Archives of American Art

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Correspondence with Library staff, particularly Elizabeth Wrigley and Naomi Sawelson-Gorse, who was hired as Archivist in the 1980s. Much of the correspondence consists of research requests to the library, primarily about Duchamp, the Arensbergs and their circle of artist friends. There is also correspondence with the Philadelphia Museum of Art regarding the transfer of the art collection to the Museum. There are also many requests for photographs, photocopies, and permission to publish, as...

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Brochures, pamphlets, exhibition announcements, invitations, and other items from museums, galleries, universities, publishing houses, and other organizations.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: As evidenced in the records of the previous subseries, the Landmark Renewal campaign afforded the museum the opportunity to enhance nearly every aspect of its art collection, from display to scholarship. This subseries documents another ambitious program to improve the 24-acre grounds surrounding the "temple on the hill." The Landscape Rehabilitation Project was initiated by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS), another venerable Philadelphia institution, as part of its Philadelphia...

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Brochures, pamphlets, exhibition announcements, invitations, and other items from museums, galleries, universities, publishing houses, and other organizations.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

Brochures, pamphlets, exhibition announcements, invitations, and other items from museums, galleries, universities, publishing houses, and other organizations.

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Rose Fried Gallery (New York). File on Marcel Duchamp, photocopied from Archives of American Art.