O'Keeffe, Georgia, 1887-1986
Person
Found in 45 Collections and/or Records:
O'Keeffe, Georgia. Ephemera and press clipping, 2001-2002, undated
File — Box: 371, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Fireworks and other festivities begin this subseries with documentation of the museum's plans to celebrate its 125th anniversary on May 10, 2001. On that day in 1876, the Centennial exhibition opened to the world. Among its many attractions was the Art Gallery building, which was later named Memorial Hall. At the close of the exhibition, Memorial Hall became the first home of the newly chartered Philadelphia Museum of Art (then known as the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art)....
Dates:
2001-2002, undated
O'Keeffe, Georgia. Estate, 1995-1996, undated
File — Box: 81, Folder: 3
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...
Dates:
1995-1996, undated
O'Keeffe, Georgia. Estate and bequest, 1986-1987
File — Box: 52, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The first major fundraising campaign d'Harnoncourt oversaw as director was the Landmark Renewal Fund, originally planned to run from 1986 to 1991. The goal of the campaign was to raise $50 million for endowment increases, building improvements and a bridge fund to support operations until the new endowments began generating income. Later in the campaign, the goal was increased another $10 million to fund a major overhaul of the Museum's European art collection. According to later press...
Dates:
1986-1987
O'Keeffe, Georgia. Estate and bequest, 1988-1990
File — Box: 52, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The first major fundraising campaign d'Harnoncourt oversaw as director was the Landmark Renewal Fund, originally planned to run from 1986 to 1991. The goal of the campaign was to raise $50 million for endowment increases, building improvements and a bridge fund to support operations until the new endowments began generating income. Later in the campaign, the goal was increased another $10 million to fund a major overhaul of the Museum's European art collection. According to later press...
Dates:
1988-1990
Time. "Variations on an Enigma", 1973 September 24
Object — Box: 15, Folder: 10
Identifier: MDE_B015_F010_017
Scope and Contents
Time. "Variations on an Enigma" by Stefan Kanfer.
Dates:
1973 September 24