Collection Information
Size: 22 Reels, ca. 20,000 items (on 22 microfilm reels)
Summary: Drawings, ca. 1820-1943, by 225 American artists from the drawing collection in the Cooper Union Museum. A description is included for each drawing.
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- Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration drawings, [ca. 1820]-1943
Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration drawings, [ca. 1820]-1943
Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration
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Biographical/Historical Note
Art museum, N.Y., N.Y. Founded 1897. Name changed to Cooper-Hewitt Museum. Housed in the Carnegie Mansion, home of Andrew Carnegie.
Provenance
Lent for microfilming 1963-1964 by Cooper Union Museum.
Language Note
English .
Location of Originals
- Originals returned to Cooper Union Museum after microfilming.
How to Use This Collection
Alternative Forms Available
35mm microfilm reels NCUD1-NCUD22 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Restrictions on Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
How to Cite This Collection
Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration drawings, [ca. 1820]-1943. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.