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Archives related to: Ganz, Paul, 1872-
| title | Paul J. Sachs Papers, 1900-1994. |
| repository | Harvard Art Museum Archives |
| description | These personal papers of Fogg Art Museum associate director Paul J. Sachs document his involvement with the Fogg, his academic career, publishing projects, collection of art objects, philanthropic endeavors, and personal life. The bulk of the collection dates from 1915 to 1958. Included are: financial records, correspondence, certificates, diplomas, object lists, photographs, newspaper and journal clippings, valuations and speech transcripts. History notes : Paul Joseph Sachs, the first associate director of the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University and a Harvard professor, was born in New York City on November 24, 1878. Sachs graduated from Harvard University in 1900 and entered the family firm Goldman,Sachs & Co., becoming a partner in 1904. In 1915, Sachs became the assistant director of the Fogg Art Museum. In 1923, Sachs became associate director, and he remained in this position until his retirement in 1948. Sachs was an avid collector of art and assembled a tremendous personal collection. He donated many objects to the Fogg Museum during his lifetime, as well as upon his death. Sachs’ career also included teaching; he first lectured at Wellesley College in 1916 and then became an assistant professor of fine arts at Harvard in 1917. Ten years later he became an associate professor, and in 1933 he became chairman of the Harvard department of fine arts. Sachs was involved in a wide range of philanthropic endeavors throughout his life. He was actively involved in the American Red Cross during World War I and in aid to refugee scholars displaced by World War II. His philanthropy continued into the last years of his life. Paul J. Sachs died on February 18, 1965 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Location : Harvard Art Museum Archives HUAM HC3: Personal HOLLIS Number : 011414754 |
| extent | 2.5 linear feet and 7 oversize folders |
| formats | Personal Papers Photographs Financial Records Correspondence Inventories |
| access | Unrestricted |
| record source | http://hollis.harvard.edu/ |
| finding aid | Electronic finding aid available http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUAM:art00003 |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:48 |
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| title | Duveen Brothers Records, 1876-1981, bulk 1909-1964 |
| repository | The Getty Research Institute |
| description | Notable art dealers from the late nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century. The records provide a detailed view of the Duveen Brothers business activities in London, Paris, and New York. Although the archive extends from 1876 to 1981, the bulk of the material dates from Joseph Duveen's tenure as president of the firm, 1909-1939, and the period 1939-1964 when Edward Fowles directed the firm (with Armand Lowengard until 1943). The mass of documents, such as cables and letters, invoices, and ledger and stock books, give a day-by-day account of art dealing, business strategy, and the individuals involved. Included are some records from the Kleinberger Galleries, 1906-1971, and 6 linear feet of Edward Fowles's papers. |
| extent | 394 Linear Feet (584 boxes, 18 flat file folders) |
| access | A microfilm copy (422 reels) of the archive is open for use by qualified researchers. The original papers are restricted because they are brittle and fragile. Additional microfilm copies of the archive have been deposited at the Thomas J. Watson Library of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Witt Library of the Courtauld Institute in London, and at the Institute national d'histoire de l'art in Paris. |
| record link | https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt3n39n6jd/entire_text/ |
| record source | https://www.getty.edu/research/collections/collection/113YJW |
| finding aid | https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt3n39n6jd/entire_text/ |
| acquisition information | Acquired from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1996. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:55 |
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| title | E.P. (Edgar Preston) and Constance Richardson papers, 1814-1996, bulk 1921-1996 |
| repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | The papers of art historian E. P. Richardson measure 28.7 linear feet and date from 1814-1996, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1921-1996. Within the papers are scattered biographical materials; acquisition files for Richardson's personal art collection; professional and personal correspondence with colleagues, art historians and critics, artists, museums, galleries, and dealers; numerous writings, including manuscripts and research files for his published books, articles, and lectures; general research notebooks and files compiled by Richardson on a wide variety of art-related topics and artists; professional and committee files; as well as a smaller amount of Constance C. Richardson's papers. |
| extent | Correspondence |
| access | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/ep-edgar-preston-and-constance-richardson-papers-10104 |
| record link | https://sirismm.si.edu/EADpdfs/AAA.richedga.pdf |
| record source | n/a |
| finding aid | https://sirismm.si.edu/EADpdfs/AAA.richedga.pdf |
| acquisition information | Edith Wilkinson first donated a letter to E. P. Richardson from herself in 1957. E.P. Richardson donated papers to the Archives of American Art in 1958 and 1960 and lent materials for microfilming in 1961. Addition material was donated by Constance Richardson in 1985, and by Martha Fleischman in 2003. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:55 |
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| title | Oral history interview with Tony Ganz, 2014 December 6 |
| repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | An interview with Tony Ganz conducted 2014 December 6, by Hunter Drohojowska-Philp, for the Archives of American Art and the Center for the History of Collecting in America at the Frick Art Reference Library of The Frick Collection, at Ganz's home in Brentwood, California. Ganz speaks of his parents, siblings, and early childhood; growing up in New York city; his family's collection and interest in art; collecting Picasso; going to museums and galleries as a kid; understanding Picasso; Putney School; his interest in photography and film; attending Harvard; making films; meeting his wife; beginning collecting; collecting drawings; building his collection; equity; Eva Hesse; Amber Whiteread; Gordon Matta-Clark; Moving to Beachwood Canyon; Robert Smithson; Paul Thek; Ted Bonin; Claes Oldenberg; Frank Stella; plan for his collection; following one's intuition; ones that got away; and friends in the art world. Ganz also recalls Victor and Sally Ganz, Paul Ganz, Sol Ganz, D. Lisner Jewelry, Chuck Fries, Gail Mutrux, Matthew Marks, Anthony D'Offay, Jeffrey Deitsch, Lee Bontecou, David Zwirner, Adam Weinberg, and Glenn Lowry. |
| extent | 4 Items, Sound recording: 4 sound files (2 hr., 4 min.), digital, wav; 41 Pages, Transcript |
| access | n/a |
| record link | https://www.aaa.si.edu/download_pdf_transcript/ajax?record_id=edanmdm-AAADCD_oh_368428 |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-tony-ganz-16213 |
| finding aid | n/a |
| acquisition information | This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and administrators. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:55 |
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| title | Papers of Arthur Pope, 1907-1979 |
| repository | Harvard Art Museum Archives |
| description | These papers of Harvard Fine Arts professor and museum director Arthur Pope document his administration of the Fogg, Germanic, and Semitic Museums from 1945 to 1948, as well as his teaching, research and publication activity over several decades. The papers consist primarily of correspondence and also include memoranda, printed material, photographs, lecture transcripts, calling cards, reports, fabric samples, exhibition wall text and labels, drafts of published work, preparatory notes for class lectures, and page proofs. |
| extent | 9 linear feet (18 file boxes, oversize materials) |
| access | Unrestricted |
| record link | https://hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu/repositories/9/resources/388 |
| record source | https://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/990117635620203941/catalog |
| finding aid | https://hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu/repositories/9/resources/388 |
| acquisition information | These papers were left at the Fogg Museum by former director and professor Arthur Pope. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:55 |
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| title | Ludwig Goldscheider papers 1911-1981 (bulk 1925-1973) |
| repository | The Getty Research Institute |
| description | Art historian, poet, and translator, and co-founder, director, designer, and editor of the Phaidon Press. Collection includes letters, drafts, and manuscript revisions of books, photographic materials, annotated books, and personal papers primarily documenting Goldscheider's writings on art and artists. |
| extent | 6 Linear Feet (13 boxes) |
| access | Open to researchers. |
| record link | https://www.getty.edu/research/collections/static/pdf/840066.pdf |
| record source | https://www.getty.edu/research/collections/collection/113YDD |
| finding aid | https://www.getty.edu/research/collections/static/pdf/840066.pdf |
| acquisition information | Acquired in 1984. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:55 |
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