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Dutch and Flemish Paintings from the Albert Campbell Hooper Collection and the Jacob Stern Loan Collection, August 6 to October 28, 1945

 Sub-Series

Scope and Contents

An exhibition of paintings by Dutch and Flemish artists compiled from two collections of the museum, the Albert Campbell Hooper Collection, a 400 object permanent collection donated in 1943, and the Jacob Stern Collection, a loan collection lent in 1928. No materials remain for this exhibition, but it is covered in the Bulletin of the California Palace of the Legion of Honor Vol. 3, No. 4 available in the archives.

Dates

  • Creation: August 6 to October 28, 1945

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

At this time, the exhibition records are unavailable to the public and will only be made available to FAMSF staff upon request.

Biographical / Historical

Albert Campbell Hooper was born on August 14, 1867, in San Francisco, California, to John Albert Hooper, Jr. and Mary Campbell Brown. He lived in San Mateo, California in 1900 and Palo Alto, California in 1930. He died on October 5, 1944, in San Francisco, California at the age of 77.

Jacob Stern was an American businessman born in New York on April 5, 1851. He was one of the heirs of Levi Strauss & Co., which he inherited from his uncle Levi Strauss upon Strauss’ death in 1902. He was a San Francisco-based businessman and art collector. Known for a modest discernment and impressive taste in art, he kept a small collection of rare, high quality artworks. This collection he kept in his home where family and friends would visit to view them. He died in 1924.

Sources:
https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L6KC-N1L/albert-campbell-hooper-1867-1944
Catalogue of the Jacob Stern Loan Collection. San Francisco: California Palace of the Legion of Honor, 1928. Exhibition catalogue.

Extent

0 Linear Feet (No materials remain for this exhibition. )

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Abstract

An exhibition of paintings by Dutch and Flemish artists compiled from two collections of the museum, the Albert Campbell Hooper Collection, a 400 object permanent collection donated in 1943, and the Jacob Stern Collection, a loan collection lent in 1928. No materials remain for this exhibition.

Related Exhibitions

Legion of Honor: Jacob Stern Loan Collection (1928)
Legion of Honor: Paintings by Rosa Bonheur and Anna Elizabeth Klumpke (1933)
Legion of Honor: The Hooper Collection of Painting, Sculpture, Decorative Arts (1944)
Legion of Honor: Jacob Stern Loan Collection (1945)
Legion of Honor: Dutch and Flemish Paintings from the Albert Campbell Hooper Collection and the Jacob Stern Loan Collection (1945)
Legion of Honor: Albert Campbell Hooper Memorial Exhibition (1945)

Separated Materials

The exhibition is covered in the Bulletin of the California Palace of the Legion of Honor Vol. 3, No. 4 available in the archives.
The Fine Arts Museums still holds over 400 works from the Hooper Collection and paintings from the Stern Collection.

Repository Details

Part of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Archives Repository

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