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

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First two pages from the personal account book of Everett Shinn.
Everett Shinn's (1876-1953) personal account book listing titles and prices of his contributions to "The Eight" Show at Macbeth Galleries, 1908. Everett Shinn Collection, 1894-1953. Gift of Howard Lipman.
First page of letter from Charles Sheeler to William Macbeth.
Letter from Charles Sheeler (1883-1965) to William Macbeth (1851-1917), September 26, 1910. Macbeth Gallery Records. Gift of Robert G. McIntyre and Robert G. McIntyre Estate, 1955-1966.

First page of letter from Alfred Stieglitz to Elizabeth McCausland.

Letter from photographer Alfred Stieglitz (1864-1946) to critic and writer Elizabeth McCausland (1899-1965), January 20, 1932, concerning an upcoming exhibition of his photographs with Georgia O'Keefe at his gallery, An American Place. Elizabeth McCausland Papers. Gift of Elizabeth McCausland. 1959.
Photograph of a picnic at Mount Kisco, New York.
Photograph of a picnic at Mount Kisco, New York, ca. 1912. From left to right: J. B. Kerfoot, Agnes Ernst Meyer (Mrs. Eugene Meyer), Mrs. Stieglitz, Alfred Stieglitz, Paul Haviland, Abraham Walkowitz, Katharine Nash Rhoades, and John Marin. Photographer unknown. Abraham Walkowitz papers, 1904-1966. Gift of Dr. Rosa F. Prigosen, 1966.
Cover of artists' periodical, Art Front.

The first issue Art Front, the monthly journal of the Artists' Union that ran from November 1934 to December 1937. Harry Gottlieb Papers. Gift of Harry Gottlieb, 1968-1982.
Last page of letter from Frida Kahlo to Nickolas Muray.
Letter with enclosures from painter Frida Kahlo (1907-1954), in Paris, to photographer Nickolas Muray (1892-1965), in New York, February 16, 1939. Nickolas Muray Papers. Gift of Mimi Muray, 1988. 
Front page of letter from Jackson Pollock to Betty Parsons.

Letter from painter Jackson Pollock (1912-1956) to his dealer Betty Parsons (1900-1982). Betty Parsons Papers and Gallery Records. Gift of the Betty Parsons Estate through William Raynor and Christopher Schwabacher, 1984.
Cover of catalog of Jackson Pollock's first one-person show.
Catalog of Jackson Pollock's first one-person show, November 9 to 27, 1943, held at Peggy Guggenheim's gallery, Art of This Century. Betty Parsons Papers and Gallery Records. Gift of the Betty Parsons Estate through William Raynor and Christopher Schwabacher, 1984.
Letter from Peggy Guggenheim to Betty Parsons.
 Letter from Peggy Guggenheim (1898-1979) to Betty Parsons (1900-1982) regarding Jackson Pollock. Betty Parsons Papers and Gallery Records. Gift of the Betty Parsons Estate through William Raynor and Christopher Schwabacher, 1984.

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