Allied Artists of America records
name: label: Creator
content: Allied Artists of America
label: Names
content: Aiken, Charles Avery, 1872-1965
label: Names
content: Detwiller, Fred
label: Names
content: Farndon, Walter, 1876-1964
label: Names
content: Gervasi, Frank, b. 1895
label: Names
content: Greacen, Edmund W., 1876-1949
label: Names
content: Kautzky, Theodore, 1896-1953
label: Names
content: Lockman, DeWitt McClellan, 1870-1957
label: Names
content: Montana, Pietro, 1890-1978
label: Names
content: Pleissner, Ogden M.
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1972 and 1978 by Allied Artists of America.
creator: label: Creator
content: Allied Artists of America
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content: Allied Artists of America records
abstract: label: Summary
content: The records of Allied Artists of America measure 3.0 linear feet and date from 1914 to 1978. The records document the history of the New York art organization through administrative files, correspondence, financial records, photographic material, and scrapbooks.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Allied Artists of America is an art organization that formed in New York, N.Y. in 1914 for "the advancement of American art by opening new avenues of opportunity for the exhibition of meritorious works of art..." principally by giving annual exhibitions. Notable members included Edmund Greacen, Dewitt Lockman, Pietro Montana, Walter Farndon, Charles Aiken, Ogden Pleissner, Frank Gervasi, Fred Detwiller, and Ted Kautzky.
function: label: Function
content: Arts organizations -- New York (State)
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1914-1978
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.alliarti
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into five series

Series 1: Administrative Files, 1914-1978 (1.2 linear feet; Boxes 1-2, 4)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1938-1966 (0.4 linear feet; Box 2)

Series 3: Financial Records, 1936-1967 (0.4 linear feet; boxes 2, 5)

Series 4: Photographic Material, circa 1940-1970 (0.2 linear feet; Box 2)

Series 5: Scrapbooks, 1924-1959 (0.8 linear feet; Boxes 3-5)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Ricky Gomez in 2024.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Portions of the collection are available on 35mm microfilm reels 847, 853-854 at the Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The records of Allied Artists of America measure 3.0 linear feet and date from 1914 to 1978. The records document the history of the New York art organization through administrative files, correspondence, financial records, photographic material, and scrapbooks.

Administrative files consist of the constitution and by-laws of the organization, board of directors meeting minutes, committee members lists and meeting minutes, and material on annual exhibitions. Also included is catalog advertising material consisting of correspondence, agreements, invoices, and proofs with various artists and organizations to feature their advertisements in annual exhibition catalogs.

Correspondence consists of letters with members and other art organizations, correspondence in regards to exhibitions, in regards to memberships, and juries for exhibitions. Financial records consist of ledgers, invoices, annual financial reports, and Treasurer reports. Photographic material consists of photographs of artwork by artists who took part in annual exhibitions held by the organization. Scrapbooks consist of a clippings scrapbook and two general scrapbooks containing some financial materials, exhibition announcements, and catalogs.