Views of European Cities: Prints from the Collection of Moore S. Achenbach, April 11-May 4, 1947
Scope and Contents
An exhibition of 57 prints of cities in Europe from the collection of Moore S. Achenbach, including 48 etchings from the Civitis Orbis Terrarum published in Cologne, Germany in 1572. Additional works by artists of the fifteenth through seventeenth century include Jacques Callot, Albrecht Durer, Stefano della Bella, Johannes Kip, and Matthaeus Merian.
This exhibition took place not long before the founding of the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts in 1948 when Moore and Hazel Achenbach gifted their collection of works on paper to the City of San Francisco. The foundation would move to the Legion of Honor in 1950 and today the Achenbach Foundation is the works on paper department of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
The exhibition records span two folders and include lender correspondence and registration receipts.
Dates
- Creation: April 11-May 4, 1947
Creator
- Achenbach, Moore S., 1878-1963 (Lender, Person)
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 Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts (AFGA) is the department of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco responsible for works of art on paper: prints, drawings, and artist books. Selections from the collection are exhibited in rotating exhibitions in specially designated galleries at the de Young and Legion of Honor.
The department is named for Moore and Hazel Achenbach, who gave the bulk of their collection to the city of San Francisco in 1948 and the remainder upon Mr. Achenbach’s death in 1963. When they formed the collection, the Achenbachs intended that it would cover the entire development of the graphic arts, from the 15th century to the present day. Through gifts, purchases, and the generous support of additional donors, AFGA curators have worked steadily to realize this goal, filling in gaps and moving the collection forward into the 21st century. Many of these acquisitions form the basis for special collections within the department, such as the Anderson Collection of Graphic Arts, the Reva and David Logan Collection of Artist Illustrated Books, significant holdings of Japanese prints, theater and dance materials, and an important group of Works Project Administration (WPA) prints and drawings allocated by the Federal Art Project. The department is also the repository of a number of archives, including the archive of the Bay Area’s Crown Point Press and the graphic works of the Los Angeles–based artist Ed Ruscha. Today, with more than 90,000 works of art, AFGA is the largest repository of works of art on paper in the western United States.
Source: https://www.famsf.org/collections/about-achenbach-foundation-graphic-arts
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (The exhibition records span two folders.)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Abstract
An exhibition of 57 prints of cities in Europe from the collection of Moore S. Achenbach. The exhibition records span two folders.
Arrangement
The materials are separated by content and type and organized chronologically.
Subject
- Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts (1951-) (Organization)
- Callot, Jacques, 1592-1635 (Artist, Person)
- Durer, Albrecht, 1471-1528 (Artist, Person)
- Bella, Stefano della, 1610-1664 (Artist, Person)
- Kip, Johannes, 1635-1722 (Artist, Person)
- Merian, Matthaeus, the elder, 1593-1650 (Artist, Person)
Geographic
Style / Period
Temporal
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Archives Repository
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr
San Francisco California 94118 USA