Henry Clay Frick Papers, Series I: Art Files, 1881-1925, undated.

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Henry Clay Frick Papers, Series I: Art Files, 1881-1925, undated.

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Papers in this series include correspondence, catalogs, invoices, vouchers, canceled checks, inventories, lists, notes, and printed material pertaining to the selection, purchase, and disposition of works of art in Frick's collection. The bulk of these files are contained in Subseries I, Purchases, which document Frick's acquisitions from galleries such as M. Knoedler & Co., Duveen Brothers, and Arthur Tooth and Sons. Also documented are requests to visit Frick's galleries at his New York residence, summaries of his collection at various stages of its development, and the exhibition of works in the collection at several museums. A small number of items date from after Frick's death, and largely pertain to claims against the Frick Estate. Portions of these papers also concern objects that were offered to Frick for purchase, but ultimately were not acquired for his collection. Examples of correspondents represented in these papers include Charles Carstairs and Roland Knoedler of M. Knoedler & Co., Joseph Duveen of Duveen Brothers, Roger Fry, Alice Creelman, Virginia P. Bacon, Charles Henry Hart, and Carel F. de Wild, among others.

8.9 linear feet (14 boxes, 4 bound v., and one oversize folder)

Frick Art Reference Library of The Frick Collection

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Frick Art Reference Library of The Frick Collection

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