Art-Union of Philadelphia selected records
odd: label: Other Title
content: Philadelphia Art-Union Reporter [microfilm title]
name: label: Creator
content: Art-Union of Philadelphia
title: label: Topic
content: Philadelphia Art-Union Reporter
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Material on reel 3656 lent, 1985, by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, which has more extensive records of Art Union of Philadelphia in its collections. AAA did not microfilm the complete records of the Art-Union. Material on reel P90 lent, 1955, for microfilming by the Free Library of Philadelphia.
creator: label: Creator
content: Art-Union of Philadelphia
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: The Art-Union of Philadelphia was founded in 1844 and incorporated in 1847 to encourage appreciation of American artists. It organized free exhibitions which were held at the Union's gallery at 210 Chestnut Street; sold paintings from these exhibitions; and established a membership program that entitled members to the monthly publication, Philadelphia Art Union Reporter, as well as other membership benefits.
function: label: Function
content: Clubs -- Pennsylvania
label: Function
content: Clubs -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Microfilm reels
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1848-1888
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.artunio
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, through interlibrary loan and at the Free Library of Philadelphia.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Reels 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 Art-Union of Philadelphia selected records, microfilmed on Reel 3656, contain 11 issues of the Philadelphia Art Union Reporter (1851-1852), the Art-Union's official publication which published the charter, by-laws, lists of officers and exhibitions, sales from the gallery, listings of artists' cards, and other general information relating to the Art-Union; as well as 2 volumes of the "Transactions of the Philadelphia Art Union" (1848-1849), which include proceedings of annual meetings, constitution and by-laws, announcements of meetings, information on awards and prices, and lists of certificate holders. Also included on Reel P90 are annual and biennial reports (1882-1888) from the Board of Managers.