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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 05-109

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Curatorial - American Art

Exhibition Records, 1999-2004

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Curatorial - American Art
Title:Exhibition Records
Dates:1999-2004
Quantity:1 cu. ft. (2 document boxes)
Collection:Accession 05-109
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of the exhibition records of Kenneth Myers, former Associate Curator of American Art at the Freer Gallery of Art. They primarily cover his work on various exhibitions regarding James McNeill Whistler, including "Young Whistler: Early Prints and the French Set;" "Whistler in Paris: Lithographs from the Belle Epoque, 1891-1896;" "Mr. Whistler's Galleries: Avant-Garde in Victorian London;" "Whistler in Venice: The Pastels;" and "Whistler's Nudes." Also included are materials related to an exhibition catalog Myers wrote entitled, "Mr. Whistler's Gallery: Pictures at an 1884 Exhibition." Materials include correspondence, memoranda, floor plans, and exhibition labels.

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of the exhibition records of Kenneth Myers, former Associate Curator of American Art at the Freer Gallery of Art. They primarily cover his work on various exhibitions regarding James McNeill Whistler, including "Young Whistler: Early Prints and the French Set;" "Whistler in Paris: Lithographs from the Belle Epoque, 1891-1896;" "Mr. Whistler's Galleries: Avant-Garde in Victorian London;" "Whistler in Venice: The Pastels;" and "Whistler's Nudes." Also included are materials related to an exhibition catalog Myers wrote entitled, Mr. Whistler's Gallery: Pictures at an 1884 Exhibition. Materials in this collection include correspondence, memoranda, floor plans, and exhibition labels.

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Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2020; Transferring office; 3/23/2005 memorandum, Toda to Kaveeshwar; Contact reference staff for details.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 05-109, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Curatorial - American Art, Exhibition Records

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Container List

Box 1

Picturing Whistler, 1999-2000

Box 1 of 2

Thames Etchings, 2000-2001

Box 1 of 2

1st Venice Set, 2000-2001

Box 1 of 2

Whistler's Nudes, 2001-2002

Box 1 of 2

Whistler Venice Pastels, 2000-2002

Box 1 of 2

Mr. Whistler's Gallery - Transparencies, 2001-2003

Box 1 of 2

Mr. Whistler's Gallery - Book correspondence, 2003

Box 1 of 2

Mr. Whistler's Gallery - International correspondence, 2000-2003

Box 1 of 2

Mr. Whistler's Gallery - Frame correspondence, 2002-2003

Box 1 of 2

Box 2

Mr. Whistler's Gallery - Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) correspondence - White frames, 2004

Box 2 of 2

Mr. Whistler's Gallery - Miscellaneous correspondence, 2002-2004

Box 2 of 2

Mr. Whistler's Gallery - Expenses - Photography permissions, payments and contracts, 2003

Box 2 of 2

Mr. Whistler's Gallery - Label Photograph Originals, 2003

Box 2 of 2

Mr. Whistler's Gallery - National Gallery of Art, 2003

Box 2 of 2

Mr. Whistler's Gallery - Terra Museum, 2003

Box 2 of 2

Mr. Whistler's Gallery - Birmingham Museum, 2003

Box 2 of 2

Mr. Whistler's Gallery - Cincinnati Art Museum, 2003

Box 2 of 2

Mr. Whistler's Gallery - Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003

Box 2 of 2

Mr. Whistler's Gallery - San Francisco Museums, 2003

Box 2 of 2

Mr. Whistler's Gallery - Fogg Museum, Harvard University, 2003

Box 2 of 2

Mr. Whistler's Gallery - Yale Center for British Art, 2003

Box 2 of 2

Mr. Whistler's Gallery - Museum of Modern Art, 2003

Box 2 of 2

Mr. Whistler's Gallery - Frick Museum, 2003

Box 2 of 2

Mr. Whistler's Gallery - University of Glasgow, Centre for Whistler Studies, 2003-2004

Box 2 of 2

Mr. Whistler's Gallery - National Gallery of Ireland, 2003

Box 2 of 2

Mr. Whistler's Gallery - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 2003

Box 2 of 2

Mr. Whistler's Gallery - Library of Congress, 2003

Box 2 of 2

Mr. Whistler's Gallery - Private Collections, 2003

Box 2 of 2

Mr. Whistler's Gallery - Ashomolean Museum, 2003

Box 2 of 2

The Amsterdam Set, 2003

Box 2 of 2

Whistler in Paris, 2003-2004

Box 2 of 2

French Set, 2004

Box 2 of 2