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Creator:
New Britain Museum of American Art  Search this
New Britain Institute. Art Museum  Search this
Names:
Arms, John Taylor, 1887-1953  Search this
Avery, Milton, 1885-1965  Search this
Baskin, Leonard, 1922-2000  Search this
Benton, Thomas Hart, 1889-1975  Search this
Boghosian, Varujan  Search this
Burchfield, Charles Ephraim, 1893-1967  Search this
Dehn, Adolf, 1895-1968  Search this
Kappel, Philip  Search this
LeWitt, Sol, 1928-2007  Search this
Low, Sanford B. D. (Sanford Ballard Dole), 1905-1964  Search this
Meyer, Herbert W. (Herbert William), 1882-1960  Search this
Pleissner, Ogden M.  Search this
Schnakenberg, H. E. (Henry Ernest), 1892-1970  Search this
Vose, Robert C. (Robert Churchill), 1911-1998  Search this
Extent:
0.4 Linear feet ((on 1 microfilm reel))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1907-1978
Scope and Contents:
Letters from artists, art dealers, and art collectors, mostly addressed to Sanford Low, Director of the Museum, 1940-1964. Some letters contain price lists of works of art, photographs and printed matter. Correspondents include John Taylor Arms, Milton Avery, Thomas Hart Benton, Leonard Baskin, Varujan Boghosian, Charles Burchfield, Adolf Dehn, Philip Kappel, Sol LeWitt, Herbert Meyer, Ogden Pleissner, Henry Schnakenberg, Robert Vose and others. Also included are writings by Low and others about the Musuem.
Biographical / Historical:
Known as the Art Museum of the New Britain Institute prior to 1961.
Provenance:
Donated 1979 by the New Britain Museum of American Art.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Occupation:
Museum directors -- Connecticut -- New Britain  Search this
Function:
Art museums -- Connecticut -- New Britain
Identifier:
AAA.newbrit
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9fa27b32e-8eab-4aef-8e7a-55cd24ab3bab
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-newbrit