Box 14
Contains 14 Results:
Invitation draft, various newspaper clippings, 1970, undated
The Women's Committee hosted this black-tie auction and dinner that featured donated art and antiques. The event took place on November 6, 1970. Proceeds were used for the restoration of the museum's restaurant. Records include newspaper clippings and an invitation draft.
Lists, invitation, correspondence, publicity, 1972-1973, undated
The exhibition of fashion commemorated the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Fashion Wing at the museum. The event took place on January 18, 1973. Roast squab with cumberland sauce was served to three hundred guests and the gold ballroom was elegantly decorated in pink. Guests were asked to wear 'past elegance' to the affair. The records include a program describing costumes worn during the opening's fashion show.
Lists, invitations, 1976, undated
The dinner was given for the lenders of art to the "Philadelphia: Three Centuries of American Art" exhibition. The event took place on April 8, 1976. Five hundred and thirty two guests attended the dinner held at Memorial Hall where the Philadelphia Museum of Art was founded in 1876. Guests were transported to the museum after dinner for champagne and a preview of the exhibit. The records include blueprints of Memorial Hall.
Party plans, invoice, correspondence, 1976
The dinner was given for the lenders of art to the "Philadelphia: Three Centuries of American Art" exhibition. The event took place on April 8, 1976. Five hundred and thirty two guests attended the dinner held at Memorial Hall where the Philadelphia Museum of Art was founded in 1876. Guests were transported to the museum after dinner for champagne and a preview of the exhibit. The records include blueprints of Memorial Hall.