Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
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 | 02/14/2025 10:07:29 |
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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 | 02/14/2025 10:07:29 |
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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 | 02/14/2025 10:07:40 |
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