American Art-Union, 1839-1851 : the rise of American art literacy.

American Art-Union, 1839-1851 : the rise of American art literacy.

Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, 2013.

English

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This collection consists of 109 volumes and 1 box of records from 1838 to 1860. Volumes include minutes of annual meetings, executive committee, committee of management, and purchasing committee; register of works of art in the American Art-Union, including title of the painting submitted, the artist, price asked, cost of frame and whether or not a picture was purchased or rejected; letters addressed to the American Art-Union, including many from agents around the country, and pertaining to the sale of subscriptions; letters from artists to the American Art-Union with index; letterpress books containing copies of letters sent by the American Art-Union; and newspaper clippings.

Date range of documents: 1839-1851.
Reproduction of the originals from the New-York Historical Society Museum and Library.

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