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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 128 Collections and/or Records:

Chinese Paintings from the Collection of Dr. William B. Pettus, President of California College in China, December 16, 1932-January 15, 1933

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An exhibition of a personal collection of Chinese paintings owned by Dr. William B. Pettus, President of the College of Chinese Studies in Peking, China. The exhibition records span two folders.

Dates: December 16, 1932-January 15, 1933

Chinese Peasant Woodblocks, Lent by Mr. Paul Forster, June 11-July 14, 1946

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An exhibition of woodblock prints by Chinese folk artists of Southwestern China, collected by and lent by Paul Forster. The exhibition records span three folders.

Dates: June 11-July 14, 1946

Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Jacques Arpels of Paris, June 6-October 10, 1957

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An exhibition of 15 paintings by French Modern artists Pierre Bonnard, Edouard Vuillard, Odilon Redon, and Chaim Soutine, from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Jacques Arpels of the Van Cleef & Arpels luxury jewelry family. The exhibition records span four folders.

Dates: June 6-October 10, 1957

Collection of Mr. and Mrs. William Goetz, April 14-May 31, 1959

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An exhibition of 65 paintings and 3 sculptures by French Impressionist and Post-Impressionist artists, lent by American collectors William Goetz and Edith Mayer and sponsored by the Patrons of Art and Music. The exhibition records span 14 folders plus a catalog, clippings, photographs, and a scrapbook.

Dates: April 14-May 31, 1959

Collectors' Choice, September 17-October 9, 1960

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An exhibition of 123 books collected by the members of the Roxburghe Club of San Francisco, arranged in conjunction with the joint meeting of the Roxburghe Club and the Zamorano Club of Los Angeles. The exhibition records span three folders plus a catalog and photographs.

Dates: September 17-October 9, 1960

Contemporary Paintings from the Collection of Oscar F. Mayer, August 1-31, 1936

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25 paintings by nine contemporary artists owned and lent by Oscar F. Mayer. The exhibition records span five folders.

Dates: August 1-31, 1936

Contemporary Paintings from the Museum and Private Collections, [March]-March 31, 1951

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An exhibition of paintings by contemporary artists from the collection of the Legion of Honor and local private collections. Little else is known about this exhibition and no materials remain.

Dates: [March]-March 31, 1951

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

Drawings and Watercolors from the Collection of John S. Newberry, Jr., July 3-September 6, 1948

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An exhibition of 48 drawings and watercolor paintings by nineteenth and twentieth century artists from the collection of American art patron and graphic arts curator John S. Newberry. The exhibition records span five folders plus photographs.

Dates: July 3-September 6, 1948