Harmon Foundation printed material
name: label: Creator
content: Harmon Foundation
topic: label: Topic
content: African American artists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Transferred to the Smithsonian American Art Museum Library vertical files after microfilming.
creator: label: Creator
content: Harmon Foundation
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: The Harmon Foundation (established 1922) was created by William E. Harmon and funded playgrounds, nursing programs, and vocational guidance for students. In 1925 the foundation began presenting awards to African American individuals in numerous fields, including art. In addition to presenting awards, the Harmon Foundation organized exhibitions for Black artists to gain further recognition for their artwork.
function: label: Function
content: Foundations (Organizations)
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Microfilm reel (51 items on partial microfilm reel)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1928-1963
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.harmfoun
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 roll 75 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals transferred to the Smithsonian American Art Museum Library's vertical file.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: This microfilm collection of Harmon Foundation printed material contains exhibition catalogs, clippings, reproductions of paintings, articles, and miscellaneous printed items pertaining to African American artists
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: The Library of Congress Manuscript Division holds the Harmon Foundation, Inc., Records.; audio-visual materials at the National Archives.