Nathaniel Saltonstall Arts Fund records
name: label: Creator
content: Nathaniel Saltonstall Arts Fund
label: Names
content: Saltonstall, Nathaniel, 1903-1968
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art patrons -- Massachusetts
label: Topic
content: Art -- Private collections
label: Topic
content: Art patronage
label: Topic
content: Art -- Collectors and collecting -- Massachusetts
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated in 1992 by Eloise W. Hodges, a grand niece of Nathaniel Saltonstall. She received the material from her father, Philip Weld, an executor of Saltonstall's estate.
creator: label: Creator
content: Nathaniel Saltonstall Arts Fund
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Nathaniel Saltonstall, an architect and art collector, was one of the founders of the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) in Boston, Massachusetts. He was President from 1936-1948, and 1960-1961; and Honorary President from 1961-1968. He was also a long-time trustee of both the ICA and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. In 1959, he established the "Nathaniel Saltonstall Arts Fund" in memory of his parents. Through auctions and sales of works in his collection, numerous schools, colleges, museums and galleries have received gifts from the fund and/or had the opportunity to show work not otherwise available.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1968-1975
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.nathsalt
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Minutes of a meeting of the trustees of the Saltonstall Arts Fund; letters and memorandums relating to the sale of works from the Saltonstall collection; lists of works in the collection and appraisals; a "Memorial Exhibition" catalog; an estate auction catalog; and photocopies of clippings about Saltonstall.