Exhibition File, 1927-1981.

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Exhibition File, 1927-1981.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/191916054

These records, composed of correspondence, newspaper clippings, and photographs, document the permanent and temporary exhibits at the J. B. Speed Art Museum in Louisville, Kentucky.

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Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky Guide Project Office

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Speed Art Museum

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Construction on the original building was completed in 1927. An example of the neoclassic style of architecture, it cost $800,000 to build and equip. It was enlarged in 1954 with funds bequeathed by Dr. Preston Pope Satterwhite. In 1973, a contemporary art wing was added, containing an expanded library, an auditorium, and art galleries. The latest addition to the museum opened in 1983. From the description of Construction Blueprints, 1954-1988. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 19191605...