Cone Collection Records, 1929-2008.

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Cone Collection Records, 1929-2008.

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The Cone Collection Records measure 5.4 linear feet and date from 1929 to 2008. They contain a collection of material concerning the Cone Collection of art donated to The Baltimore Museum of Art by Etta Cone in 1949. It includes documents regarding the acquisition of the art collection as well as correspondence, photographs, clippings and publications related to the Cones and their collection. Series 1, Acquisition of the Collection contains 9 subseries: Claribel Cone's Will and Estate, Etta Cone's Will, Disbursement of Etta Cone's Estate, Transfer of Cone Bequest to BMA, Valuation of the Collection, Expertizing Collection, Appraisals, Bequest to Weatherspoon Art Gallery, and Sale of Duplicate Books. Series 2, Collection Catalogues contains six subseries: 1930 Catalogue, Etta Cone's 1934 Catalogue, Projected Supplement to 1934 Catalogue, 1967 Catalogue (Revision of 1955 Edition), Cone Annual, and Dr. Claribel and Miss Etta. Series 3, Exhibitions, contains eight subseries: Lectures and Tours, Cone Memorial Exhibition, 1950; Knoedler Galleries, 1955; Cone Wing; Wildenstein, 1974; Reinstallation, 1974; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1991; and Matisse and Modern Masters from the Cone Collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art, in Japan, 1996. Series 4, Works in Cone Collection, contains six subseries: General, Thannhauser Monet/Gauguin, Kota Reliquary Analysis Project, Conservation and Housing, Lists of Works, and Frames. Series 5, Correspondence, contains ten subseries: Photographs and Artworks, Rights to Reproduce, Laura Cone, Marguerite Duthuit-Matisse, Ellen Hirschland, Louisiana Auction Exchange, Pierre Matisse, Teresa Bernstein Meyerowitz, Museum of Modern Art, and General. Series 6, Researchers, contains five subseries: Will Ameringer, Mildred G. Blum, Irene Gordon, Barbara Pollack, and Mary Gabriel. Series 7, Stein Family, contains four subseries: Gertrude Stein Material from Yale, Edward Dwight Material, Irene Gordon Compilation of Stein Correspondence at Yale, and General. Series 8, Cone Family, contains four subseries: Genealogy, Blowing Rock, Owl's Roost, Frederic W. Cone, and Personal Reminiscences about the Cones. Series 9, Clippings and Publications, contains five subseries: Acquisition of the Collection, Works in Cone Collection, Marlborough Apartments, Stein Family, and General. Series 10, Photographs, contains four subseries: Exhibitions, Works in Cone Collection, Stein Family, and Cone Family.

5.4 Linear feet (15 boxes)

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Baltimore Museum of Art Library & Archives

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