permanent collections
Found in 211 Collections and/or Records:
Greek Vases in the Spreckels Collection as Published in the Corpus Vasorum, November 1, 1943-January 2, 1944
An exhibition of vases from ancient Greece from the Legion permanent collection donated by museum co-founder Alma de Bretteville Spreckels. No materials remain for this exhibition.
Harnett and His Followers, September 1-November 21, 1948
An exhibition comparing the recently-acquired painting “After the Hunt” by Irish-born American artist William Michael Harnett with eight adaptations of the work by other artists, arranged by Alfred Frankenstein, an art critic for the San Francisco Chronicle. The exhibition records span four folders plus a catalog, clippings, and photographs.
High Style and Chinese Art, May 21-July 4, 1955
An exhibition surveying the development of art in China from collections in and around San Francisco and the museum’s permanent collection. The exhibition records span two folders plus a catalog, clippings, and photographs.
Inaugural Exposition of French Art in the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, 1924-1925, November 11, 1924-[April 1925]
The California Palace of the Legion of Honor was opened with an exhibition of over 700 works. The exhibition records span 3 folders and several copies of the catalog are available in the archives.
Interpretations of Nature by Ch'i Pai-Shih: "The Ancient of the Mountain", June 23-July 15, 1956
From the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, an exhibition of color woodblock prints after paintings by influential twentieth century Chinese artist Qi Baishi. The exhibition records span 10 folders plus photographs.
Italian Master Drawings from the Foundation Collection, February 14-March 22, 1959
From the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, an exhibition of drawings and sketches by eighteenth century Baroque Italian artists. The exhibition records span three folders.
Italian Paintings from the Permanent and Loan Collections, August 17-[September] 1942
An exhibition of Italian paintings from the Legion of Honor permanent collection as well as the loan collections. No materials remain for this exhibition.
Ivory Carvings by Japanese Masters from the Archer M. Huntington Collection, December 6-[December] 1958
An exhibition of carvings in ivory by nineteenth century Japanese artists, arranged from the Archer M. Huntington collection of the Legion permanent collections. No materials remain for this exhibition.
Japanese Prints Collected by Arnold Genthe, February 28-March 28, 1953
From the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts collection, an exhibition of a collection of prints by Japanese artists collected by the American photographer Arnold Genthe and largely featuring Ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai. The exhibition records span three folders plus a bulletin and photographs.
Jose Guadalupe Posada, Artist of the People, March 13-April 12, 1954
From the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, an exhibition of engravings by nineteenth century Mexican political artist Jose Guadalupe Posada. The exhibition records span 11 folders plus photographs.