Buffalo Fine Arts Academy. Archives, 1877-1981, 1905-1981 (bulk).

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Buffalo Fine Arts Academy. Archives, 1877-1981, 1905-1981 (bulk).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155443379

Archives of the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, the parent body of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery. Includes administrative files, 1877-present, including minutes, reports, and financial records; correspondence, 1906-78, of directors and artists concerning exhibits, the building, and membership; scrapbooks of clippings, 1905-present, concerning the Gallery; publications, 1905-80, including catalogs and yearbooks; photographs; blueprints; and films made at the Gallery.

360.0 cubic ft., 146 v.

New York State Historical Documents Inventory

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New York State Historical Documents Inventory

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Buffalo Fine Arts Academy

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On November 11, 1862, a group of prominent Buffalo citizens met to adopt a constitution and by-laws for the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy. At this initial meeting, it was agreed to establish and maintain a permanent art gallery in Buffalo. Until this was accomplished in 1905, the Academy held exhibitions in several locations in downtown Buffalo. In 1905, the Academy moved to its current location on Elmwood Avenue. The 1905 building, gifted by Buffalo entrepreneur and philanthropist John...