Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Bacon, Virginia Purdy
| title | Art Collecting Files of Henry Clay Frick, 1881-1925, undated | repository | The Frick Collection and Frick Art Reference Library |
| description | Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919), a Pittsburgh industrialist who made his fortune in coke and steel, cultivated a lifelong interest in art collecting, beginning with his first purchase in 1881. Upon his death, he bequeathed his New York City residence, along with his extensive collection of paintings, furniture, and art objects, to be established as a museum called The Frick Collection. The Collection has been open to the public since December 1935. These papers consist of correspondence, one letterpress book, invoices, vouchers, canceled checks, inventories, notes, and printed material documenting the selection, purchase, and disposition of Henry Clay Frick’s art collection. Note Forms part of the Frick Family Papers. Arrangement Materials are arranged in six subseries: I. Purchases, II. Inventories and Lists, III. Catalogs and Works Exhibited, IV. Correspondence V. Works Not Purchased, and VI. Sale Catalogs and Miscellanea. Files are arranged chronologically within each subseries. Location Frick Archives Call Number HCFF.1.1 |
| extent | 8.9 linear feet |
| formats | Correspondence Financial Records Inventories Notes Printed Materials |
| access | These records are open for research under the conditions of The Frick Collection/Frick Art Reference Library Archives access policy. Contact the Archives Department for further information at archives@frick.org |
| record link | https://www.frick.org/sites/default/files/FindingAids/ArtCollectingFiles.html |
| record source | https://library.frick.org/permalink/01NYA_INST/1qqhid8/alma991010196349707141 |
| finding aid | Unpublished finding aid available at the repository. |
| acquisition information | Part of the Papers of the Frick Family, placed on deposit by the Helen Clay Frick Foundation, December 2001. |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:30:04 |
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