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art collections

 Subject
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 2 Collections and/or Records:

Prints of Wit and Humor Relating to National Laugh Week, April 1-14, 1953

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Abstract

Arranged by the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, an exhibition of humorous and satirical cartoons from New Yorker and other magazines, as well as jest books from the Nat Schmulowitz Collection of Wit and Humor. Installed in conjunction with National Laugh Week. Shown at the San Francisco Public Library. The exhibition records span four folders.

Dates: April 1-14, 1953

Wit and Humor: Prints and Books from the Schmulowitz Collection, April 1-30, 1955

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Abstract

An exhibition of about 60 prints from the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts alongside a selection of books from the Nat Schmulowitz Collection of Wit and Humor from the permanent collection of the San Francisco Public Library. The exhibition records span seven folders.

Dates: April 1-30, 1955