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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:

Dutch and Flemish Paintings from the Museum Collections, October 9-November 9, 1947

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An exhibition of paintings by Dutch and Flemish artists from the Legion of Honor permanent collection. No materials remain for this exhibition.

Dates: October 9-November 9, 1947

Dutch Genre Prints by 17th Century Masters, February 26-March 24, 1955

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From the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, an exhibition of genre prints depicting everyday life in The Netherlands during the seventeenth century by Dutch artists of that time. The exhibition records span 10 folders.

Dates: February 26-March 24, 1955

Early Photographers: Atget, Brady, and Genthe, September 8-October 8, 1951

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An exhibition of photographs by early adopters of the medium, Eugene Atget, Mathew B. Brady, and Arnold Genthe. lent by the Museum of Modern Art, New York City and from the permanent collection of the Legion of Honor. The exhibition records span seven folders plus photographs.

Dates: September 8-October 8, 1951

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, June 27-July 31, 1955

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Arranged by the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, an exhibition of 60 etchings, lithographs, and engravings depicting San Francisco between 1849 and 1920, from the Achenbach, the Legion of Honor’s permanent collections, and the California Historical Society of San Francisco. Shown at the San Francisco Public Library. The exhibition records span four folders.

Dates: June 27-July 31, 1955

East Meets West: Influences in Japanese Printmaking, June 4-July 17, 1955

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From the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, an exhibition of 35 recently acquired California landscape prints by Japanese-American artist Chiura Obata, plus several preparatory watercolors lent by the artist’s daughter Yuri Obata Kodani. The exhibition records span four folders plus photographs.

Dates: June 4-July 17, 1955

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

Edward DeWitt Taylor, March 30-April 28, 1957

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Arranged by the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, an exhibition of etchings, drypoints, aquatints, and linoleum cuts by American artist Edward DeWitt Taylor with typographic designs from his printing firm Taylor & Taylor Printers, and photographs and memorabilia of the artist. The exhibition records span six folders plus photographs.

Dates: March 30-April 28, 1957

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

Emma Bormann: A Travelogue in Woodcuts, July 11-August 2, 1959

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From the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, an exhibition of woodcuts by Austrian artist Emma Bormann depicting the places she visited during her extensive travels across Europe and Asia. The exhibition records span four folders.

Dates: July 11-August 2, 1959