Collection Information

Size: 3.6 linear ft. (on 3 microfilm reels)

Summary: Constitution; minutes of meetings; financial reports; correspondence; annual exhibitions and membership information.

REELS 847, 853-854: Minutes of meetings, 1914-1955; 550 clippings; 40 catalogs and announcements; 13 letters; 48 photographs of works of art; and a scrapbook, 1941-1954.

UNMICROFILMED: Constitution and bylaws, minutes of annual meetings and board of directors meetings, financial reports, correspondence, and miscellaneous financial records.

Biographical/Historical Note

Art organization, New York, N.Y. Formed 1914 for "the advancement of American art by opening new avenues of opportunity for the exhibition of meritorious works of art..." principally by giving annual exhibitions. Notable members included Edmund Greacen, Dewitt Lockman, Pietro Montana, Walter Farndon, Charles Aiken, Ogden Pleissner, Frank Gervasi, Fred Detwiller, and Ted Kautzky.

Provenance

Donated 1972 & 1978 by Allied Artists of America.

Alternative Forms Available

Microfilm reels 847, 853-854 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.

Restrictions on Access

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.

How to Cite This Collection

Allied Artists of America records, 1914-1977. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.