Medieval Art and Collections
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Barnard, George Grey, 1863-1938
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content: George Grey Barnard papers
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content: George Grey Barnard papers / Series 9: Photographs
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1905-1945
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.barngeor, Subseries 9.3
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement note
content: Files are arranged alphabetically by subject title.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: This subseries has been partially scanned. Cloister photographs from the Metropolitan Museum of Art have not been scanned.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: This subseries documents Barnard's collections of medieval art, the Cloisters and the Abbaye, as well as individual artifacts of medieval and eighteenth century art, which may have passed through his possession in his dual roles as collector and dealer. The photographs of the Cloisters and Abbaye record Barnard's installation of medieval statuary and architectural elements in the space that he, along with his architect, Horace Mann, had created to house his collections. Some of the prints include annotations along the bottom edge or on the verso that date the image as well as provide identifying details for sculptures and studio locations.

The bulk of the photographs document medieval sculptures and architectural elements, ranging from stained glass windows to entire cloisters. Folder titles distinguish amongst "Medieval Artifacts in Their Original Locations," "Medieval Artifcats, France, Collection Files," and "Medieval and Eighteenth Century Art, Dealers Files." These title designations were retained due to possible significance and may reflect Barnard's orignal file titles.