Art Club of Philadelphia records
name: label: Creator
content: Art Club of Philadelphia
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Material on reels P89-P90 lent for microfilming, 1955, by the Free Library of Philadelphia. Material on reel 3656 lent for microfilming, 1985, by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
creator: label: Creator
content: Art Club of Philadelphia
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: The Art Club of Philadelphia (1887-1940) was incorporated in 1887 to encourage interest in the fine arts among the general public. The club sponsored exhibitions and award competitions.
function: label: Function
content: Arts organizations -- Pennsylvania
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3 Microfilm reels (33 items on 3 partial microfilm reels)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1888-1913
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.artclub
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels P89, P90 & 3656 available at Archives of American Art offices, at the Free Library of Philadelphia, and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Reels P89-P90: Originals in the Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Reel 3656: Originals in Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The microfilmed Art Club of Philadelphia records consist of exhibition catalogs and annual reports. Reels P89-90 contain catalogs from exhibitions of oil painting and sculpture (1890-1909), and catalogs from exhibitions of watercolors and pastels (1891-1903). Neither set of catalogs is a complete set. Also included on Reel 3656 are annual reports (incomplete) which list officers and committees of the club; financial reports; a list of exhibitions with dates, attendance, sales and values, and awards given; lectures; receptions; lists of members and deaths; by-laws; and reports of Board Committees.