Institute of Contemporary Art (Boston, Mass.) Search this
Place of publication, production, or execution:
Other
Physical Description:
42 Microfilm reels, Loan; 0.2 Linear feet, Gift
Access Note / Rights:
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.
Summary:
REELS 205-245: Correspondence about exhibitions held and also those not held; minutes; catalogs; bulletins; press releases; clippings; photographs; and miscellaneous printed material.
REEL 1082: Minutes of the corporation, executive committee and board of trustees meetings; treasurers' reports and project reports; agreements, contracts, and proposals; miscellaneous financial papers, including bank statements, receipts, budget proposals, and a promissory note; correspondence; a speech by President Nathaniel Saltonstall; a statement "Modern Art and the American Public," and "A Statement on Modern Art"; notices of meetings, agenda, memorandums, and projected exhibition schedules.
UNMICROFILMED: Catalogs; announcements; and other exhibition material; publications; three photographs; and 15 posters.
Citation:
Institute of Contemporary Art records, 1936-1971. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reels 205-245 and 1082 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Location of Originals:
Reels 205-245, and 1082: Originals in: Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston, Mass.
Biography Note:
Art foundation and organization; Boston, Mass. Originally known as the Institute of Modern Art until 1948. Changed its name and became more active in industrial design.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Records on microfilm were lent, and unmicrofilmed material donated between 1971 and 1976 by the Institute of Contemporary Art.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Art, Modern -- 20th century -- Massachusetts -- Boston Search this
