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art collections

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Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Accumulations or groupings of works of art that are acquired and assembled by private individuals or public institutions.

Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:

A Study of Currier and Ives, January 11-February 13, 1956

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Arranged by the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, an exhibition of about 50 color lithographs by the famed nineteenth century American printmakers Currier & Ives. Shown at the San Francisco Public Library. The exhibition records span four folders plus photographs.

Dates: January 11-February 13, 1956

Chinese Color Woodcuts from the Ten Bamboo Hall, August 31-September 29, 1961

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At the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, an exhibition of the famous color woodcut series “Collection of Writings and Pictures of the Ten Bamboo Hall” by seventeenth century Chinese artist Hu Cheng-Yen. This collection had recently been donated to the Foundation by its namesake, Moore S. Achenbach. The exhibition records span two folders.

Dates: August 31-September 29, 1961

Contemporary Religious Prints from the Ross W. Sloniker Collection, December 4-31, 1954

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An exhibition of Christian religious prints by contemporary European and American artists lent from the collection of Ross W. Sloniker of Cincinnati, Ohio. Arranged by the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts. The exhibition records span seven folders plus photographs.

Dates: December 4-31, 1954

Daumier and the Theatre, September 17-October 23, 1960

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Arranged by the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, an exhibition of prints by French nineteenth century satirist Honore Daumier, lent by Mr. and Mrs. Bruno Adriani of Carmel, California and Mr. and Mrs. Philip N. Lilienthal of Hillsborough, California. The exhibition records span four folders.

Dates: September 17-October 23, 1960

Early Prints and Drawings of California from the Collection of Robert B. Honeyman, February 22-March 16, 1958

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Arranged by the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, an exhibition of lithographs and drawings telling the history of the development of California between 1806 and 1906, lent by Robert B. Honeyman and circulated by the Smithsonian Institution. The exhibition records span five folders plus installation photographs.

Dates: February 22-March 16, 1958

Edouard Manet as Etcher, June 6-July 5, 1959

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Arranged by the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, an exhibition of etchings by nineteenth century French Impressionist artist Edouard Manet, lent by Mr. and Mrs. Bruno Adriani of Carmel, California supplemented with works from the Foundation collection. The exhibition records span one folder of didactic information.

Dates: June 6-July 5, 1959

Exhibition of Early Asiatic Art: Original Persian and Indian Miniatures, January 10-March 3, 1952

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An exhibition of miniature prints by thirteenth to twentieth century Persian and Indian artists from the collection of William P. Cleary, arranged by the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts. Shown at the San Francisco Public Library. The exhibition records span five folders.

Dates: January 10-March 3, 1952

French Prints, 1500-1800, from the Moore S. Achenbach Collection, September 9-[30], 1948

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An exhibition of about 50 prints by French artists from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century from the collection of Moore S. Achenbach. The exhibition records span three folders.

Dates: September 9-[30], 1948

Japanese Prints Collected by Arnold Genthe, February 28-March 28, 1953

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From the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts collection, an exhibition of a collection of prints by Japanese artists collected by the American photographer Arnold Genthe and largely featuring Ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai. The exhibition records span three folders plus a bulletin and photographs.

Dates: February 28-March 28, 1953

Old Master Drawings from the Collection of Moore S. Achenbach, July 26-[August] 1944

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An exhibition of 90 drawings by Old Master artists of the sixteenth through nineteenth century from the collection of Moore S. Achenbach. The exhibition records span four folders plus a copy of the catalog.

Dates: July 26-[August] 1944