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Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Pictorial representations, which may be in various media, having as subject matter scenes or events from everyday life, familiar objects, or ordinary custom or incident that do not belong to any other class of painting such as history, portrait, animal, landscape, marine, fruit and flower, or still life, but which may incidentally exhibit elements of any of those.

Found in 48 Collections and/or Records:

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

America Today by Contemporary Artists, July 23-September 5, 1955

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From the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, an exhibition of 50 etchings and lithographs depicting modern life in the United States by American artists. The exhibition records span three folders, plus photographs.

Dates: July 23-September 5, 1955

Approaches to Leisure, July 19-September 15, 1952

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From the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts collection, an exhibition of prints from five centuries exploring how people relax, accompanied by objects of leisure, including games and musical instruments. The exhibition records span four folders plus photographs.

Dates: July 19-September 15, 1952

Artists at Work, July 26-September 1, 1952

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From the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts collection, an exhibition of prints showing artists at work in their profession. The exhibition records span three folders.

Dates: July 26-September 1, 1952

Chinese and Japanese Woodcuts of Flowers and Birds, June 25-July 23, 1954

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From the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts collection, an exhibition of woodcuts depicting flowers and birds by Chinese and Japanese artists. Shown at the San Francisco Public Library. No materials remain for this exhibition.

Dates: June 25-July 23, 1954

Concours d'Elegance, July 18-September 9, 1953

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An exhibition of furniture, paintings, and everyday objects that indicate “elegance” from the seventeenth to twentieth centuries. The exhibition records span three folders plus a catalog, clipping, and photographs.

Dates: July 18-September 9, 1953

Donald Bear Memorial Exhibition, June 14-July 6, 1952

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A memorial exhibition of 16 still life oil paintings and watercolor landscape paintings painted by the late American artist and museum director Donald Bear between 1947 and 1951. The exhibition records span four folders.

Dates: June 14-July 6, 1952

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

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

Exhibition of Paintings by Noboru Foujioka, November 10-30, 1927

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An exhibition of 42 satirical paintings of New York life from the perspective of an Asian immigrant, as well as still lifes, by Japanese artist Noboru Foujioka. The exhibition records span one folder plus a few copies of the exhibition catalog.

Dates: November 10-30, 1927