French (culture or style)
Found in 103 Collections and/or Records:
French Art of the Book, March 4-April 4, 1949
This exhibition comprises 250 fine books, illustrating all phases of the art of book making (binding, typography, illustration, etc.) in France from 1900 to 1948, with special emphasis upon the last ten years. The exhibition, lent by the French Government, is sponsored by a committee of leading San Francisco bibliophiles. This unique collection is being brought direct from France to San Francisco for its first showing in this country. (Source: Calendar March 1949)
French Chateaux of the Renaissance: Photographs of Famous Buildings, Sculpture, and Furniture of the Period, August 2-31, 1943
An exhibition of about 40 photographs of buildings, sculpture, and furniture displaying the development of the Renaissance in France, emphasizing the conflict between medieval traditions and the new spirit of individualism of the period. The exhibition was arranged by Catherine E. Boyd of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston and circulated by The American Federation of Arts. The exhibition records span three folders.
French Costume Prints, Lent by Mrs. A.B. Spreckels, February 1-[February] 1938
An exhibition of French costume prints, lent Mrs. Alma de Bretteville Spreckels, co-founder of the Legion of Honor. Little is know about this exhibition and no materials remain.
French Decorative Arts from the Golden Gate International Exposition, [April 1945]
An exhibition of decorative arts by French artists that had been shown at the 1939 to 1940 Golden Gate International Exposition. No materials remain for this exhibition.
French Drawings: Masterpieces from Seven Centuries, March 7-April 10, 1956
A loan exhibition surveying the development of drawing by French artists from the thirteenth to nineteenth centuries, organized by L’Association Française d’Action Artistique and circulated by the Art Institute of Chicago. The exhibition records span eight folders plus a catalog, bulletin, and photographs.
French Impressionist Paintings from the Museum's Collections, August 21-September 20, 1953
An exhibition of paintings by nineteenth century French Impressionist artists from the permanent collection of the Legion of Honor. No materials remain for this exhibition.
French Masters from the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, November 5-23, 1948
An exhibition of artworks by the greatest French artists of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. No materials remain for this exhibition.
French Paintings from the Louvre Museum, June 8-October 1, 1934
An exhibition of 11 French paintings lent by the Louvre Museum in Paris. The exhibition records span one folder.
French Prints, 1500-1800, from the Moore S. Achenbach Collection, September 9-[30], 1948
An exhibition of about 50 prints by French artists from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century from the collection of Moore S. Achenbach. The exhibition records span three folders.
French Prints from the Achenbach Collection: An Exhibit Celebrating the Two Thousandth Anniversary of Paris, [April]-May 14, 1951
From the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts collection, an exhibition of prints by French artists shown at the City of Paris Gallery in San Francisco in celebration of the two thousandth anniversary of the founding of Paris, France. The exhibition records span one folder of lender correspondence.