Box 5

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As part of the Philadelphia tricentennial celebration, Darrel Sewell, Curator of American Art, organized an exhibition of works by Thomas Eakins. Some 125 paintings, sculptures, watercolors, drawings, and photographs created by the Philadelphia native were brought together from collections throughout the United States.

Scope and Content Note From the Sub-Series:

As part of the Philadelphia tricentennial celebration, Darrel Sewell, Curator of American Art, organized an exhibition of works by Thomas Eakins. Some 125 paintings, sculptures, watercolors, drawings, and photographs created by the Philadelphia native were brought together from collections throughout the United States.

Scope and Content Note From the Sub-Series:

As part of the Philadelphia tricentennial celebration, Darrel Sewell, Curator of American Art, organized an exhibition of works by Thomas Eakins. Some 125 paintings, sculptures, watercolors, drawings, and photographs created by the Philadelphia native were brought together from collections throughout the United States.

Scope and Content Note From the Sub-Series:

As part of the Philadelphia tricentennial celebration, Darrel Sewell, Curator of American Art, organized an exhibition of works by Thomas Eakins. Some 125 paintings, sculptures, watercolors, drawings, and photographs created by the Philadelphia native were brought together from collections throughout the United States.

Scope and Content Note From the Sub-Series:

As part of the Philadelphia tricentennial celebration, Darrel Sewell, Curator of American Art, organized an exhibition of works by Thomas Eakins. Some 125 paintings, sculptures, watercolors, drawings, and photographs created by the Philadelphia native were brought together from collections throughout the United States.

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This exhibition featured 130 works by the twentieth century American photographer, Danny Lyon. Contents include planning correspondence regarding the exhibition opening and a dinner for the artist as well as press releases and a brief project description submitted to the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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"Form in Art" was an occassional exhibition featuring works produced in connection with the Education Department's studio art classes for people who are blind or visually impaired. Planning documents consist of notes and internal memoranda.

Scope and Content Note From the Sub-Series: This exhibition featured works commissioned by the Container Corporation of America reflecting upon the intersection of visual artists and the world's greatest thinker. Organized by the Division of Education at the close of the Philadelphia Museum of Art Institute, these records document correspondence between the Special Exhibition Department and the Division of Education, communications with the Container Corporation of America, inventories for the travelling collection of art, and...

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Louise Lippincott organized a small exhibition of 14 drawings and pastels in the summer of 1982; included here is the schedule of exhibitions and events highlighting the display of French drawings culled from the collections.

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This exhibition was jointly organized by the Whitney Museum and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, including 24 scores and 10 series of prints by John Cage. Materials in this series include early planning documentation, and various iterations of the exhibition checklist, along with budgets, correspondence, lender lists, publicity, and documentation of the reception held in conjunction with the exhibition's opening.