Box 1 - Legion of Honor Exhibition Catalogs

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An exhibition of 30 oil paintings and watercolor paintings by American artist Wells M. Sawyer, lent by the artist to The American Federation of Arts for circulation.
The exhibition records span seven folders and include an artist biography, price list, planning correspondence, general correspondence, registration receipts, shipping information, and publicity information. Copies of the catalog are in the catalog collection.

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33 paintings by Japanese artist Henry Sugimoto.
The exhibition records span four folders and include an artist biography, a price list, correspondence with the artist, and registration receipts. A copy of the catalog is in the catalog collection.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: An exhibition of 55 Italian paintings spanning from the Renaissance through the Reformation from the personal collection of Samuel H. Kress, founder of the S. H. Kress & Co. five and ten cent store chain. His art collection was one of the most significant collections of Italian Renaissance and European artwork assembled in the 20th century. The exhibition records span five folders and include an object list, correspondence with the lender, general correspondence, shipping receipts,...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: An exhibition of paintings by the most famous European masters of the sixteenth through nineteenth centuries, lent by Wildenstein and Co. of New York City. Included were Dutch, Flemish, French, German, Italian, and Spanish artists. The exhibition records span four folders and include an object list, planning and general correspondence, and shipping receipts. A large catalog and an accompanying object list brochure are in the catalog collection. A clipping is in the clipping...

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An exhibition by the members of the new artists group American Abstract Artists, who had formed in November 1936 and hoped this West Coast touring exhibition would bring their art to prominence in the country.
The exhibition records span three folders and include planning correspondence, registration receipts, and shipping and catalog information. Copies of the catalog as well as a smaller object list are in the catalog collection.

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An exhibition of oil paintings, oil sketches, pastels, and portraits by American Impressionist Mary Curtis Richardson.
The exhibition records span 5 folders and include an artist biography, an object and price list, planning correspondence, sales and shipping information and an exhibition description and collateral. 4 copies of the exhibition catalog are in the catalog collection.

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44 Drawings and paintings in tempera and watercolor by American artist Joseph M. Sheridan.
The exhibition records span five folders and include an artist biography, a price list, correspondence with the artist, registration receipts, and notes. Two copies of the catalog are in the catalog collection.

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47 paintings by the Japanese satire artist Noboru Foujioka. This was the second exhibition of his works at the Legion, the first taking place in 1927.
The exhibition records span five folders and include an artist biography, object and price lists, planning correspondence, correspondence regarding future exhibitions, and registration receipts. Copies of the catalog are in the catalog collection.

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An exhibition of over 130 drawings by sculpture artists, assembled by the College Art Association of New York City. This installation was supplemented with works by six California artists.
The exhibition records span five folders and include a description of the exhibition, a price list, planning correspondence, shipping information, and a draft of the catalog. Copies of the catalog are in the catalog collection.

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36 watercolor paintings by American artist Mary F. Wesselhoeft and Scottish-born artist James Couper Wright. An exhibition of stained glass by these artists was shown concurrently at the de Young museum.
The exhibition records span three folders and include artist biographies, an object list, price list, planning notes, and correspondence with the artists. The planning notes include discussion of the de Young show. Copies of the catalog are in the catalog collection.