Box 1 - Legion of Honor Exhibition Catalogs

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: A retrospective exhibition of oil paintings, gouaches, and drawings by American artist Charles Howard. Organized by the Legion of Honor, this was the first retrospective for the artist and established him as a leading American modern artist. The exhibition records span five folders and include an artist biography, price list, planning correspondence, registration receipts, and shipping information. The Bulletin of the California Palace of the Legion of Honor Vol. 4, No. 1 served at the...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The first annual spring juried exhibition of paintings curated by the Legion of Honor that was open to artists all over the world. This exhibition was inspired by the 1945 Contemporary American Painting exhibition that accompanied the United Nations Conference. It was largely realized by Paul Verdier, President of the Board of Trustees. The exhibition records span 15 folders and include an exhibition description, artist information, price list, planning notes and receipts, awards...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The Legion of Honor’s second annual exhibition of painting by living artists, featuring 250 works by both invited artists and juried artists, “unknowns” who submitted work to be shown. Though entitled the second annual, this was the third show in three years to feature juried contemporary works of art by American artists, following the First Spring Annual Exhibition in 1946 and Contemporary Painting of the United States in 1945. This exhibition was led in sponsorship by Paul Verdier,...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The Legion of Honor’s second annual exhibition of painting by living artists, featuring 250 works by both invited artists and juried artists, “unknowns” who submitted work to be shown. Though entitled the second annual, this was the third show in three years to feature juried contemporary works of art by American artists, following the First Spring Annual Exhibition in 1946 and Contemporary Painting of the United States in 1945. This exhibition was led in sponsorship by Paul Verdier,...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: An exhibition of 18 paintings and 26 drawings by American artist Eastman Johnson, lent by M. Knoedler and Company of New York City, as well as an indefinite loan from the D.O. Mills Estate, plus a painting from the museum’s permanent collection. The exhibition records span four folders and include an object and price list, planning correspondence, registration receipts, and collateral from other installations. The Bulletin of the California Palace of the Legion of Honor Vol. 3, No. 11...

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An exhibition of 21 paintings of Paris, France after the end of World War II by American husband and wife artist duo Gladys Rockmore Davis and Floyd Davis. The artworks were commissioned by and circulated for exhibition by Life Magazine.
The exhibition records span three folders and include an object list and shipping information, planning correspondence, and registration receipts. A copy of the exhibition catalog is in the catalog collection.

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A retrospective exhibition of 26 paintings by the late American artist Jules Pages. At the time of his death, he was a member of the museum's committee on gifts.
The exhibition records span four folders and include an artist biography, price list, lender correspondence, and registration receipts. The Bulletin of the California Palace of the Legion of Honor Vol. 4, No. 5 covered the exhibition and is available in the archives. Clippings are in the clipping collection.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: An exhibition of paintings, tapestries, and decorative arts by Old Masters and Modern artists from the collection of Arthur Sachs. This traveling exhibition was the first time since the outbreak of World War II that the collection had been on display as it was stored at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France for the duration of the war.The exhibition records span seven folders and include an exhibition description, planning notes, press release, layout, registration receipts, shipping...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: An exhibition of over 150 drawings by the greatest nineteenth century French artists, including Ingres, Degas, Manet, Renoir, Seurat, Toulouse-Lautrec, and Van Gogh.The exhibition records span 18 folders and include a press release, event invitation, layout of the gallery, planning correspondence, shipping information, publicity correspondence, catalog drafts and correspondence, lender and insurance information, rejected lender correspondence, registration receipts, and correspondence...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: An exhibition of photographs and restored artworks by Italian artists, assembled to “bring before the American people the tremendous war damage suffered by the art and monuments of Italy and the urgency of their salvage and restoration.” The exhibition was arranged by the American Committee for the Restoration of Italian Monuments in collaboration with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. The exhibition records span six folders and include press release, planning...