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nineteenth century (dates CE)

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Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Century in the proleptic Gregorian calendar including the years 1800 to 1899 (or 1801 to 1900).

Found in 40 Collections and/or Records:

A Graphic Panorama of the Rise and Fall of Napolean I, September 15-October 25, 1954

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From the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, an exhibition of lithographs depicting significant events in the life and the reign of the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. Shown at the San Francisco Public Library. The exhibition records span three folders.

Dates: September 15-October 25, 1954

A Historical Survey of the Graphic Arts: The Development of Various Techniques in Printmaking, October 22-November 27, 1955

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From the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, an exhibition explaining the history of printmaking, including about 100 woodblock prints, as well as original printing plates and blocks, from the fifteenth through twentieth century. The exhibition records span eight folders plus photographs.

Dates: October 22-November 27, 1955

A Study of Currier and Ives, January 11-February 13, 1956

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Arranged by the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, an exhibition of about 50 color lithographs by the famed nineteenth century American printmakers Currier & Ives. Shown at the San Francisco Public Library. The exhibition records span four folders plus photographs.

Dates: January 11-February 13, 1956

Annual Exhibition of Wit and Humor, April 14-May 16, 1956

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From the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, the fourth annual exhibition of wit and humor in graphic arts comparing American artist Gluyas Williams with nineteenth century French satire artist Honore Daumier. Shown at the San Francisco Public Library. The exhibition records span four folders plus photographs.

Dates: April 14-May 16, 1956

Bit and Spur: A Horse Show, October 14-November 14, 1953

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From the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts collection, an exhibition of prints of horses by sixteenth to nineteenth century artists. Shown at the San Francisco Public Library. The exhibition records span four folders.

Dates: October 14-November 14, 1953

Chiaroscuro in Printmaking, January 24-March 2, 1952

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From the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts collection, an exhibition of prints surveying the development of chiaroscuro as a printmaking technique from the sixteenth to twentieth centuries. The exhibition records span four folders plus photographs.

Dates: January 24-March 2, 1952

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

Daumier and the Theatre, September 17-October 23, 1960

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Arranged by the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, an exhibition of prints by French nineteenth century satirist Honore Daumier, lent by Mr. and Mrs. Bruno Adriani of Carmel, California and Mr. and Mrs. Philip N. Lilienthal of Hillsborough, California. The exhibition records span four folders.

Dates: September 17-October 23, 1960

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

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