E. Kirkbride Miller Art Research Library
E. Kirkbride Miller Art Research Library
The Claribel Cone and Etta Cone Papers measure 30.7 linear feet and date from 1885 to 1949. They document the lives and collections of the prominent Baltimore art collectors Etta and Claribel Cone through their correspondence, personal papers, materials relating to their art collection, photographs, subject files and a significant group …
The Saidie A. May Papers contain the correspondence, art collection related papers, financial papers, and photographs of Saidie Adler May and document her art purchases and donations to the Baltimore Museum of Art as well as other museums. A significant amount of correspondence, research notes, and other material relating to Mrs. May and …
The Alfred Winfield Strahan (June 24, 1886 - June 15, 1965) Papers reflect the life and activities of the Baltimore artist who was actively involved with the Charcoal Club and the Beaux Arts Club of Baltimore from the 1910s through 1930s as a member, student, and administrator. The papers consist of a variety of material including …
Audio recordings of BMA lectures and other events.
The Alan and Janet Wurtzburger Papers contain the correspondence and art collection related papers of Baltimore art collectors Alan and Janet Wurtzburger. The Wurtzburgers lived in Stevenson, Maryland on a large estate called Timberlane. The gardens of Timberlane were home to a large collection of contemporary sculpture prior to its …
Contains materials published by the Baltimore Museum of Art. Types of publications include exhibition catalogs, pamphlets, and checklists; collection catalogs; periodicals such as member's calendars, annual reports, and journals; ephemera such as invitations, membership materials, postcards, press releases, and teacher …
The collection of the Unidentified Photographs contains photographs and contact sheets of photographs that are unidentified in year and photographer throughout the museum's history. This includes pictures of classes, exhibitions, construction, etc. that happened in the museum over time. Most of the photographs are not connected to …
The Building Exhibition and Lantern Slides contains a collection of nearly 1,000 glass lantern slides that document the exhibitions and interior and exterior of the Baltimore Museum of Art from its opening in 1923 through the 1950s. The collection also includes images of works in the BMA's collection, regional architecture, and …
Photographs of BMA exhibitions including installation views, individual objects, and openings.
The Emilia Pia di Montefeltre Archival Portrait Exhibition contains letters, receipts, and photographs mostly concerning Jacob Epstein, as well as pages from his personal scrapbook. Epstein started purchasing art in 1906, and later was asked to join the first board of trustees of the New Museum in 1923. In 1927, Epstein received much …
The Renaissance Room at the Baltimore Museum of Art was donated by Saidie A. May. The panelling and fireplace of the room were taken from a seventeenth century house in Shrewsbury, England. Mrs. May purchased it from the collection of William Randolph Hearst. The installation of the room into the museum was supervised by architect John …
The Jack Cowart Papers contain research and background information regarding academics and exhibition work featuring the artist Henri Matisse. The papers span from Cowart's time as a student at Johns Hopkins University through his career at the Wadsworth Atheneum, St. Louis Art Museum and National Gallery of Art, …
The Riggs family was a family of prominent bankers starting in the 1840s when George Washington Riggs teamed up with Corcoran forming the Corcoran & Riggs Banking firm in Washington, D.C. George Washington Riggs was a trustee of the Corcoran Gallery of Art and the Peabody Education Fund.
Interest in the arts continued throughout the …
This collection contains pages from the scrapbook of J. Blankfard Martenet. This scrapbook is a compliation of news clippings, magazine pages, invitations, advertisements, calendars, pamphlets, and correspondence that reflects his interests and patronage to the Baltimore Museum of Art during the years 1929 to 1951.
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Photographs of BMA staff, volunteers, directors, trustees, speakers and others with a connection to the Museum.
Photographs of the BMA's building and grounds from the first location at 101 W. Monument St. to the John Russell Pope building and more recent additions and renovations.
The George A. Lucas Papers measure 3.2 linear feet and date mostly from 1862 to 1909. They contain the correspondence, art collection-related papers, and subject files of George A. Lucas and document Lucas’ work as an art agent in Paris as well as his collections of artwork. They also contain research materials relating to the …
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The Digital Collections of the Baltimore Museum of Art are provided by the Archives and Manuscripts Collections of the E. Kirkbride Miller Art Research Library. Each collection contains historic materials that have been scanned. These materials include photographs, news clippings, correspondence, manuscripts, etc., that pertain to the collection and persons involved.
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