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A list regarding buying art, early 20th century

 Item — Folder: 466
Identifier: 4027.8404-.1

Description

Folder 466

Transcript (DCI)

[first page] [handwritten in cursive with pencil on lined notepaper]

1 The Puritans.

2 The Portrait painters of our early history.

3 Our Governments attitude toward art.

4 The elements of art. Conception. Color. Drawing. Compo-sition. Treatment.

5 The What and the How artists. Whistler [word underlined]

6 The portrait painters of today.

7 Landscape painters.

8 Figure painters.

9 Mural painters.

10 Miniature painters.

11 Illustrators.

12 Commurshal [sic] painters.

13 The critic. scare phrases invented by the ignorent [sic].

14 The dealer.

15 The high-art school.

16 The fashion school.

17 The Academy.

18 The private schools. Illustrating. [word underlined]

19 The Museums.

20 The out of town exhibitions.

21 The foreign exhibition.

22 The catalogue racket.

23 The reproduction racket

24 The American Artists rights.

25 The French Government art policy.

26 Modern art and Absinth.

27 American plutocracy and modern art.

28 The possibilities that could be realized.

29 The extinction of viril [sic] art in America.

30 Democracy. Oriental & Occidental art.

31 The “Prize.” Racket

Dates

  • early 20th century

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Materials in English

Access Restrictions

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Extent

From the Collection: 500 item(s)