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Ecclesiastical Sculpture, November 1, 1945-January 6, 1946

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Scope and Contents

An exhibition of religious sculpture lent by an anonymous private collector. The exhibition provided an overview of religious sculpture from the twelfth to eighteenth centuries created in Spain, France, Italy, and Mexico. Notably, the gallery was outfitted to give the atmosphere of a cathedral by using darkened skylights, soft lighting, candles, textiles, and plants.
The exhibition records span five folders and include object and price lists, planning correspondence, registration receipts, planning notes and collateral, and collateral from other installations. Installation photograph prints and negatives are in the photograph collection. The Bulletin of the California Palace of the Legion of Honor Vol. 3, No. 8 covered the exhibition and is available in the archives.

Dates

  • Creation: November 1, 1945-January 6, 1946

Conditions Governing Access

The price list must be redacted before viewing.

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet (The exhibition records span five folders plus installation photographs and coverage in the CPLH bulletin.)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Abstract

An exhibition of religious sculpture lent by an anonymous private collector. The exhibition records span five folders plus installation photographs and coverage in the CPLH bulletin.

Arrangement

The materials are separated by content and type and organized chronologically.

Related Exhibitions

Legion of Honor: Religious Paintings by Contemporary American Artists (1932)
Legion of Honor: Photographs of the Madonna and Child in Famous Paintings and Sculpture by George E. Stone (1941)
Legion of Honor: The Christmas Story in Art (Color Reproductions of Some of the World's Masterpieces) (1942)
Legion of Honor: Saints and Madonnas: An Exhibition of Religious Art (1943)
de Young: Religious Book Week Exhibition (1943)
de Young: Religious Book Week (1944)
de Young: Ecclesiastical Textiles from the Museum Collection (1945)
de Young: Modern French Religious Art (1946)
Legion of Honor: Religious Art: Sixteenth Century Italian Illuminated Books (1952)
de Young: Contemporary Religious Art by California Artists (1952)
Legion of Honor: Painted Faces, Masks: Religious, Decorative and Festive (1954)
Legion of Honor: Religious Prints by the Great Masters of Printmaking (1954)
Legion of Honor: Contemporary Religious Prints from the Ross W. Sloniker Collection (1954)
Legion of Honor: From Durer to Dali: Five Centuries of Religious Prints (1954)
Legion of Honor: Religious Prints from the Immaculate Heart College (1955)
Legion of Honor: Spanish Colonial Religious Art (1960)

Separated Materials

Installation photograph prints and negatives are housed in the Legion of Honor Exhibition Photograph collection in box 2. The Bulletin of the California Palace of the Legion of Honor Vol. 3, No. 8 covered the exhibition and is included in the archives Publications Collection.

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Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Archives Repository

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