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Philadelphia Museum of Art
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks V7:2233-2235/3028, V7ov:132
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Philadelphia Record
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Philadelphia Museum of Art.
- Memorial Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.).
- Sweeping & dusting--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Pickets--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Art exhibitions--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Art objects.
- Children drawing & painting--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Galleries & museums--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Art--Study and teaching--Pennsylvania.
- Local Subjects:
- Sweeping & dusting--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Pickets--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Art exhibitions--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Art objects.
- Children drawing & painting--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Galleries & museums--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Art--Study and teaching--Pennsylvania.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gift of the Philadelphia Record
- Physical Description:
- 139 photoprints : silver gelatin; 4 photoprints 11"x 17" or smaller
- Place of Publication:
- 1928-1946
- Summary:
- Most images depict collections and exhibitions at the Pennsylvania Museum of Art in Philadelphia. Documents WPA restoration and education projects. Many images show workers dusting statues removed from the museum frieze. Includes exterior views of the new building, many taken at night. Of note are portrayals of picketing by the American Artists Congress. Also includes views of the museum with Horace Trumbauer (the architect) and other officials. Highlights the Johnson Collection, the Lansdowne Room in Memorial Hall and the 69th Street Community Center, a branch of the museum. Portrays chldren painting and children's art during summer art classes.
- These subject entries for the Philadelphia Record newspaper's photo morgue are primarily for Places (buildings, parks, streets, etc.), Things (Bicycles, Bison, Blind Persons [just sampling the B's]), Events (Democratic National Convention 1936, Flourtown Fair, Harvest Week) and Social Constructs (Home Economics, City Planning, Eating & Drinking, etc.). Each of these subjects became a MARC record which included a call number. In the case of these records, the call numbers are the actual folder numbers for the materials referenced. Therefore, these subject headings are really also an index for this section of the Philadelphia Record newspaper's photograph morgue. [The name section of the Philadelphia Record photo morgue represents individuals, A-Z, and
- Notes:
- Part of the Philadelphia Record Photograph Collection; for general information, see collection record.
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