Massachusetts Art Commission
The Massachusetts Art Commission (named by statute the Art Commission for the Commonwealth) consists of five gubernatorial appointees serving five-year terms. Established by St 1910, c 422, it was placed in the governor's department by St 1919, c 350, s 16. As currently defined in MGLA c 60, s 20, its responsibilities include advisory approval relating to plans for creation, acquisition, construction, erection, or remodeling by the Commonwealth of any work of art; or to the artistic character of any building constructed, erected, or remodeled by the Commonwealth; and custody and care of all historical relics and works of art, including portraits and certain memorials, in the State House, with removal of any such objects being subject to approval by the General Court.
From the description of Agency history record. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145429477
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
|---|---|---|---|
| creatorOf | Massachusetts Art Commission. Agency history record. | Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Massachusetts Art Commission. Administrative files, 1910-1977. | Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Gardner Cox papers | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Perry Townsend Rathbone papers | Archives of American Art | |
| creatorOf | Massachusetts Art Commission. Annual reports, 1922-1925. | Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives | |
| referencedIn | Page family papers, 1838-1929 | Massachusetts Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Massachusetts. General Court. Sergeant-at-Arms. Portrait photographs of Senate presidents and House speakers, 1898-1939. | Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives |
| Role | Title | Holding Repository |
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| Relation | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| associatedWith | Cox, Gardner, 1906-1988. | person |
| associatedWith | Massachusetts. General Court. Sergeant-at-Arms. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Massachusetts State House (Boston, Mass.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Page family. | family |
| associatedWith | Rathbone, Perry Townsend, 1911-2000. | person |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | |||
| Massachusetts | |||
| France--Saint-Mihiel | |||
| Saint-Mihiel (France) |
| Subject |
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| Architecture and state |
| Art and state |
| Flags |
| Governors |
| Memorials |
| Portraits |
| Public architecture |
| Public art |
| Public buildings |
| War memorials |
| World War, 1914-1918 |
| Occupation |
|---|
| Activity |
|---|
| Monitoring state government architecture |
| Monitoring state government art |
Corporate Body
Active 1910
Active 1977
