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San Francisco Museum of Art (established 1935)

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Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

52nd Annual Exhibition of the San Francisco Art Association, [May]-June 8, 1930

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The annual exhibition of the San Francisco Art Association, founded in 1871. By 1930, the Association had incorporated the San Francisco Museum of Art (now the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art). The exhibition records span one folder.

Dates: [May]-June 8, 1930

Etchings and Lithographs by Childe Hassam, August 8-September 6, 1959

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Arranged by the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, an exhibition of etchings and lithographs by American artist Childe Hassam, put on in celebration of the 100th birthday of this famous American Impressionist. The exhibition records span five folders.

Dates: August 8-September 6, 1959

German Impressionism, June 8-July 7, 1957

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Arranged by the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, an exhibition of surveying Impressionism in Germany through prints by German artists, from the Achenbach collection, with loans from the San Francisco Museum of Art and Mills College Art Gallery in Oakland. The exhibition records span five folders plus photographs.

Dates: June 8-July 7, 1957

M. Knoedler & Co., Inc. Exhibition of Work from the 3 San Francisco Museums [unrealized], January 11-[January] 1960

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An exhibition of artworks from the three museums of San Francisco, the Legion of Honor, de Young museum, and San Francisco Museum of Art, arranged by M. Knoedler & Co. The exhibition was canceled. The exhibition records span one folder of planning correspondence.

Dates: January 11-[January] 1960

Prints Commemorating United Nations Week, June 6-25, 1955

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From the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, an exhibition of 76 prints by contemporary artists from various countries within the United Nations. Additional items were lent by the San Francisco Museum of Art and the exhibition was arranged in recognition of the 10th anniversary of the creation of the United Nations. Shown at the San Francisco Public Library. The exhibition records span three folders.

Dates: June 6-25, 1955

Sculpture of the 19th and 20th Centuries, January 20-February 13, 1949

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An exhibition of 35 sculptures from the 19th and 20th centuries lent by private collectors in the San Francisco Bay Area. The exhibition also featured 6 textile samples lent by the gallery of San Francisco interior designer Robert M. Kasper.

Dates: January 20-February 13, 1949