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Unidentified [Marceau?]. "What Price Art: A Few Notes on the Current Art Market." Drafts [slide lecture?] and photos, 1968

 File — Box: 25, Folder: 13

Scope and Contents

From the Sub-Series:

This subseries documents the writings of Johnson Collection curatorial staff, as well as outside researchers who consulted the Johnson Collection and its staff for research purposes. As the subseries title indicates, not all the writings pertain to the Johnson Collection. Those that do are in draft stages only, or are lecture scripts and therefore are also unpublished. Of particular note is the typescript essay, presumably written by Henri Marceau, documenting the history of the Johnson Collection from its beginnings through 1955. Also noteworthy is the typescript and printed version of Marceau's article "William Penn's other statue," published posthumously by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania upon Barbara Sweeney's urging. There is also a significant amount of correspondence with the Centre national de recherches "Primitifs flamands" about primitive Flemish paintings in the Johnson Collection.

Later lectures and unpublished or unrelated writings are included in the "1973-1992" and "1993+" subseries of the "Subject" series. Folders are identified as "Writings." For material regarding the production and sales of Johnson Collection catalogs, see the "Publications" series.

Dates

  • 1968

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research with the following exceptions. Valuations and conservation (condition) reports are restricted, with access at discretion of the archivist. Personnel records are permanently restricted. Because of their poor condition, cracked or broken glass plate negatives are also restricted but they have all been digitized.

Extent

From the Sub-Series: 0.5 linear feet

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library and Archives Repository

Contact:
Philadelphia Museum of Art
PO Box 7646
Philadelphia PA 19101-7646 United States