Box 1 - Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts Exhibition Catalogs

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Arranged the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, an exhibition of 120 woodcuts, lithographs, and etchings by early twentieth century German Expressionist artists, assembled from the Foundation collection and loans from California museums and private collectors.
The exhibition records span six folders and include a press release, object list, didactic information, correspondence, a draft of the catalog, and registration receipts, plus a catalog.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Arranged by the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, an exhibition of drawings, etchings, lithographs, and monoprints recently created by American artist June Wayne. This was the artist’s first public showing in San Francisco since a solo exhibition at the de Young museum in 1956.The exhibition records span seven folders and include a press release, artist biography, object list, correspondence, and collaterals from other installations, plus a catalog, and an additional folder of...

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Arranged by the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, an exhibition of etchings selected from a national competition by the California Society of Etchers to represent the best and most interesting work of printmakers of the day.
The exhibition records span seven folders and include a press release, an object list, a price list, didactic information, planning correspondence, information on awards recipients, registration receipts, and clippings, plus a catalog and photographs.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: From the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts collection, an exhibition of the 153 lithographs by American artist George Biddle recently added to the collection.The exhibition records span six folders and include an exhibition description, didactic information, correspondence with the artist, general correspondence, registration receipts, and an additional folder of material related to the circulation of the exhibition. A copy of the exhibition catalog is in the catalog collection....

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Arranged by the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, an exhibition of 50 prints by American artist couple Stanley William Hayter and Helen Phillips. Featuring works from the Foundation collection with loans from by Marian Britton and Dr. and Mrs. William Carnes, all of San Francisco.
The exhibition records span four folders and include an exhibition description, price list, didactic information, correspondence, plus a catalog and installation photographs.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The inaugural exhibition of the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts collection at the Legion of Honor, featuring prints by modern masters, including Marsden Hartley, Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, and Fernand Leger. The Foundation was founded in 1948 by Moore and Hazel Achenbach and given to the San Francisco Public Library. In 1951, the Legion of Honor formally accepted the transfer of the collection to the Legion of Honor where it remains the core of the Fine Arts Museums of San...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: From the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts collection, an exhibition of 66 satirical prints by British Old Master artists William Hogarth, James Gillray, and Thomas Rowlandson. Shown at the San Francisco Public Library and assembled by the Stanford Art Gallery intended to examine artistic, literary, historic, and philosophical commentaries.The exhibition records span four folders and include an object list, research notes and didactic information, planning correspondence, and...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: From the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts collection, an exhibition of about 40 prints by Dutch Old Master artist Rembrandt van Rijn. The exhibition examined his three major periods of development through several subjects, including landscapes, portraits, religion, allegorical motifs, and genre prints.The exhibition records span four folders and include an object list, publicity information, research notes and didactic information, and registration receipts. The Bulletin of the...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: From the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts collection, an exhibition of five centuries of prints about the legal profession shown at the San Francisco Public Library. Arranged in conjunction with another exhibition of law books, manuscripts, and prints also at the library on the occasion of the 75th annual meeting of the American Bar Association.The exhibition records span four folders and include an object list, didactic information, publicity information, and registration...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: From the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts collection, an exhibition of Machang paper gods used in household religious ceremonies by Chinese families. The objects came from Beijing and were exhibited to celebrate Chinese New Year.The exhibition records span nine folders and include an exhibition description, draft of the catalog, didactic information, lender correspondence, registration receipts, and an additional four folders of material related to the circulation of the...