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Archives related to: Purves, Austin, 1900-

title	Austin Purves papers, 1939-1961.
repository	Archives of American Art
description	Financial and business records relating to various commissions, including the decorative work on the S.S. America, the S.S. United States, and Grace Line ships Santa Rosa and Santa Paula; the mural decoration of the World War II battle monument in Draguignan, France; the decorative map in the Boston Federal Reserve Bank; and the spandrel sculpture on the barracks at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York.
extent	1.0 linear ft. (on 2 microfilm reels) reels 112 & 113
formats	Financial Records Business Records Correspondence Ephemera
access	Patrons must use microfilm copy.
record source	http://www.siris.si.edu/
acquisition information	Provenance unknown.
updated	03/16/2023 10:29:53
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title	Austin Purves estate papers regarding Maxfield Parrish, 1953.
repository	Archives of American Art
description	A list and photographs of 30 paintings by the artist Maxfield Parrish collected by Purves, created by the trustees of the Betsy Purves (Mrs. Austin Purves) estate.
extent	31 items. reel D169
formats	Inventories Photographs
access	Patrons must use microfilm copy.
record source	http://www.siris.si.edu/
acquisition information	Lent for microfilming 1964 by the Vose Galleries who most likely acquired this collection through an estate sale. The original collection was forty items which was reduced when the heirs of Besty Purves auctioned off some of the paintings. Originals returned to lender after microfilming.
updated	11/12/2014 11:29:50
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title	Artist file: Purves, Austin (Jr.)
repository	National Portrait Gallery Library
description	Folder(s) may include exhibition announcements, newspaper and/or magazine clippings, press releases, brochures, reviews, invitations, illustrations, resumes, artist's statements, exhibition catalogs.
extent	1+ folders (check with repository)
formats	Ephemera
access	Folder(s) do not circulate. Folder(s) available for use only at the holding library
record source	http://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollections/Art-Design/artandartistfiles/
updated	11/12/2014 11:30:05
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