Box 1 - Legion of Honor Exhibition Catalogs

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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 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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16 bronze, marble, and plaster portrait sculptures by American artist Barbara Herbert.
The exhibition records span three folders and include a description of the exhibition, a price list, and correspondence with the artist. Copies of the catalog are in the catalog collection.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Intended to give watercolor paintings a featured place among annual exhibitions of the West Coast of the United States, two watercolor exhibitions were incorporated into one showing of over 300 artworks. International Watercolors was a traveling exhibition of 86 watercolor paintings, assembled by the College Art Association. It was combined with the first annual exhibition of watercolor paintings by artists from the western United States. The included states and regions were California,...

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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.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: An exhibition of paintings by modern Austrian artists, assembled under the auspices of the College Art Association by Dr. Heinrich Gluck, Carry Hauser, Ludwig Wieden, Dr. Anton Reichel, and Franz Zulow. The exhibition was sponsored by Edgar Prochnick, Austrian Minister to the United States. The exhibition records span 4 folders and include planning correspondence, general correspondence, shipping information, and collateral from other installations. A copy of the catalog is in the...

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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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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.

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40 paintings by modern artists from Hungary, assembled by the College Art Association.
The exhibition records span four folders and include artist biographies, an object list and price list, planning correspondence, sales and shipping information, and collateral from other installations. Copies of the catalog are in the catalog collection.