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Series 9: Exhibition Files, 1932-1937, 1951-1988, undated
(box 19; 0.75 linear ft.)

The files in this series are organized into four major subseries.
  • 9.1: Exhibitions Featuring Artwork by Sheets, 1951-1988
  • 9.2: Exhibitions Organized by Sheets or Featuring Items From His Personal Art Collection, 1964-1969
  • 9.3: Galleries, circa 1937, 1960-1981, undated
  • 9.4: Miscellaneous Related Material, 1952-1981, undated
Exhibition files are on reels 5702-5703.

9.1

Exhibitions Featuring Artwork by Sheets, 1951-1988, undated
This subseries details the many group and solo art exhibitions in which Sheets participated throughout his career as a painter. The material includes correspondence, notes, brochures, and related background material. Date spans within each exhibition file may precede and postdate the actual dates of the event. This series will be of particular interest to researchers and scholars as there is no other location in the collection where one can find as complete a listing of the many exhibitions that featured work by Sheets.
Description Container
Desert Gallery of Kathal Wales, Tucson, Ariz. (Jan. 14-27, 1951), 1951, 1973
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"The Air Force in Aerospace Exhibition," Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colo. (Mar. 10-Apr. 27, 1962), 1961-1968
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2
San Marino Public Library, San Marino, Calif. (Sept. 24-Oct. 26, 1962), 1962, undated
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3
National Charity League benefit, Upland, Calif. (Oct. 5, 1962), 1962, undated
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4
"Festival of Fine Arts," Hillcrest Congregational Church, Whittier, Calif. (Feb. 28-Mar. 1, 1964), 1964, undated
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5
"Millard Sheets: Recent Watercolours," Arthur Tooth & Sons, Ltd., London, England, (June 9-27, 1964), 1962-1964, undated
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6
"Art in Action," Soroptimist Club of Heraldsburg, Heraldsburg, Calif. (Oct. 3-4, 1964), 1964
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"Annual Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture," Bohemian Club, San Francisco, Calif. (May 1-22, 1965), 1965
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8
Pomona Valley Art Association Gallery, Pomona, Calif. (June, 1965), 1965
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"All California Festival of the Arts," Laguna Beach Art Association, Laguna Beach, Calif., (Aug., 1965), 1965
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10
"Paintings in Retrospect," Pomona Public Library, Pomona, Calif. (Oct.-Nov., 1965), 1965
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11
Riverside Mission Inn, Riverside, Calif. (Nov.-Dec., 1965), 1965
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"Contemporary Religious Art Show," Pomona Public Library, Pomona, Calif. (Nov. 1965-Jan. 1966), 1965-1966
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13
"International Exhibit of Twentieth Century Watercolors," Southern California Savings and Loan Association, Pacific Palisades, Calif. (Jan. 3-28, 1966), 1965-1966, undated
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"Festival of Fine Arts," Hillcrest Congregational Church, Whittier, Calif. (Feb. 25-28, 1966), 1966
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Choate School, Wallingford, Conn. (May, 1966), 1966
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"Fifth Annual Art Show," Women of St. Alban's Church, Los Angeles, Calif. (May 13-19, 1966), 1966
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Whittier Art Association Galleries, Whittier, Calif. (Sept. 27-Oct. 27), 1966
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The Gallery, Palm Springs, Calif. (Sept., 1966), 1966
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Beverly Hills Womens' Club, Beverly Hills, Calif. (Oct. 3-25, 1966), 1966
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Bohemian Club, San Francisco, Calif. (Oct. 17-Nov. 15, 1966), 1966, undated
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21
West Coast Watercolor Society show, Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, Calif. (Nov. 10-Dec. 23, 1966), 1966
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22
Visual Arts Project, Projects to Advance Creativity in Education, San Bernardino, Calif. (Jan.-?, 1977), 1966-1967, undated
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Dalzell Hatfield Galleries, Los Angeles, Calif. (May, 1967), 1967
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Dallas North Galleries, Dallas, Texas (Jan., 1968), 1967-1968, undated
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"Southern California Artists All-Star Exhibition," Arrowhead Allied Arts Council, San Bernardino, Calif. (July, 1968), 1967-1968
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"Treasure Chest of Art," Art Alliance of the Riverside Art Association and the Press-Enterprise, Riverside, Calif. (Mar. 22-29, 1969), 1969
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Moreno Valley Allied Arts Center, Sunnymead, Calif. (Apr. 20-?, 1969), 1969
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"100 Paintings From The 20th Century," Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, N.J. (Sept. 7-28, 1969), 1969
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West Coast Watercolor Society show, Frye Art Museum, Seattle, Wash. (Mar.?-Apr. 4, 1971), 1971
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Kay Bonfoey Gallery, Tucson, Ariz. (Apr. 1-30, 1971), 1971
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West Coast Watercolor Society, Bodega Gallery, Bodega, Calif. (Aug., 1971), 1971-1973
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Kay Bonfoey Studio and Gallery, Tucson, Ariz. (Apr., 1972), 1972
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"Artistas Plasticos Regiomontanos Asociados," National Commercial Bank of Monterrey, Monterey, Mexico (Dec. 16-18, 1972), 1972, undated
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"California Water Color Society Collection," Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, Calif. (May 1-27, 1973), 1973
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35
Academy Galleries, National Academy of Design, New York, N.Y. (Sept. 27-Oct. 12, 1974), 1974-1977
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Amarillo Art Center, Amarillo, Tex. (Apr. 28-May 26, 1974), 1973-1975, undated
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West Texas Museum, Lubbock, Tex., 1974, undated, (July, 1974)
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Traveling exhibition, National Watercolor Society, St. Mary's College, Los Angeles, Calif. and Palm Springs Museum, Palm Springs, Calif. (Nov. 1975-? 1976), 1975
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"Millard Sheets," Lang Art Gallery, Scripps College, Claremont, Calif. (Mar. 27-Apr. 29, 1976), 1975-1976, undated
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Art Gallery, California State University, Fullerton, Calif. (Apr. 23-May 30, 1976), 1976
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"Painting and Sculpture in California: The Modern Era," San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, Calif. (Sept. 3-Nov. 21, 1976), 1976-1977
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"Watercolor: Eighteen Artists," Springfield Art Association, Springfield, Ill. (Dec. 11, 1976-Jan. 22, 1977)(see also 9.1, Exhibitions Quincy Art Association....Feb. 6-27, 1977), 1976-1977
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Quincy Art Association, Quincy Art Center Gallery, Quincy, Ill. (Feb. 6-27, 1977)(see 9.1, Watercolor: Eighteen Artists..., Dec. 11, 1976-Jan. 22, 1977), 1976-1977
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"Painting and Sculpture in California: The Modern Era," The National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. (May 20-Sept. 11, 1977)(see 9.1, Painting and Sculpture in California.... Sept. 3-Nov. 21, 1976), 1976
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"Southern California 100," Laguna Beach Museum of Art, Laguna Beach, Calif. (Sept. 21-Oct. 30, 1977), 1977
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Watercolor West show, Art Center Gallery, Rancho Sante Fe, Calif. (Oct., 1977), 1977
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Edward-Dean Museum of Decorative Arts, Cherry Valley, Calif. (Apr.2-30, 1978), 1978
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Tenth annual Watercolor West show, Riverside Art Center, Riverside, Calif. (Apr., 1978)(see 9.1, Fine Arts Institute of the San Bernadino County Museum....July 4-Aug. 28, 1978), 1978
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Watercolor West members' show, Brand Library, Glendale, Calif. (June 2-27, 1978) (see 9.1, Fine Arts Institute of the San Bernadino County Museum....July 4-Aug. 28, 1978), 1978
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Fine Arts Institute of the San Bernardino County Museum, San Bernardino, Calif. (July 4-Aug. 28, 1978), 1978
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"Fifty Years of the Southern California School of Watercolor," Fresno Arts Center, Fresno, Calif. (Nov., 1978), 1978
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"Invitational Watercolor Exhibit," Edward-Dean Museum of Decorative Arts, Cherry Valley, Calif. (Oct. 7-Nov. 18, 1979), 1979
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Palm Desert Museum, Palm Springs, Calif. (May 1-June 1 and Sept. 23-Oct. 19, 1980), 1980
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"Water Color: San Diego," Founders Gallery, University of San Diego, San Diego, Calif. (Jan.25-Feb. 26, 1981), 1981
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"Little-Known Treasures From The Permanent Collection," Muskegon Museum of Art (formerly Hackley Art Gallery), Muskegon, Mich. (July 8-Sept. 5, 1981), 1981
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"Millard Sheets: Sunsets, Seascapes, and the Southwest," Santa Fé East Galleries, Santa Fe, N. Mex. (July 17-Aug.30, 1981), 1980-1981
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Artique Ltd. Fine Art Gallery, Anchorage, Alaska (Aug. 11-13, 1982) (see 7.2, Alaska Artists' Guild, Anchorage, Alaska, Aug. 16-22, 1982), 1982
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"Fourth Annual Watercolor Exhibition," A. Huney Gallery, San Diego, Calif. (Feb. 12-13, 1983), 1983
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"Claremont Artists, 1930s-1980s," Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, Calif. (Oct. 5-23, 1987), 1987
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"Art At Scripps: The Early Years," Lang Art Gallery, Scripps College, Claremont, Calif. (Jan. 23-Feb. 28, 1988), 1988
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9.2

Exhibitions Organized by Sheets/ Featuring Items from His Personal Art Collection, 1964-1969
This subseries consists of correspondence, notes, and related background material that documents the exhibitions organized by Millard Sheets for public and private groups, and corporations.
Description Container
"Woman-Image and Symbol," Otis Art Institute Gallery, Los Angeles, Calif. (Mar. 27-May 17, 1964), 1964
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62
Los Angeles County Fair, Pomona, Calif. (Aug., 1964), 1964
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Southern California Savings and Loan Association, Beverly Hills, Calif. (Jan. 5-29, 1965), 1964
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"Bronzes Past and Present," Mount San Antonio College Art Gallery, Walnut, Calif. (Oct., 1965), 1965
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"The Artist In Industry Collects," Otis Art Institute of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Calif. (Mar. 23-May 8, 1966), 1965-1966
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"Japan-Art In Action," Los Angeles County Fair, Pomona, Calif. (Sept. 13-29, 1968), 1968
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"Before Cortes: Sculpture of Middle America," Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, N.Y. (Sept. 30, 1970-Jan. 3, 1971), 1969
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9.3

Galleries, 1932-1937, 1960-1981, undated
This subseries contains Millard Sheets's files for the galleries that represented him as one of their artists. Materials include inventory sheets, correspondence, exhibition announcements, sales records, paintings rental agreement forms, and miscellaneous background information.
The files are arranged alphabetically by name of gallery. Within each folder, material is arranged chronologically.
Description Container
Circle Gallery, Chicago, Ill., 1973-1977, undated
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69
Dalzell Hatfield Galleries, Los Angeles, Calif., circa 1937-1977, undated
Consignments and inventory control sheets, 1963-1975
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Correspondence, 1965-1976, undated
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Exhibition catalogs and announcements, 1932-1976, undated
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Miscellaneous material, 1960, 1971, undated
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Sales records, 1967-1977, undated
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Gallery 8, 1976-1978
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Kennedy Galleries, New York, N.Y., 1980-1981
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Rental Gallery of the Scripps Fine Arts Foundation, Claremont, Calif., 1964-1966
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Sea Urchin Gallery, Gualala, Calif., 1964
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9.4

Miscellaneous Related Material, 1952-1981, undated
This subseries consists of correspondence, brochures, announcements, notes, and inventory sheets. Researchers and scholars will find information on Sheet's personal art collection of particular interest.
Description Container
Barse Miller retrospective, 1973
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Inventory notes on Sheet's personal art collection, 1964-1978
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Invitations to exhibitions, declined, 1964-1980
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"One World of Art," grant proposal, 1952
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