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Found in 4132 Collections and/or Records:

Estimates of cost for work in section #7, floor #1, 1949 March 24

 Object — Box: 179, Folder: 30
Identifier: FKR_B179_F030_004
Scope and Contents

Estimates of cost for work in section #7, floor #1 of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Dates: 1949 March 24

European Decorative Arts after 1700 Department Records

 Collection
Identifier: EDA
Abstract

Documentation in this record group begins approximately in 1974 when the museum designated a department of "European Decorative Arts after 1700." Most of the records were created or compiled by Kathryn Hiesinger, who has headed the curatorial department since its inception. The bulk of material pertains to two exhibitions, "The Second Empire: Art in France under Napoleon III" (1978), and "Japanese Design: A Survey Since 1950" (1994).

Dates: 1976-1999

European Decorative Arts before 1700 Department Records

 Collection
Identifier: EDB
Abstract

This collection documents the activities of related to European Decorative Arts before 1700.

Dates: circa 1975-2003

European itinerary for Anne D'Harnoncourt, 1977

 Object — Box: 22, Folder: 23
Identifier: MDE_B022_F023_002

Evan H. Turner Records

 Collection
Identifier: TUR
Abstract Evan H. Turner was an art historian, scholar, and Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA) from 1964 to 1978. A mix of correspondence, inter-office memoranda, reports, minutes and other records document Turner’s role in the museum’s growth and transformation during that time, as well as exhibition and event planning, and the daily operations of the museum. The collection also reflects Turner’s work with professional organizations, his efforts to help the city of Philadelphia to plan...
Dates: 1964-1978

Event and exhibit announcement for "A propos of Marcel Duchamp", 1987

 Object — Box: 26, Folder: 31
Identifier: MDE_B026_F031_001

Event and exhibit announcement for "A propos of Marcel Duchamp", 1987

 Object — Box: 26, Folder: 33
Identifier: MDE_B026_F033_001

Event and exhibit announcement for "A propos of Marcel Duchamp", 1987

 Object — Box: 8, Folder: 8
Identifier: MDR_B008_F008_001
Scope and Contents

Philadelphia Museum of Art. "A propos of Marcel Duchamp." Event and exhibit announcement.

Dates: 1987

Excerpt from correspondence from Fiske Kimball to Walter Arensberg, 1952 January 22

 Object — Box: 15, Folder: 9
Identifier: WLA_B015_F009_005
Scope and Contents

Excerpt from correspondence from Fiske Kimball, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Walter Arensberg.

Dates: 1952 January 22

Excerpt from "Manual of instructions for Marcel Duchamp Etant donnés, 1 1a chute d’eau, 2 le gaz d’éclairage --", 1987

 Object — Box: 6, Folder: 12
Identifier: EDR_B006_F012_005
Scope and Contents

Excerpt from "Manual of instructions for Marcel Duchamp Etant donnés, 1 1a chute d’eau, 2 le gaz d’éclairage --" [photocopy].

Dates: 1987

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correspondence 2479
Philadelphia, United States 2398
New York City, United States 424
Hollywood, United States 321
photographic prints 281
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memorandums 238
clippings (information artifacts) 222
museum records 170
notes 159
telegrams 142
Paris, France 91
lists (document genres) 91
Tokyo, Japan 79
writings (documents) 75
Los Angeles, United States 54
agreements 47
condition reports 41
Chicago, United States 38
Barcelona, Spain 36
press releases 33
inventories 31
Washington D.C., United States 28
Pasadena, United States 26
Charlottesville, United States 21
Venice, Italy 19
London, England 17
New Haven, United States 17
Le Ver á Val, France 16
Milan, Italy 16
financial records 14
research notes 14
gelatin silver prints 13
invoices 13
postcards 13
sketches 12
Cambridge, United States 11
Ojai, United States 11
Pittsburgh, United States 11
invitations 11
Houston, United States 10
San Francisco, United States 10
floor plans (form attributes) 10
interviews 9
Madrid, Spain 8
Saint Louis, United States 8
Williamstown, United States 8
announcements 8
exhibition announcements 8
itineraries 8
lectures 7
Boston, United States 6
Colorado Springs, United States 6
Japan 6
Montréal, Canada 6
programs (documents) 6
proposals 6
receipts (financial records) 6
slides (photographs) 6
Arts 5
Baltimore, United States 5
Cadaqués, Spain 5
Irvine, United States 5
Mexico City, Mexico 5
Ottawa, Canada 5
Princeton, United States 5
Topeka, United States 5
calendars (documents by form) 5
envelopes 5
Amsterdam, Netherlands 4
Brooklyn, United States 4
Buffalo, United States 4
Chennai, India 4
France 4
Locust Valley, United States 4
Milford, United States 4
Rouen, France 4
Santa Cruz, United States 4
Vienna, Austria 4
chronologies (lists) 4
grant proposals 4
periodicals 4
printed ephemera 4
Bridgewater, United States 3
Claremont, United States 3
Decorative arts 3
Exhibitions 3
Halifax, Canada 3
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France 3
New Orleans, United States 3
Rome, Italy 3
Santa Barbara, United States 3
São Paulo, Brazil 3
bulletins 3
certificates 3
minutes (administrative records) 3
photocopies 3
Art museums and community 2
Budapest, Hungary 2
Bussigny, Switzerland 2
Camden, United States 2
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