Farina, Pasquale, 1864-

Scope and Contents From the Series: Comprising the largest portion of the Fiske Kimball Records, this series clearly documents Kimball's extensive contact with the institutions, individuals, and businesses that collectively directed and promoted art and artists, and a public appreciation for both. Kimball cultivated a variety of correspondents, from dealers and donors to museums, educational institutions and professional organizations. Throughout the three decades documented, antiques and art dealers appear to be Kimball's...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Various curatorial and administrative subjects are documented here. Most of the material consists of curatorial research files regarding attribution and provenance of works in the Johnson Collection and in other collections. These file contain a variety of material, including correspondence, photographs, essays and notes. Also notable is Marceau's own personnel file, which contains material related to his career such as his curriculum vitae, awards, his entry in "Who's Who," a press release...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: These files pertain either to topics of research or to matters of office operation. Notes, photocopies of published references and correspondence comprise most of the documentation of the research files pertaining to artists and contemporaries of John G. Johnson, as well as to Johnson himself. Photographs are included in many of the files documenting works of art. Images of all three of Johnson's homes along Broad Street comprise the “Johnson residence” files. A number of prints and...

Abstract

This small collection documents the care of the Wilstach collection in Memorial Hall.