Brooklyn Art Association records
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Abstract
The Brooklyn Art Association records span the period 1861 to 1970 and consists primarily of catalogs of exhibitions produced by the Association. Other materials include janitorial accounts, checks, bills, receipts, proxies, lists of stockholders and annual and life members, a photocopy of a certificate of incorporation for the association, and various annual reports.
Historical Note
The Brooklyn Art Association was founded in 1861 as an organization looking to improve the market for Brooklyn artists and to enhance the culutural life of Brooklyn. The Association was composed of both artists and lay citizens, and through its efforts laid the groundwork for what would later become the Brooklyn Museum. Though influential, the Association began to dissolve in the 1890s.
Sources:
- Marlor, Clark S. A History of the Brooklyn Art Association with an Index of Exhibitions. New York: J.F. Carr, c1970.
- Smithsonian Archives of American Art. "Brooklyn Art Association Records, 1861-1875." Accessed June 15, 2010. http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/collection/brooart.htm
Scope and Contents
The Brooklyn Art Association records span the period 1861 to 1970 and consists primarily of catalogs of exhibitions produced by the Association. Other materials include janitorial accounts, checks, bills, receipts, proxies, lists of stockholders and annual and life members, a photocopy of a certificate of incorporation for the association, and various annual reports.
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Conditions Governing Access
Open to researchers without restriction.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Brooklyn Art Association records, ARC.012, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Historical Society.
About this Guide
Processing Information
Minimally processed to the collection level.
This collection combines the accessions 1977.339, 1983.001, and 1991.004.
