Legion of Honor Clippings Scrapbook, 1938
Scope and Contents
Each page has many clippings attached of varying topics. Notable events and names are identified.
Page 1: January 1938
Exhibition of porcelains from the collection of Mrs. A.B. Spreckels; Acquisition of "Family Group" by Veronese
Page 2: February 1938
Exhibition of porcelains from the collection of Mrs. A.B. Spreckels; "Artists West of the Mississippi" exhibition; Article covering history of Lincoln Park as former international cemetary; "Impressions of Iceland" exhibition
Page 3-4: March 1938
Exhibition of porcelains from the collection of Mrs. A.B. Spreckels; Calendar of events from magazine
Page 5: April 1938
Exhibition of art by Lovis Corinth; 48th Annual Exhibition of the Art Institute of Chicago; Exhibition of old master drawings loaned by Lord Robert and Lady Witt; Walter Heil made Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor
Page 6: May 1938
Exhibition of old master drawings loaned by Lord Robert and Lady Witt; Exhibition of American watercolors
Page 7-8: June 1938
Golden Gate International Exposition; Exhibition of Venetian art; Children's theater performance of "A Princess in Distress"
Page 9-10: July 1938
Exhibition of Venetian art; Convention of the Women's Christian Temperance Union; Exhibition of Watercolors and Drawings by Edward Johanson, Edward R. Strawbridge and Mark Milsk
Page 11: August 1938
Convention of the Women's Christian Temperance Union; Exhibition of American Abstract Artists group; Exhibition of art by Leon Kroll
Page 12: September 1938
Exhibition of art by Brents Carlton; Exhibition of art by Rinaldo Cuneo Exhibition of art by Leon Kroll
Page 13: October 1938
Exhibition of art by Leon Kroll; International Watercolor exhibition
Page 14: November 1938
Lecture on American painting by Thomas Carr Howe; Exhibition of Maryland artists
Page 15: December 1938
Memorial exhibition of art by Mary Curtis Richardson; Announcement of loans to the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition
Dates
- Creation: 1938
Conditions Governing Access
The clippings are all very fragile and are overlapping each other. Handle with clean hands and use caution. Do not rip or tear. The book is not bound, do not reorder the pages.
Extent
From the Collection: 35 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Arrangement
The scrapbook is arranged chronologically and each odd page is arranged from left to right, while each even page is arranged right to left. The clippings overlap.
Repository Details
Part of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Archives Repository
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr
San Francisco California 94118 USA