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Archives related to: Brummer, Ernest
| title | Study photographs of medieval and Renaissance art from the Ernest Brummer Collection at the Duke University Museum of Art. | repository | The Getty Research Institute |
| description | These photographs document the 270 works of medieval and Renaissance art that remained in the collection of the New York art dealer Ernest Brummer at his death. The collection was acquired by the Duke University Museum of Art in 1966. Most heavily represented are Romanesque and Gothic stone and wood sculpture from France, Germany and the Netherlands; and Italian stone, marble, and bronze sculpture from the Renaissance to the 18th century. Works depicted include major sculptures from Vezelay, Chartres (choir screen), Mantes, and Paris. The collection also contains photographs of Gothic ivories, English medieval alabasters, decorative arts, stained glass, and church furniture. Many of the objects have been rephotographed after recent cleaning and restoration. The photographs are documented by photocopies of the dealer’s stock cards. LOCATION Cloisters Stacks CALL NUMBER Cloisters Archives collection no.31 |
| extent | 431 photographic prints : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm. |
| formats | Photographs |
| access | Open for use by qualified researchers. |
| record link | http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cat370181 |
| record source | http://library.getty.edu/vwebv/searchBasic |
| contact information | STORAGE - PHOTO STUDY COLLECTION - CONTACT REFERENCE |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:29:49 |
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| title | Duke University Museum of Art records, 1962-1992. | repository | Duke University Library |
| description | Collection includes correspondence, administrative files, financial records, exhibit catalogs and publicity material, fund-raising files, clippings, photographs, and related records. Major subjects include the opening of the Museum of Art, the Brummer Collection of Medieval and Renaissance Art, and exhibits. Materials range in date from 1962 to 1992. |
| extent | 10 Linear Feet, 10000 Items |
| formats | Photographs |
| access | Access Restricted |
| record link | http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/dynaweb/univarchives/uaartmuseum |
| record source | library.duke.edu |
| finding aid | Online and in repository. |
| acquisition information | The collection was acquired by the Duke University Musem of Art in 1966 from Mrs. Ella Bache Brummer. The Duke University Museum of Art Records were received by the University Archives as a transfer in 1970-2004. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:49 |
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| title | Joseph and Ernest Brummer Records | repository | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| description | Joseph and Ernest Brummer were art dealers who collected widely from the arts of classical antiquity and the Middle Ages to decorative arts and modern artists. They first established a gallery in Paris in 1906. In 1914, Joseph moved to New York where he opened his own gallery. Ernest joined him there at the outbreak of WWII. Joseph died soon after in 1947 and a large sale of sculpture from his collection was organized in 1949. Ernest died in 1964. Records primarily include the business papers of the brothers. Files date ca. 1890-1946, with the bulk of the material dating from the early 20th century through 1945. The records offer information on objects which were offered for sale in the galleries. Provenance information includes previous owners, prior locations, identity of buyers, purchase and sale prices. Records include: bills and correspondence; photographs and negatives of objects for purchase, views of the gallery and displays, personal family images; some printed/published material; account books for the Paris and NYC galleries; acquisition and sale books, with pages arranged by category, holding small photos with I.D. numbers written below (I.D. number usually preceded by the letter "P," "N," or "X"); and card files with names and addresses of clients and a near-complete inventory of their collections. Citation Identification of item, date (if known), The Joseph and Ernest Brummer Records; box number; folder number; The Cloisters Library and Archives, The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| extent | 8 boxes + 1 file cabinet (35 linear ft.) |
| formats | Administrative Records Correspondence Financial Records Photographs |
| access | Open for research by appointment from The Cloisters Library and Archives staff. |
| record link | http://libmma.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16028coll9 |
| record source | http://library.metmuseum.org/record=b1666900~S1 |
| acquisition information | Donated to the Metropolitan Museum in the early 1980s, through Ella Baché Brummer, wife of Ernest Brummer. Transferred to The Cloisters Archives in 1993. |
| updated | 01/20/2015 11:02:16 |
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