John Quinn memorial collection in the New York Public Library
name: label: Creator
content: Quinn, John, 1870-1924
label: Names
content: Society of Independent Artists (New York, N.Y.)
label: Names
content: Bellows, George, 1882-1925
label: Names
content: Davies, Arthur B. (Arthur Bowen), 1862-1928
label: Names
content: Epstein, Jacob, Sir, 1880-1959
label: Names
content: Kuhn, Walt, 1877-1949
label: Names
content: Pach, Walter, 1883-1958
label: Names
content: Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972
label: Names
content: Ray, Man, 1890-1976
label: Names
content: Stieglitz, Alfred, 1864-1946
topic: label: Topic
content: Art -- Collectors and collecting
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Microfilm donated 1978 and 2005 by Judith Zilczer, who organized an exhibit on John Quinn for the Hirshhorn Museum in 1978. She received a copy of the film from the New York Public Library as part of her research. The New York Public Library received the papers over a period of time, officially completed in 1965, by Quinn's niece, Mary Anderson Conroy.
creator: label: Creator
content: Quinn, John, 1870-1924
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Collector, patron, lawyer; New York, N.Y. Born Tiffin, Ohio, 1870. Legal work included tax laws re imported contemporary art. Friendship with Augustus John shaped activities and interest in art world. Began collecting mainly through direct contact with artists and dealers.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 26 Microfilm reels
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1901-1925
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.quinjohn
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Arranged alphabetically.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 2017 and 2017a through 2017y available only at the Washington office of the Archives of American Art.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals in: New York Public Library.
otherfindaid: label: Other Finding Aids
content: List of correspondents available at the Archives of American Art's Washington, D.C. office and available on microfilm reel 2017.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Correspondence, including letters from numerous art dealers, George Bellows, Arthur B. Davies, Sir Jacob Epstein, Walt Kuhn, Walter Pach, Ezra Pound, Man Ray, Alfred Stieglitz, and the Society of Independent Artists.