Medieval Art and Collections
Object Details
- Collection Creator
- Barnard, George Grey, 1863-1938
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- George Grey Barnard papers
- George Grey Barnard papers / Series 9: Photographs
- Sponsor
- Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art. Glass plate negatives in this collection were digitized in 2019 with funding provided by the Smithsonian Women's Committee.
- Date
- circa 1905-1945
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Art
- Identifier
- AAA.barngeor, Subseries 9.3
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- George Grey Barnard papers, circa 1860-1969, bulk 1880-1938. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- Arrangement note
- Files are arranged alphabetically by subject title.
- Collection Rights
- The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
- Existence and Location of Copies
- This subseries has been partially scanned. Cloister photographs from the Metropolitan Museum of Art have not been scanned.
- Scope and Contents note
- This subseries documents Barnard's collections of medieval art, the Cloisters and the Abbaye, as well as individual artifacts of medieval and eighteenth century art, which may have passed through his possession in his dual roles as collector and dealer. The photographs of the Cloisters and Abbaye record Barnard's installation of medieval statuary and architectural elements in the space that he, along with his architect, Horace Mann, had created to house his collections. Some of the prints include annotations along the bottom edge or on the verso that date the image as well as provide identifying details for sculptures and studio locations. The bulk of the photographs document medieval sculptures and architectural elements, ranging from stained glass windows to entire cloisters. Folder titles distinguish amongst "Medieval Artifacts in Their Original Locations," "Medieval Artifcats, France, Collection Files," and "Medieval and Eighteenth Century Art, Dealers Files." These title designations were retained due to possible significance and may reflect Barnard's orignal file titles.
- Collection Restrictions
- Use of original papers requires an appointment.
- Record ID
- ebl-1503510132231-1503510132294-3
- Metadata Usage
- CC0