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Virginia Teague papers relating to the Armory Show, 1913-1962, bulk 1913-1917

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Series 1: Virginia Teague papers relating to the Armory Show , 1913-1962
0.2 Linear feet
Box 1

The collection includes a few letters from Elmer MacRae and Vera Kuhn to Virginia Teague recalling the Armory Show. There is one letter from Art Alliance of America Secretary, Elizabeth Grimball, to Henry Fitch Taylor advocating "preparedness" for artists in the event of international hostilities.
Records of the Association of American Painters and Sculptors include meeting minutes, 1913-1915, with agendas, drafts and completed reports of proceedings, checklists of attendees, a hand-written statement by Walt Kuhn, signed by Arthur B. Davies and Elmer McRae, and a mimeograph copy of the AAPS Constitution. Additional correspondence is between Henry Fitch Taylor, George Luks, and James Townsen regarding a review published in American Art News.
Records of the Copley Society are mostly related to the Armory Show. Business records include an exhibition contract and daily sales tallies from the Copley Society, which hosted the Boston venue at Copley Hall. Correspondence is with Walt Kuhn, Arthur B. Davies, John Quinn, Holker Abbott, Edward Warren, L. Flanders, and the law firm of Brandeis, Dunbar & Nutter, and regards a disagreement over sharing revenue generated by the Armory Show exhibition; and letters from General Services Administration and the U.S. Treasury Department regarding customs records for the Armory Show.
Printed material includes catalogs and clippings about the Armory Show.
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Letters to Virginia Teague, 1951-1952
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Art Alliance of America Preparedness Document, 1917
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Association of American Painters and Sculptors - Constitution, circa 1917
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Association of American Painters and Sculptors - Letters Relating to "Art Society Scandal" Editorial in American Art News, 1914
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Association of American Painters and Sculptors - Minutes of Meetings, 1913-1915
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Copley Society - Agreement Received from Walt Kuhn, 1913
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Copley Society - Correspondence Between Copley Society and Association of American Painters and Sculptors, 1913 February-March
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Copley Society - Correspondence Between Copley Society and Association of American Painters and Sculptors, 1913 April
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Copley Society - Correspondence Between Copley Society and Association of American Painters and Sculptors, 1913 May-June
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Copley Society - Correspondence Between Copley Society and Association of American Painters and Sculptors, 1913 July-December
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Copley Society - Correspondence Between Copley Society and Association of American Painters and Sculptors, 1914
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Copley Society - Daily Sales Tallies, circa 1913
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Copley Society - Transcriptions of Copley Society Documents, circa 1950s
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Miscellaneous Item, circa 1913-circa 1917
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Printed Material, 1913-1962
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