Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1942-1971, n.d.

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Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1942-1971, n.d.

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R. Sturgis Ingersoll was a Trustee and President of the Board of Trustees at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. His correspondence with Carl Zigrosser revolves around the business of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and their shared interest in art. Topics include proposed purchases and gifts, Ingersoll's own collection and gifts to the Museum, Zigrosser's purchasing trips to Europe, a copy of Zigrosser's report on the quality of the Arensberg Collection, birthday greetings, the hiring of Kneeland McNulty, a list of Zigrosser's preferred commercial galleries in Paris, notes abo ut John Flannagan, vacation letters from abroad, Henri Marceau's hospitalization, Zigrosser's retirement, the death of Ingersoll's wife, letters abou Zigrosser's books and catalogs. Interleaved are carbons and drafts of many of Zigrosser's letter to Ingersoll. Included is a photograph of Ingersoll.

191 items (235 leaves and 1 photograph).

University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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