Organization: Philadelphia Museum of Art / Place: 33 W. 67th St. (New York, N.Y.) / Creator: Arensberg, Walter, 1878-1954 - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Start Over Organization Philadelphia Museum of Art Place 33 W. 67th St. (New York, N.Y.) Creator Arensberg, Walter, 1878-1954

Extent:: 33 linear feet
Abstract:: Art collectors Walter and Louise Arensberg amassed a seminal collection of Modern and pre-Columbian art between 1913 and 1950, when they presented it to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The Arensberg Archives contain correspondence, ephemera, clippings, writings, personal and art collection records, and photographs documenting the couple's art collecting activities as well as their friendship with many important artists, writers and scholars, including Marcel Duchamp, Charles Sheeler, Walter Pach, Beatrice Wood, and Elmer Ernest Southard. The collection also includes some material related to Walter Arensberg's study of Francis Bacon and the founding of his research institute, the Francis Bacon Foundation.

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