Box 207
Container
Contains 25 Results:
Arensberg, Walter and Louise Stevens. Publicity. "Our Modern Wing." Colorama section. Philadelphia Inquirer, September 26, 1954
File — Box: 207, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The collections processed here include objects from more than one of the handbook categories. The one example, which comprises most of the material in this subseries, is the art collection of Walter and Louise Stevens Arensberg, who collected modern as well as pre-Columbian art. Their collection files consist mostly of correspondence documenting Kimball's untiring efforts to bring the art pieces to the museum. The papers also chronicle the development of a sincere friendship between the...
Dates:
September 26, 1954
Dale, Chester. French and American paintings. Floor plan [gallery seating arrangement for opening luncheon?], undated
File — Box: 207, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The collections processed here include objects from more than one of the handbook categories. The one example, which comprises most of the material in this subseries, is the art collection of Walter and Louise Stevens Arensberg, who collected modern as well as pre-Columbian art. Their collection files consist mostly of correspondence documenting Kimball's untiring efforts to bring the art pieces to the museum. The papers also chronicle the development of a sincere friendship between the...
Dates:
undated
Foulc, Edmond. Plates [from unidentified catalog?]., undated
File — Box: 207, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The collections processed here include objects from more than one of the handbook categories. The one example, which comprises most of the material in this subseries, is the art collection of Walter and Louise Stevens Arensberg, who collected modern as well as pre-Columbian art. Their collection files consist mostly of correspondence documenting Kimball's untiring efforts to bring the art pieces to the museum. The papers also chronicle the development of a sincere friendship between the...
Dates:
undated
Rome. Model of ancient city. Other drawings, blueprints and stats, 1932, undated
File — Box: 207, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This subseries consists of two groups of files. The first set, in which files are titled by object or collection, documents items that do not fall within any of the handbook categories or those no longer collected by the museum, primarily objects from Memorial Hall. Also included are two scrapbooks Kimball apparently assembled of various period rooms, galleries and painting collections. Many of the photographs were featured in various issues of the museum's bulletin. The second set,...
Dates:
1932, undated
Philadelphia Inquirer. "Our Modern Wing", 1954 September 26
Object — Box: 207, Folder: 9
Identifier: FKR_B207_F009_001
Scope and Contents
Philadelphia Inquirer. "Our Modern Wing."
Dates:
1954 September 26
Sudler and Hennessey, Inc., 1953
File — Box: 207, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Comprising the largest portion of the Fiske Kimball Records, this series clearly documents Kimball's extensive contact with the institutions, individuals, and businesses that collectively directed and promoted art and artists, and a public appreciation for both. Kimball cultivated a variety of correspondents, from dealers and donors to museums, educational institutions and professional organizations. Throughout the three decades documented, antiques and art dealers appear to be Kimball's...
Dates:
1953
Art Week. November 17-23, 1941. "A Review of Art Week." Complimentary newspaper, November 25, 1941
File — Box: 207, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This subseries describes various national and state projects. Although these projects did not involve the museum, Kimball or other staff members participated in them in an advisory capacity. Projects documented here include the Federal Art Project, which included the preparation of the Index of American Design, and the Federal Writers Project, specifically its American Guide Series. The file pertaining to "This Work Pays Your Community" Exhibitions Week does contain a small amount of...
Dates:
November 25, 1941
Cedar Grove (Philadelphia, Pa.). Drawing of arched canopy to Elizabeth Paschal's field bed, undated
File — Box: 207, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
During Kimball's directorship, the museum took an active role in the restoration of many of the historic homes in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park. Erling H. Pedersen, Kimball's assistant during the early 1930s, oversaw most of the work. The most extensively documented house is Mount Pleasant, also known as the Benedict Arnold house. Its restoration and furnishing was planned to coincide with the 1926 Sesquicentennial. There are numerous revised lists of the objects loaned or gifted for the...
Dates:
undated
Post-WPA. Arensberg Galleries (section 7). Enclosure to December 19, 1951 letter. Architectural drawing. 2:2, 1951
File — Box: 207, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Construction projects initiated before and after the WPA relief programs are documented here. With the shell of the building finished in 1927, the projects documented here begin with the demanding completion of the museum's vast interior. Within the Pre-WPA project files, most of the correspondence is between Erling Pedersen, Kimball's assistant, and Charles Borie of the firm Trumbauer, Zantzinger and Borie. (The firm is identified here by its authorized citation of Zantzinger,...
Dates:
1951
Post-WPA. Arensberg Galleries (section 7). Enclosures to October 1 and November 13, 1952 letters. Blueprints. 2:2, 1952
File — Box: 207, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Construction projects initiated before and after the WPA relief programs are documented here. With the shell of the building finished in 1927, the projects documented here begin with the demanding completion of the museum's vast interior. Within the Pre-WPA project files, most of the correspondence is between Erling Pedersen, Kimball's assistant, and Charles Borie of the firm Trumbauer, Zantzinger and Borie. (The firm is identified here by its authorized citation of Zantzinger,...
Dates:
1952