art collections
Found in 128 Collections and/or Records:
Pictorial Americana, 1492-1822, March 9-April 14, 1957
An exhibition of 90 maps and 160 engravings telling the story of the founding of the United States from 1492 to 1822, assembled by Warren C. Shearman of Los Angeles, California. The exhibition records span three folders plus photographs.
Pink Lustre from the Collection of Frederick C. Whitman, January 23-February 28, 1954
An exhibition of pink and rose-colored lustreware from the collection of Frederick Crocker Whitman, member of the railroad-building Crocker family. The exhibition records span two folders plus photographs.
Posters, U.S.A., February 8-March 2, 1958
An exhibition of 69 posters by American artists dating from 1832 to World War I (1914-1918), selected from the collection of Levi Berman by American Heritage magazine for an exhibition co-sponsored by the magazine and the Detroit Historical Society and circulated by the American Federation of Arts. The exhibition records span six folders plus a catalog and photographs.
Pre-Columbian Mexican Sculpture from San Francisco Collections, January 15-February 28, 1955
An exhibition of sculpture by Mexican artists prior to the arrival of the Europeans in the late fifteenth century, arranged from private collections in San Francisco. The exhibition records span two folders plus photographs.
Prints by Duerer from the Collection of Dr. William M. Fitzhugh, September 30-October 29, 1961
At the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, an exhibition of 51 prints by German Old Master artist Albrecht Durer, from the collection of Dr. William M. Fitzhugh and his daughter Marion McNiven Fitzhugh. The exhibition records span 10 folders.
Prints by Stanley William Hayter and Helen Phillips, May 12-June 17, 1956
Arranged by the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, an exhibition of 50 prints by American artist couple Stanley William Hayter and Helen Phillips. The exhibition records span four folders plus a catalog and photographs.
Prints of Wit and Humor Relating to National Laugh Week, April 1-14, 1953
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.
Rajput Miniature Paintings from the Collection of William Cleary, January 17-February 23, 1953
An exhibition of about 65 miniature paintings by Rajput Indian artists from the seventeenth through nineteenth centuries, from the collection of William P. Cleary. The exhibition records span two folders plus photographs.
Religious Art: Sixteenth Century Italian Illuminated Books, November 3, 1951-January 6, 1952
An exhibition of Christian religious art objects, including chasubles, icons, chalices, and enamels. A special collection of illuminated books by sixteenth century Italian artists were lent by the Dominican College of San Rafael, California. The exhibition records span three folders plus a bulletin and photographs.
Roumanian Textiles from the Spreckels Collection, July 11-[July] 1945
An exhibition of textiles from Romania from the Spreckels collection, donated to the Legion of Honor by co-founder Alma de Bretteville Spreckels. No materials remain for this exhibition.