Exhibition Ephemera, 1949-2009, bulk: 1949 - 2009
Scope and Contents note
The playbill collection, donated by Valerie Lynn, is comprised of playbills and other theatre ephemera, pamphlets from various art exhibitions, and programs from musical performances and ballets collected over her lifetime. The collection spans seven decades, from 1946 to 2009, and includes playbills from at least five different countries.
Dates
- 1949-2009
- Majority of material found within 1949 - 2009
Extent
From the Collection: 4.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the File: English
Container Summary
The Architectural Model, Plans, Renderings of the New Theatre. Wadsworth Atheneum. Hartford: Jan. 1949. (Contains various ephemera).
Modern French Prints. New Gallery, Hayden Memorial Library. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Cambridge: Jan. 1951.
The Adams Papers. Massachusetts Historical Society. Boston: Sept. 1961.
Degenrate Art, the Fate of the Avant-Garde in Nazi Germany. International Gallery, S.Dillon Ripley Center. Washington, D.C.: Oct. 1991.
Italian Renaissance Architecture. National Gallery of Art. Washington, D.C.: Dec. 1994.
Once Upon a Page, the Art of Children’s Books. Meridian International Center. Findlay: June 1995.
The Coolidge Legacy. Library of Congress. Washington, D.C.: 1997.
Jewels of the Romanovs. Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, D.C.: Jan. 1997.
Video Dolls. Hirshorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Washington, D.C.: July 1998.
Jasper Johns to Jeff Koons: Four Decades of Art from the Broad Collections. Museum of Fine Arts. Boston: Jul. 2002.
Toulouse-Lautree and Montmartre. National Gallery of Art. Washington, D.C.: Mar. 2005.
Monumental Sculpture from Renaissance Florence. National Gallery of Art. Washington, D.C.: Sept. 2005.
Impressionists by the Sea. The Phillips Collection. Washington, D.C.: Oct. 2007.
Anish Kapoor, Past Present Future. The Institute of Contemporary Art. Boston: May 2008.
Martin Puryear. National Gallery of Art. Washington, D.C.: Jun. 2008.
Afghanistan, Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul. National Gallery of Art. Washington, D.C.: May 2008.
indian not indian. National Museum of the American Indian. Washington, D.C.: Nov. 2008-Aug. 2009.
The Salon Dore. The Corcoran Museum of Art. Washington, D.C.: Date unknown.
Gallery Map. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Richmond: Date unknown.
Collection of exhibition listing cards from the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. Date unknown.
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Rare Books Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
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