Philadelphia Museum of Art

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Arts & Lettres. "Marcel Duchamp et le triomphe de l'infra-mince" by Gilles Toupin. Includes correspondence from Toupin.

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Canadian Art. "A conversation with Marcel Duchamp," interview by Don Bell. Includes correspondence from Don Bell to Anne d'Harnoncourt, George D. Widener Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Abstract The Department of Urban Outreach of the Philadelphia Museum of Art was established in 1970 as an effort to reach new audiences by bringing art and art programs directly into Philadelphia neighborhoods. In 1977, it became the Department of Community Programs, hereafter referred to as the Department. This collection documents the activities of the Department. The records date from 1951 to 1984, the bulk dating from 1970 to 1980, and include correspondence, exhibit planning documentation,...

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Correspondence from Frank J. Malina, Leonardo, to Anne d'Harnoncourt, Curator of 20th Century Art for the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Includes proof for review in Leonardo.

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Correspondence from Frank Limone to Anne d'Harnoncourt, Curator of 20th Century Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Includes installation proposal, interview, and clippings.

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Correspondence from Masaaki Kasahara to Anne d'Harnoncourt, Curator of 20th Century Art for the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Includes copy print photographs of "Marcel Duchamp near Cadaques at Picnic" from Robert Label's "Sur Marcel Duchamp."

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Correspondence from Mrs. Richard A. Schmueckle to Anne d'Harnoncourt, Curator of 20th Century Art for the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Includes book review from the Sunday Times.

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Correspondence from Tamara A. Blanken to Anne d'Harnoncourt, George D. Widener Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Includes clipping from the Sacramento Bee.

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Correspondence from Yumiko Motoda, Curatorial Department for Seibu Bijutsukan, to Anne d'Harnoncourt, Curator of 20th Century Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Includes newspaper clippings.

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This collection documents the activities of FOCUS: Philadelphia Focuses on Women in the Visual Arts, a city-wide arts program that occurred in April and May of 1974. The records in the FOCUS collection date from 1972 to 1975 and include meeting minutes from various FOCUS committees, outreach and advertising documents, correspondence, and records of the grant application process.