Rooms and other architectural elements, 1908, 1920-1954, undated
Scope and Contents
That this sub-subseries comprises the bulk of material only underscores Kimball's promotion to display period rooms from different countries and civilizations within an American museum of art. These files represent European interiors that the museum purchased or that were offered to Kimball for his consideration. Non-European interiors are documented in other subseries.
This sub-subseries also contains files pertaining to George Grey Barnard. A collector of Medieval art, Barnard (and later his estate) made several sales of important architectural elements to PMA, including those from the Abbey of Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines. Barnard was also a sculptor, and his work as such is briefly documented in this series, in the "Modern and contemporary art" subseries.
Dates
- 1908, 1920-1954, undated
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research. Because of its fragile condition, the following item may only be consulted with permission of the Archivist: floor plan with annotations of PMA Gothic installations (in "Objects and related topics" series, "European decorative arts and arms and armor" subseries, "Rooms and architectural elements" sub-subseries, "England. Gothic installations at PMA, incl. Abergavenny, Wales" file).
Extent
From the Series: 23 linear feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Arrangement
Barnard material is filed first. All others are alphabetical by country of origin and within each country subgroup, alphabetical by general object classification. If country of origin cannot be determined or if several geographic areas are represented, the files are identified most often by general object classification or by collector and are also arranged within the overall alphabetical run.
Creator
- From the Collection: Kimball, Fiske, 1888-1955 (Creator, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library and Archives Repository
Philadelphia Museum of Art
PO Box 7646
Philadelphia PA 19101-7646 United States
archives@philamuseum.org