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American Federation of Arts

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1909

Places

Found in 61 Collections and/or Records:

American Federation of Arts (25), 1936

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Principal respondent: Whiting, F.A. Correspondence regarding gift; successor; exhibition service, proposed discontinuation. Copies of resolutions. Minutes. P.N. Youtz, President, AFA.

Dates: 1936

Carnegie Corp., 1936 - 1937

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Principal respondent: Keppel, Frederick P. Correspondence regarding American Federation of Art; living arts program, fellowships for music, dance, drama; musical instrument exhibition; requests from other institutions. P.N. Youtz, Pres. AFA.

Dates: 1936 - 1937

Departments: Prints and Drawings, 1956 - 1957

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Principal respondent: Johnson, Una. Correspondence and memos regarding Rockefeller Foundation grant, 20th-century prints book; travelling exhibitions, American Federation of Arts; loans; acquisitions; preparators. Press release, 'Golden Years of American Drawing.'

Dates: 1956 - 1957

Departments: Prints and Drawings, 1965-10 - 1966-07

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Principal respondent: Johnson, Una. Correspondence and memos regarding Ford Foundation monograph series; American Federation of Arts travelling exhibitions.

Dates: 1965-10 - 1966-07

Exhibitions, 1953 - 1954

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Correspondence regarding opening, Hearst tapestries; 17th Ceramic National; American Federation of Arts travelling shows; loans for 'Take Care' show.

Dates: 1953 - 1954

Exhibitions, 1959 - 1960

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Correspondence regarding Smithsonian Institution travelling shows; display of Lincoln Center model; staff proposals; American Federation of Arts shows, including Jacob Lawrence Retrospective. Press releases.

Dates: 1959 - 1960

Exhibitions (1), 1933 - 1934

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Requests to exhibit; schedules; correspondence regarding proposed exhibitions; Moscow Polytechnical Museum exhibit of Soviet mechanical inventions. List of American Federation of Arts exhibitions. 'NYC Municipal Architecture and Allied Arts,' contributors.

Dates: 1933 - 1934

Exhibitions: rejected, 1962-10 - 1963-08

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Correspondence, including with B. Kopman; Smithsonian Institution; American Federation of Arts; UNESCO; Sheldon Penninger estate.

Dates: 1962-10 - 1963-08

Hatch, J.D., 1933 - 1936

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Principal respondent: Hatch, John Davis. Correspondence regarding American Federation of Arts: directorship candidacy; regional groups.

Dates: 1933 - 1936