permanent collections

An exhibition of sculptures of animals from the museum’s permanent collection. The exhibition records span one folder of general correspondence.

The Art Collection of Alma de Bretteville Spreckels, [Mar-Oct 1926] Exhibition Records details the March to October 1926 exhibition. Some of this collection became part of the Legion of Honor’s permanent collection, as it was Alma de Bretteville Spreckels who co-founded and supported the museum.

A special exhibition of the work of American sculptor Arthur Putnam, shown in celebration of the publication of a biography on Putnam written by Julie H. Heyneman. The exhibition records span three folders.

From the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts collection, an exhibition of prints of horses by sixteenth to nineteenth century artists. Shown at the San Francisco Public Library. The exhibition records span four folders.

A new permanent exhibition showcasing bronze sculptures by American artist Arthur Putnam from the Spreckels collection. The exhibition records include a catalog.

An exhibition of bronze sculpture by the late American artist Arthur Putnam which had been donated to the museum by Legion co-founder Alma de Bretteville Spreckels Awl. No materials remain for this exhibition.

An exhibition of bronze sculptures by the American artist Arthur Putnam and the French artist Theodore Riviere in the Spreckels permanent collection of the Legion of Honor. No materials remain for this exhibition.

An exhibition of about 120 bronze sculptures and a small group of pencil drawings by the late Arthur Putnam. Much of the collection was provided by Alma de Bretteville Spreckels, co-founder of the Legion of Honor and patron of Putnam’s. No exhibition materials remain for the exhibition.