Rene d'Harnoncourt papers, 1924-1983, 1940-1968 (bulk).

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Rene d'Harnoncourt papers, 1924-1983, 1940-1968 (bulk).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122530614

Papers documenting d'Harnoncourt's tenure at the Museum, his exhibition installations, and his involvement with organizations outside the Museum. Administrative papers from the Director's Office are largely reports, with some correspondence. They cover the Museum's activities and expansion from the 1950s to 1967, especially the establishment of the International Council and International Program. Several of d'Harnoncourt's installations are documented with sketches, floor plans, and layouts; they include Indian Art of the United States (1941), Arts of the South Seas (1946), Ancient Art of the Andes (1954), and Sculpture of Picasso (1967). Outside organizations represented in the papers include American Federation of Arts, 1950-1963, Committee on Government and Art, 1950-1963, Association on American Indian Affairs, 1940s-1960, Indian Arts and Crafts Board, 1953-1968, National Council on the Arts, 1954-1968, and UNESCO, 1940s-1964.

59.25 linear ft. (139 boxes, 1 drawer of plan chest)

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Director of the Museum of Modern Art, 1949-1968. From the description of Rene d'Harnoncourt papers, 1924-1983, 1940-1968 (bulk). (Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)). WorldCat record id: 122530614 Museum director and authority on American Indian and Mexican arts and crafts. Born 1901 in Vienna, Austria; died 1968 in Long Island, New York. D'Harnoncourt lived in Mexico from 1925 to 1933 and worked as an artist before joining a Mexico City antiques firm in 1927. He compiled and lectu...

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