Box 49
Container
Contains 4 Results:
Foulc, Edmund. Art collection. "Our opportunity for leadership in the field of art." Underwriting presentation binder, 1929
File — Box: 49, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
In a special meeting convened September 13, 1927, the Executive Committee authorized the New York firm of John Price Jones Corporation to proceed with its fund-raising and publicity proposal submitted the previous month. This initiative was promoted as the first Museum Fund campaign. Through the campaign, the museum sought to raise $1.5 million for the new museum building and to create good will and general public interest in the Museum. The John Price Jones Corporation oversaw the second...
Dates:
1929
Presentation binder, "Gifts that will live." Re Romanesque architecture and the Cloisters, undated
File — Box: 49, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Produced approximately during the same time period as the Museum Fund campaign, the presentation binders are the most significant documentation in this small compilation of material. The oversize binders contain descriptive text and images primarily of architectural elements and sculpture. Embossed on the cover with the words "Gifts that will live," the binders were apparently intended as sales tools to solicit funds to purchase specific objects. One of the binders pertains to Romanesque...
Dates:
undated
"An essay on an important carved stone sepulcher." Reference booklet re Romanesque presentation binder, undated
File — Box: 49, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Produced approximately during the same time period as the Museum Fund campaign, the presentation binders are the most significant documentation in this small compilation of material. The oversize binders contain descriptive text and images primarily of architectural elements and sculpture. Embossed on the cover with the words "Gifts that will live," the binders were apparently intended as sales tools to solicit funds to purchase specific objects. One of the binders pertains to Romanesque...
Dates:
undated
Presentation binder of 12th-17th century European architectural elements. [1 of 3 copies], undated
File — Box: 49, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Produced approximately during the same time period as the Museum Fund campaign, the presentation binders are the most significant documentation in this small compilation of material. The oversize binders contain descriptive text and images primarily of architectural elements and sculpture. Embossed on the cover with the words "Gifts that will live," the binders were apparently intended as sales tools to solicit funds to purchase specific objects. One of the binders pertains to Romanesque...
Dates:
undated