.)
- Dates:
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1943-1955
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Microfilm reel4 items on a partial microfilm reel
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This microfilm collection consists of annual exhibition catalogs from the Pyramid Club, an African American social club. The exhibition catalogs date from 1943 to 1945 and 1955.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
The Pyramid Club was an African American social club founded circa 1941 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The club had its own bar and restaurant, hosted social events, and sponsored art exhibitions open to all artists.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 4398 available at Archives of American Art offices, through interlibrary loan, at the Free Library of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals in: Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Microfilmed in 1990 as part of AAA's Philadelphia Arts Documentation Project.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Clubs -- Pennsylvania | Function | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| African American artists | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Exhibition catalogs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| African American societies | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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