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permanent collections

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Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Collections in a museum, gallery, special collection, or library comprising works that are owned by the institution, as distinct from works that are on the premises or in the institution's care or possession temporarily, such as loans and deposits.

Found in 211 Collections and/or Records:

Chinese Color Woodcuts from the Ten Bamboo Hall, August 31-September 29, 1961

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At the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, an exhibition of the famous color woodcut series “Collection of Writings and Pictures of the Ten Bamboo Hall” by seventeenth century Chinese artist Hu Cheng-Yen. This collection had recently been donated to the Foundation by its namesake, Moore S. Achenbach. The exhibition records span two folders.

Dates: August 31-September 29, 1961

Chinese Export Porcelain, September 17-October 18, 1953

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An exhibition of export porcelain dishes by Chinese artists of the middle ages, celebrating a recent gift to the museum by Legion of Honor co-founder, Alma de Bretteville Spreckels. Additional loans were made by Mrs. D.C. Ashley and Mrs. James V. Coleman. The exhibition records span one folder plus a bulletin, clippings, and photographs.

Dates: September 17-October 18, 1953

Chinese Paper Gods: Deities of the Household Religious Ceremonies, January 17-February 23, 1953

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From the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts collection, an exhibition of hand-colored woodcut Machang paper gods used in household religious ceremonies by Chinese families. The exhibition records span nine folders plus a catalog and photographs.

Dates: January 17-February 23, 1953

Cliches-Verre: An Experiment by Artists of the Barbizon School, January 8-February 20, 1955

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From the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, an exhibition of 40 “cliches-verre” (glass prints) by nineteenth century French artists of the Barbizon school. The exhibition records span three folders plus photographs.

Dates: January 8-February 20, 1955

Contemporary Painting from the Museum's Permanent Collection, January 4-[March] 1945

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An exhibition of paintings by contemporary artists in the Legion of Honor’s permanent collection. Little else is known about this exhibition and no materials remain.

Dates: January 4-[March] 1945

Contemporary Painting of the United States and Mexico from the Museum Collections, [February 1946]

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An exhibition of paintings by contemporary American and Mexican artists from the permanent collections of the museum. Little else is known about this exhibition and no materials remain.

Dates: [February 1946]

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

Contest and Conquest: 60 Prints Relating to Games and Sporting Activities, August 2-September 6, 1954

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From the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, an exhibition of prints depicting sports and games. Shown at the San Francisco Public Library. The exhibition records span one folder of an exhibition description.

Dates: August 2-September 6, 1954

Dutch and Flemish Painting, August 17-[September] 1942

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An exhibition of Dutch and Flemish painting from the Legion of Honor permanent collection, including Fabritius, Slingeland, and members of the Haarlem school. No materials remain for this exhibition.

Dates: August 17-[September] 1942

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