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Art - Miscellaneous : 1955-1958. 1955 Oct. 31 - 1958 Nov. 1.

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Letters, memos, telegrams and soundscribers relating to the proposed Beaverbrook Art Gallery. Subjects discussed: request of Sutherland sketches and portraits of Winston Churchill, Beaverbrook and Willie Maugham for exhibit by the American Federation of Arts; Robert Ayre's trip to Fredericton; W.G. Constable's offer of assistance with the gallery project (brief mention is made of his honorary degree from UNB); correspondence with Senator W. Rupert Davies regarding the repossession of World War I paintings originally donated by Beaverbrook, hanging in the Senate Chambers; terms and conditions of Madame Escarra's employment as gallery curator; investigation and purchase of paintings; social engagements with Daniel Longwell and John Steegman; lengthy press release regarding the Oct. 1957 exhibit by the Metropolitan Museum of Art; (CONTINUES). (CONTINUED) requests for and terms and conditions of loans of paintings from the National Art Gallery; gift of four Canadian paintings to the province of New Brunswick and copy of press release regarding this; refusal of request that Sutherland's portrait of Beaverbrook be included in the Museum of Modern Art exhibit; gift of photos of Beaverbrook's Canadian paintings to the National Gallery; advice from John Baur, curator, Whitney Museum of American Art, regarding gallery furnishings and an extract from the Bowdoin College calendar (1958-59) regarding their fine arts program. There is some correspondence from Premier Flemming regarding Soldier's Square.

Correspondence : 99 (113 leaves)

University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Harriet Irving Library

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University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Harriet Irving Library

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Steegman, John, 1899-1966

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Art Gallery of Toronto.

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National Gallery of Canada.

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Whitney Museum of American Art

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Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

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National Gallery (Great Britain)

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Davies, Rupert, 1916-1976

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London Public Library and Art Museum (Ont.)

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Constable, W. G. (William George), 1887-1976

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Museum of modern art New York, N.Y.

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Beaverbrook Art Gallery.

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Longwell, Daniel

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American federation of arts

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