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paintings (visual works)

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Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Unique works in which images are formed primarily by the direct application of pigments suspended in oil, water, egg yolk, molten wax, or other liquid, arranged in masses of color, onto a generally two-dimensional surface.

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

Art in War, October 15-November 15, 1942

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An exhibition of 109 paintings, drawings, and prints documenting the effort of World War II. The exhibition records span three folders.

Dates: October 15-November 15, 1942

Children's Paintings from the Collection of Miss Fanny Brice, October 20-November 28, 1943

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An exhibition of 48 paintings by children all over the world collected by Ludwig and Erick Charell for American comedian and actress Fanny Brice. The exhibition was circulated by the Western Association of Art Museum Directors. The exhibition records span five folders.

Dates: October 20-November 28, 1943

Exhibition of Contemporary Spanish Painting, September 1-30, 1931

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An exhibition of oil paintings by about 40 Spanish artists of the early twentieth century, circuited under the auspices of the Western Association of Art Museum Directors. The exhibition records span 4 folders plus copies of the exhibition catalog, clippings, and object photographs.

Dates: September 1-30, 1931

Framing, Right and Wrong (Assembled and Circulated by Well-Known New York Framing Establishment, the House of Heydenryk), October 8-23, 1955

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An exhibition of 42 framed reproductions of paintings, framed by the House of Heydenryk in New York City and circulated by the Western Association of Art Museum Directors. The exhibition records span three folders plus catalog, clippings, and photographs.

Dates: October 8-23, 1955

Loan Exhibition of Modern Italian Painting, Sponsored by the Italian Government, January 12-February 10, 1935

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A loan exhibition of 90 paintings by 27 modern Italian artists, lent and sponsored by the Italian Government under the auspices of the Western Association of Art Museum Directors. The exhibition records span eight folders plus a catalog and object list brochure.

Dates: January 12-February 10, 1935

Portraits, Figure Compositions, and Landscapes by A.G. Warshawsky, November 16-December 15, 1940

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An exhibition of 50 portrait, figure, and landscape paintings by American artist Abel George Warshawsky. The exhibition records span six folders plus a copy of the catalog.

Dates: November 16-December 15, 1940

Soldiers of Production: Watercolors and Drawings by Eight American Artists, September 7-30, 1943

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An exhibition of 100 drawings and paintings in watercolor and gouache by eight American artists commissioned by the Office of Emergency Management. The exhibition was circulated by the Western Association of Art Museum Directors. The exhibition records span two folders.

Dates: September 7-30, 1943

Watercolors by American Artists from the Ferargil Galleries, May 4-June 4, 1938

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An exhibition of 33 watercolor paintings by American artists lent by the Ferargil Galleries of New York City. The exhibition records span four folders.

Dates: May 4-June 4, 1938

Watercolors by Andrew Wyeth, February 5-March 5, 1946

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An exhibition of 15 watercolor paintings by the celebrated American Regionalist artist Andrew Wyeth, circulated by the Western Association of Art Museum Directors. The exhibition records span four folders.

Dates: February 5-March 5, 1946