Cornelia Bentley Sage Quinton records, 1908-1930.

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Cornelia Bentley Sage Quinton records, 1908-1930.

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Records and correspondence of Cornelia Bentley Sage Quinton, director of the Albright Art Gallery from 1910-1924, and the first woman director of an American art museum. Consists mainly of correspondence regarding Albright Art Gallery exhibitions and events, correspondence with Albright staff, and correspondence with staff of other galleries and professional organizations.

18 manuscript boxes (7.5 linear ft.)

Albright-Knox Art Gallery, G. Robert Strauss, Jr. Memorial Library

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Albright-Knox Art Gallery, G. Robert Strauss, Jr. Memorial Library

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Buffalo Fine Arts Academy

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On November 11, 1862, a group of prominent Buffalo citizens met to adopt a constitution and by-laws for the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy. At this initial meeting, it was agreed to establish and maintain a permanent art gallery in Buffalo. Until this was accomplished in 1905, the Academy held exhibitions in several locations in downtown Buffalo. In 1905, the Academy moved to its current location on Elmwood Avenue. The 1905 building, gifted by Buffalo entrepreneur and philanthropist John...

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Sage, Cornelia Bentley

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Cornelia Bentley Sage Quinton (1876 or 1880-1936) was a painter, administrator, and promoter of the arts in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A native of Buffalo, New York, she began work at the Albright Art Gallery as assistant to the Director, Charles M. Kurtz, in May 1905. Her responsibilities included payroll, accounting, and general secretarial duties. After Kurtz's premature death in March 1909, Sage Quinton was named acting director of the Galle...