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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:

Drawings by American Artists from the Collection of John Davis Hatch Jr., December 1-31, 1937

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An exhibition of 35 drawings by American artists from the collection of John Davis Hatch, Jr., circulated by The American Federation of Arts. The exhibition records span seven folders.

Dates: December 1-31, 1937

Dutch and Flemish Paintings from the Albert Campbell Hooper Collection and the Jacob Stern Loan Collection, August 6 to October 28, 1945

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An exhibition of paintings by Dutch and Flemish artists compiled from two collections of the museum, the Albert Campbell Hooper Collection, a 400 object permanent collection donated in 1943, and the Jacob Stern Collection, a loan collection lent in 1928. No materials remain for this exhibition.

Dates: August 6 to October 28, 1945

Early American Folk Sculpture, August 21-September 19, 1954

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An exhibition of 20 sculptures dating from 1760 to 1860 by colonial American folk artists, collected by Adele Earnest and Cordelia Hamilton for the Stony Point Folk Gallery, New York. The exhibition records span five folders plus a bulletin and photographs.

Dates: August 21-September 19, 1954

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

Early San Francisco Theater Posters from the Collection of James H. Schwabacher, April 21-May 27, 1956

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An exhibition of 41 posters advertising theaters of nineteenth-century San Francisco by American artists, lent by American singer James H. Schwabacher. The exhibition records span two folders plus photographs.

Dates: April 21-May 27, 1956

Easter Eggs from the Collection of Irina Roublon, March 7-April 5, 1959

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An exhibition of Easter eggs by Russian artists, lent by Russian-born American artist and fashion designer Irina Roudakoff; Irina Roublon was the name of her fashion label. The exhibition records span three folders.

Dates: March 7-April 5, 1959

Ecclesiastical Sculpture, November 1, 1945-January 6, 1946

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An exhibition of religious sculpture lent by an anonymous private collector. The exhibition records span five folders plus installation photographs and coverage in the CPLH bulletin.

Dates: November 1, 1945-January 6, 1946

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

Eighteenth Century Mezzotints from the Huntington Collection, July 18-August 11, 1946

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An exhibition of mezzotints by eighteenth century English artists in the Archer M. Huntington Collection, a permanent collection of the museum which had been donated in the 1920s. No materials remain for this exhibition.

Dates: July 18-August 11, 1946

Etchings and Lithographs by James McNeill Whistler from the Collection of Lessing J. Rosenwald, February 20-March 14, 1937

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An exhibition of 101 prints by American artist James McNeill Whistler from the collection of Lessing J. Rosenwald. The exhibition records span three folders plus copies of the catalog.

Dates: February 20-March 14, 1937