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Archives of American Art
Scrapbooks relating to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.solor
- Creators:
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Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
- Dates:
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1935-1939
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Itempartial microfilm reel (155 frames)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings and other printed material relating to Solomon R. Guggenheim and his collection of non-objective art. Topics include: the exhibitions of the collection at the Gibbes Art Gallery, Charleston, S.C., 1936 and 1938, Philadelphia Art Alliance, 1937, and the Baltimore Museum of Art, 1939; the formation of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, 1937; the opening of the collection at 24 E. 54th St., June 1939; Guggenheim curator Hilla Rebay; painter Rudolf Bauer; and Guggenheim. Editorials and letters to the editor regarding abstract art are also included.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Modern art museum; New York, N.Y. Solomon R. Guggenheim's collection of mostly abstract, non-objective painting was largely formed by artist and promotor of non-objective painting, Hilla Rebay. In 1937 it was established as the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, and in 1939, as the Museum of Non-Objective Painting. After Guggenheim's death in 1949 the name was changed to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel NSRG1 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals in the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, N.Y.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent for microfilming 1965 by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
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 | ||
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Art, Abstract -- United States -- Exhibitions | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Rebay, Hilla, 1890-1967 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Bauer, Rudolf, 1889-1953 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Guggenheim, Solomon R. (Solomon Robert), 1861-1949 -- Art collections | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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