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The Beauty of Greece: An Exhibition of Photographs, July 3-24, 1944

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Scope and Contents

An exhibition of 151 photographs of Greece, assembled by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under the auspices of the Greek War Relief Association. The exhibition was circuited by The American Federation of Arts.
The exhibition records span four folders and include an object list, planning correspondence, registration receipts, and information on the exhibition circuit.

Dates

  • Creation: July 3-24, 1944

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

The Greek War Relief Association (sometimes Greek Relief Association or abbreviated GWRA) was a relief organization for Greek civilians created during World War II. Founded by prominent Greek-American businessmen, along with railroad tycoon Harold Vanderbilt and film industry executive Spyros Skouras, the association provided economic relief to Greeks following Italian and German invasions. Aid was especially focused on food and medicine to mitigate the severe famine of the winter of 1941-1942. Films such as “Fantasia” and “Gone with the Wind” opened with gala premieres with proceeds benefiting the Greek War Relief Association.

In a multinational agreement which included Nazi Germany, the GWRA continued to deliver supplies to Greece following occupation in 1942. Three neutral Swedish-flagged ships were chartered, along with Swedish and International Red Cross workers to distribute the cargo. Between 1942 and 1944, roughly 75-million USD in aid was sent to Greece from abroad (according to Skouras).

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_War_Relief_Association

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet (The exhibition records span four folders.)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Abstract

An exhibition of 151 photographs of Greece, assembled by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under the auspices of the Greek War Relief Association. The exhibition was circuited by The American Federation of Arts. The exhibition records span four folders.

Arrangement

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

Related Exhibitions

de Young: Photographs of Greece by Arnold Genthe (1931)
de Young: Loan Exhibition of Greek and Gothic Sculptures (1934)
de Young: Masterpieces of Greek and Italian Renaissance Sculpture in Photographs by Clarence Kennedy (1935)
de Young: Views of Greece: Photographs by Zelina Nothmann (1938)
Legion of Honor: Greek Vases, from the Collections of the Museum and the University of California (1939)
Legion of Honor: Greek Vases in the Spreckels Collection as Published in the Corpus Vasorum (1943)
de Young: Idealism and Naturalism in the Art of Ancient Greece (1943)
Legion of Honor: The Art of Greece: Study Exhibition of Small Objects and Reproductions (1945)
de Young: Small Greek Bronzes and Renaissance Medals and Plaquettes from the Collection of Sigmund Morgenroth (1958)
Legion of Honor: Greek and Byzantine Coins from the Collection of Edward Gans (1958 & 1959)
de Young: Greek Costumes and Embroideries (1961)
de Young: Greek Art from the Museum's Permanent Collection (1963)
Legion of Honor: Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities from the Collections of Henry Hart (1963)
Legion of Honor: Edward Lear in Greece (1971)
de Young: The Greek World Before Alexander (1982)
Legion of Honor: Holy Image, Holy Space: Icons and Frescoes from Greece (1989)
Legion of Honor: Gold of Greece: Jewelry and Ornaments from the Benaki Museum (1991)

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Repository Details

Repository Details

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