Milles, Carl (Wilhelm Carl Emil), 1875-1955

Scope and Contents Correspondence regarding objects, including Carl Milles sculpture; Chinese velvet; loan of Meunier bronze; McBey watercolor; Robbia head; Babbott portrait; tapestries; Hart painting; B. Parentino paintings; L. Loeb work; Davies painting; Greek gold, including list and descriptions; W. Homer, 'The Old Cellist'; lamp collection; Norwegian tapestry; Tomlinson (Tompkins?) and Gill watercolors; loan of T. Cole engravings. List of donations, 1920-1928. Memorial minute. Correspondence regarding...

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Principal respondent: Milles, Carl. Correspondence regarding films and lectures; purchase of urns; Cranach work offered for sale; circulation of exhibition; storage of collection; weights of sculptures; sale to Cranbrook Foundation.

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Correspondence with City Art Museum, St. Louis, regarding circulation of exhibition; shipping; selection of works for Philadelphia Art Alliance showing; with Tage Palm, Swedish Arts and Crafts Company; with Sten Jacobsson, Cranbrook Foundation; with Worcester Art Museum and Pennsylvania Museum. Lists of works. Conditions for exhibiton. Valuations. Text for catalog foreword. Receipts.

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Correspondence, including Kenneth Frazier, member, Board of Trustees; Carl Milles sculpture exhibition; transfers to Fairmont Park Art Association.

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Correspondence regarding claim for lost painting by Lucas Cranach.

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In the 1930s and 1940s, the Museum didn't create formal checklists. Lists and partial lists have been included where applicable.

Redacted copies have been included where appropriate. Personal information was redacted for privacy reasons.

A few exhibitions have photographs taken/kept by the Registrar's department. They have the subject tag photographs for clarity. The photographs are often unpacking, crating, and delivery photographs.