Box 1 - Legion of Honor Exhibition Catalogs

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: A retrospective exhibition of paintings by American artist Morris Graves created between 1928 and 1947.The exhibition records span 10 folders and include an artist biography, shipping information, price list, planning notes, general correspondence, collateral from other installations, lender information, rejected object sheets, lender correspondence, and registration receipts. The Bulletin of the California Palace of the Legion of Honor Vol. 6, Nos. 1 & 2 served as the exhibition...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: A survey of trompe l’oeil art from the 15th through 20th centuries, displaying roughly 100 sculptures, photographs, paintings, engravings, and intarsias. Trompe l’oeil, or “to fool the eye”, is rooted in illusionism, where objects are portrayed with such realism that an optical illusion is created. The exhibition was held during the year of the Legion of Honor’s 25th anniversary, as well as the centennial of the State of California. The exhibition was organized chronologically in three...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: An exhibition of 19 oil paintings by Santa Barbara artist and art collector Wright Ludington, founding member of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. The paintings represented a three-year period of work by Ludington and highlighted the textures, patterns, and forms of natural landscapes and plants, among other subjects. This exhibition was originally arranged by the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. It was Ludington’s first exhibition of his oil paintings, having previously exhibited his drawings....

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An exhibition of 50 paintings and drawings by American artist Leon Kroll, circulated by Mills College Art Gallery in Oakland, California.
The exhibition records span seven folders and include a press release, lender correspondence, future exhibition correspondence, general correspondence, insurance correspondence, shipping information, and registration receipts. Copies of the catalog are in the catalog collection.

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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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An exhibition of 15 portrait paintings by British artist Doroty Elaine Vicaji.
The exhibition records span six folders and include an exhibition description and press release, correspondence with the artist, lender correspondence, general correspondence, shipping information, registration receipts. A copy of the catalog is in the catalog collection.

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An exhibition of 50 portrait, figure, and landscape paintings by American artist Abel George Warshawsky. The exhibition originated at the Legion and was then circuited by the Western Association of Art Museum Directors.
The exhibition records span six folders and include a price list, correspondence with the artist, planning correspondence, future exhibition correspondence, registration receipts, and shipping and sales information. A copy of the catalog is in the catalog collection.

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A memorial exhibition of 19 marine paintings by the late Swedish artist Leon Lundmark.
The exhibition records span five folders and include an artist biography, price list, correspondence with the artist’s wife, planning correspondence, and registration receipts. A copy of the exhibition catalog is in the catalog collection.

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An exhibition of 24 paintings by American artist Martin Baer.
The exhibition records span five folders and include a price list, correspondence with the artist, planning correspondence, registration receipts, and collateral from other installations. A copy of the exhibition catalog is in the catalog collection. Clippings are in the clipping 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.