Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Thannhauser, Justin, 1892-1976
| title | Artist file: Thannhauser, Justin K.; miscellaneous uncataloged material. | repository | The Museum of Modern Art |
| description | The folder may include announcements, clippings, press releases, brochures, reviews, invitations, small exhibition catalogs, and other ephemeral material. Location MoMA Queens Artist Files Call Number Thannhauser, Justin K. |
| extent | 1 folder |
| formats | Ephemera |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | https://library.nyarc.org/permalink/01NYA_INST/ai54l4/alma991011355779707141 |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:30:00 |
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| title | Caroline Simon correspondence with Justin K. and Hilde Thannhauser, 1974-1981. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Included are letters and postcards from Switzerland, one discussing a memorial exhibition of the Justin K. Thannhauser Collection that Mrs. Thannhauser was working on in 1987; and a program for the 80th birthday gala held in honor of Justin K. Thannhauser. Bio / His Notes: Justin K. and Hilde Thannhauser: art collectors; New York. |
| extent | 0.2 linear ft. |
| formats | Correspondence Printed Materials |
| access | Unmicrofilmed; use requires an appointment and is limited to Washington, D.C. storage facility. Authorization to publish, quote or reproduce must be obtained from: Judge Caroline Simon, 685 Third Ave., New York, New York. |
| record link | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/caroline-simon-correspondence-justin-k-and-hilde-thannhauser-10987 |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/caroline-simon-correspondence-justin-k-and-hilde-thannhauser-10987 |
| acquisition information | Donated by Judge Caroline Simon, 1992. |
| updated | 03/16/2018 15:58:20 |
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| title | Collectors Records, 1929-1987 | repository | The Museum of Modern Art |
| description | The processed Collectors Records are contained in ten 5" document boxes (4 linear feet) and include correspondence; lists of private collections; notes about collections (frequently in Barr's handwriting); press clippings; photographs; and exhibition announcements, invitations, and brochures. The records date from 1929 through 1987; the majority of the material dates from the 1950s and 60s. The bulk of the Collectors Records consists of correspondence between Museum staff and collectors. The principle staff correspondent is Barr, but the Record Group also includes material from Dorothy C. Miller (Curator, 1943-1967; Senior Curator, 1968-1969), and Betsy Jones (Executive Secretary 1952-1962; Executive Secretary and Assistant Curator, 1963-1966; Associate Curator and Executive Secretary of Collections, 1967-1969). Correspondence with the collectors participating in the Visits to Private Collections series and lists of the collections visited are also included. Historical Note During his tenure as Director of Museum Collections, Alfred H. Barr, Jr., and his staff maintained files on private collectors and collections (ca. 1947 through ca. 1967). This documentation reflects the Museum's interest in private collections from which it could potentially borrow, purchase, or receive gifts or bequests to enhance the Museum's collection. A Committee on the Museum Collections, established by the Board of Trustees in May 1944, consisted of approximately ten members, all of whom were collectors and/or Museum staff members. The founding members of the Committee were: Alfred H. Barr, Jr., William A. M. Burden, Stephen C. Clark, A. Conger Goodyear, Mrs. Simon Guggenheim, Bartlett H. Hayes, Jr., Mrs. Sam A. Lewisohn, Miss Agnes Rindge, James Thrall Soby (Chairman), James Johnson Sweeney (Vice Chairman), Edward M. M. Warburg, and Mrs. George Henry Warren, Jr. The Committee, which replaced the Acquisitions Committee, advised the Board of Trustees on which works to acquire, by gift or purchase, for the Museum's collection. Several members gave works of their own and/or financial contributions for purchases. Documentation on the collections of nearly all of the Committee Members can be found in this Record Group. An annual series, Visits to Private Collections, was organized by the Department of Membership as a special privilege for Contributing Members. Members were invited to spend three afternoons a year touring the private homes and collections of select collectors, who were frequently members of the Committee on the Museum Collections. This series was suggested by a Membership Committee member in 1939, and the program lasted through 1966. Documentation for this program can also be found throughout the Record Group. After Barr's retirement in 1967, the Committee on the Museum Collections was divided into five separate committees, each one focusing on a curatorial department: Painting and Sculpture; Prints and Illustrated Books; Photography; Architecture and Design; and Film. These five committees exist to the present day. Related Collections at MoMA and Elsewhere For related collections see also, The Museum of Modern Art Archives, Alfred H. Barr, Jr. Papers, Series 1. Personal Correspondence; the James Thrall Soby Papers, Series III: Museum Matters; the Dorothy C. Miller Papers, Series III: Museum Matters; the Public Information Scrapbooks; catalogues of private collections and PASITMOMA in the Library; Object Files in the Department of Painting and Sculpture; and lenders records in the Department of the Registrar. Preferred Citation Collectors Records, [folder]. The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York. |
| extent | 4 linear feet Ten 5" document boxes |
| formats | Clippings Correspondence Ephemera Photographs Administrative Records |
| access | The records are open for research and contain no restricted materials. |
| record link | http://www.moma.org/research/archives/EAD/CollectorsRecordsf.html |
| record source | https://library.nyarc.org/permalink/01NYA_INST/ai54l4/alma991007920159707141 |
| finding aid | In the repository and on the Web site. |
| acquisition information | The Collectors Records were compiled and maintained by Barr and his staff until his retirement in 1967, when they were brought under the aegis of the Department of Painting and Sculpture. They became part of the Museum Archives holdings in 1998 and were processed in June 1998. |
| updated | 11/29/2022 15:49:50 |
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| title | Alfred H. Barr, Jr. Papers, 1927-1984 | repository | The Museum of Modern Art |
| description | The Alfred H. Barr, Jr. Papers are composed of files kept during Barr's tenure at the Museum of Modern Art, including personal and professional correspondence with museum officials, curators, writers, historians, critics, art associations, foundations, magazines, artists, and collectors such as John Canaday, Stanton Catlin, Camilla Gray, René d'Harnoncourt, John Hightower, Roland Penrose, and James Thrall Soby. Office files cover staff, exhibitions, publications and collections of MoMA, and abstract art, cubism and futurism (some related to Barr's book Cubism and Abstract Art, 1936.) There are files present on the Foundation for Arts, Religion and Culture (ARC), Barr's travels, lectures, speeches, exhibitions, publications, political controversies, and artists and collections in the U.S.S.R.; writings, including travel notebooks regarding his trip to Russia, 1959, visits with Pablo Picasso, 1956, and Henri Matisse, 1952; exhibition catalogs, clippings and printed material; and photographs. Also included are materials collected by Margaret Scolari Barr, including Alfred's obituaries, A Memorial Tribute, 1981, an invitation and guest list to the memorial service, and condolence letters; and photocopies of autograph letters, ca. 1920s-1970s, from the Barr collection sold to Arthur A. Cohen in 1975. Biographical Note Alfred H. Barr, Jr. spent nearly his entire professional career with The Museum of Modern Art; following is brief chronology of his decades-long association with the Museum. Location MoMA Museum Archives |
| extent | 95 linear ft. (55 boxes) |
| formats | Administrative Records Correspondence Ephemera Writings Subject Files |
| access | The records are open for research and contain few restricted materials. Contact museum archivist for an appointment. |
| record link | http://moma.org/research/archives/EAD/Barrf.html |
| record source | https://library.nyarc.org/permalink/01NYA_INST/ai54l4/alma991009761919707141 |
| finding aid | Finding aids in the repository. |
| acquisition information | Transferred from Barr's office, gifts of Margaret S. Barr, 1975-1980, and gift of Andrew W. Barr, 1986. Forms part of: Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.). Archives. Records. |
| updated | 11/29/2022 15:49:50 |
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| title | Guggenheim Image Archive | repository | Solomon R Guggenheim Museum, Photography Department |
| description | The Guggenheim's selection of images is rich in depth and visually impressive. It includes superior photographs of our premiere art collection; installation images of our award-winning exhibitions; and images of our iconic architecture around the world, including original historical photographs of Frank Lloyd Wright and the construction of the Guggenheim Museum, New York. Works of Art -Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Collection -Peggy Guggenheim Collection -Hilla Rebay Collection -Justin K. Thannhauser Collection -The Panza Collection Architecture -Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York -Peggy Guggenheim Palazzo and Garden, Venice -Guggenheim Museum Bilbao -Deutsche Guggenheim -Guggenheim Hermitage Museum Historical Photography -Exhibitions and installations -Historical personalities -William Short Archives (original construction photography of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum) |
| formats | Photographs |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www.guggenheim.org/image_archive/index.html#general |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:02 |
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| title | Thomas M. Messer records | repository | Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Archives |
| description | The Thomas M. Messer records document the activities of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (SRGM) and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation (SRGF) director, Thomas M. Messer (TMM). The bulk of the records in this collection span the duration of TMM's directorship of the SRGM. This collection contains correspondence, reports, newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs, memoranda, departmental records, exhibition information, loan information and legal documents. Information on acquisition of new artwork, SRGM exhibitions, museum renovations, TMM's professional and scholarly activities outside the SRGM, communications between TMM and artists, scholars, and colleagues at other museums and arts institutions can be found in this collection. Historical Abstract: Thomas M. Messer (TMM) served as Director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (SRGM) from 1961 until 1988 and as Director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation from 1980-1988. He was the museum's third director. Preferred Citation: Thomas M. Messer records. A0007. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Archives, New York, NY. Call Number: A0007 |
| extent | 83.81 cubic ft. (239 boxes) |
| formats | Administrative Records Correspondence Photographs Clippings Legal Papers |
| access | The collection is partially restricted. Please contact the Manager of the Library and Archives for further information. Requests for permission to publish material from this collection should be discussed with the Manager of the Library and Archives. |
| record link | http://www.guggenheim.org/nhprcfindings. |
| record source | http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/collections/library-and-archives/archive-collections/A0007/ |
| finding aid | Held at the repository and on the repository's Web site |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:14 |
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