Treasures From the Archives of American Art

An online version of an exhibition in AAA's New York Research Center
October 19, 2000 - January 5, 2001

Browse Exhibit Case 5

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Photograph of John Singer Sargent in his Paris studio.
John Singer Sargent (1865-1925) in his Paris studio with his famous painting Madame X, a portrait of Madame Pierre Gautreau. Photographer unknown. [Artists in their Paris Studios] 1880-1890.
the studio of Claude Monet, Giverny, France

Photographs from glass-plate negatives of Claude Monet's first studio in Giverny, France, ca. 1905-1906.  Lilla Cabot Perry photographs, [ca. 1889-1909]. Donated by James Holsaert, 1984.

 

Third page of a letter from Walt Kuhn to Chick.

Letter from Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) to Vera Kuhn. Walt Kuhn Family Papers and Armory Show Records. Gift of Brenda Kuhn, 1962-1979.

Picasso's list, 1912, of European artists to be included in the Armory Show of 1913.
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), 1912 list of European artists to be included in the Armory Show of 1913. Walt Kuhn, Kuhn Family Papers, And Armory Show Records. Gift of Brenda Kuhn, 1962-1979.
Photograph of the Duchamp brothers, 1914.

Three Duchamp brothers, left to right: Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968), Jacques Villon (1875-1963), and Raymond Duchamp-Villon (1876-1918) in the garden of Jacques Villon's studio in Puteaux, France, in 1914. Photographer unknown. Walt Kuhn, Kuhn Family Papers, And Armory Show Records. Gift of Brenda Kuhn, 1962-1979. Photographs of Artists Collection I. 

Armory Show exhibition catalog.
The catalog of the Armory Show exhibition, sponsored by the Association of American Painters and Sculptors, Inc., New York, 1913. Walt Kuhn, Kuhn Family Papers, And Armory Show Records. Gift of Brenda Kuhn, 1962-1979.
Armory Show button and tie tack.
Armory show button and tie tack. Walt Kuhn, Kuhn Family Papers, And Armory Show Records. Gift of Brenda Kuhn, 1962-1979.
Armory Show floor plan.
Armory Show floor plan, ca. December 1912, showing the proposed arrangement of the galleries. The plan was completely redrawn by the time the show opened. Walt Kuhn, Kuhn Family Papers, And Armory Show Records. Gift of Brenda Kuhn, 1962-1979.
Photograph of Evertt Shinn, Robert Henri, and John Sloan, 1896.
Everett Shinn (1867-1953), Robert Henri (1865-1929), and John Sloan (1871-1951) relaxing in Henri's studio in Philadelphia, 1896. Collodion print. Photographer unknown. Gift of Howard Lipman, 1964. Miscellaneous Photograph Collection.
First page of an illustrated letter from John Sloan to Walter Pach.
Illustrated letter from painter John Sloan (1871-1951), in Santa Fe, to Walter Pach (1883-1958), June 9, 1920. Walter Pach Papers. Purchased by the Archives of American Art through a grant from The Brown Foundation.

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