Guide to the Art For Your Collection Exhibition records, 1962-1991

Rhode Island School of Design Archives
Fleet Library at RISD
2 College Street
Providence, RI 02903
Tel: 401-709-5922
Fax: 401-709-5932
email: risdarchives@risd.edu

Published in 2013

Collection Overview

Title:	Art For Your Collection Exhibition records
Date range:	1962-1991
Creator:	Rhode Island School of Design. Museum of Art. Office of the Registrar
Extent:	6.50 linear feet
Abstract:	The Art for Your Collection records are the Museum Registrar's records for the Art for Your Collection (AFYC) exhibition, held annually, 1962-1991.
Language of materials:	English
Repository:	Rhode Island School of Design Archives
Collection number:	23.3.9.1

Scope & content

The collection contains correspondence, memoranda, checklists, loan and sales receipts, photographs, and insurance forms for the Art for Your Collection exhibition held annually, 1962-1991. The Loan records document the works of art lent to the Museum of art for exhibit and sale. The loan receipts and checklists include names of lenders, works of art, price, and may indicate if purchased. The correspondence and memoranda document the activities of the Museum staff and their contacts with lenders and purchasers. Receipts document the sale of works of art to the public during the exhibition. Loan records may be filed alphabetically by lender.

The Invoice and Sales receipts, 1969-1991, document the sale of works of art. Each receipt include the names of buyers and sellers, a description of the art work, and the price. See the Loan records series for additional sales information.

There are nineteen 5.25 inch computer disks of unknown quality containing files for the 1990 and 1991 exhibitions.

Access Points

Subject Organizations

• Rhode Island School of Design. Museum of Art. Office of the Registrar

Subject Topics

• Rhode Island School of Design. Museum of Art--Exhibitions

Subject Topics

• Art

Arrangement

The collection is organized into three series, of which, series I and II are arranged chronologically:

• Series I: Loan records, 1962-1991
• Series I: Invoice and Sales receipts, 1969-1991
• Series III: Floppy disks, 1990-1991

Historical note

The Rhode Island School of Design, Museum of Art held the Art for Your Collection exhibition annually from 1962 to 1991 to raise funds for the Museum and to bring to the community works of art for the visiting public to enjoy and purchase. Held during the weeks before Christmas, the exhibitions featured works of art--paintings, sculpture, works on paper, textiles, and decorative art objects--selected by the RISD Curators from dealers and galleries located in the Northeast, primarily Boston and New York.

The exhibition was not held during 1974 and 1975 due to a building renovation project undertaken in the Museum of Art.

Access & Use

Access to the collection:	All sales information is restricted to Archives and Museum of Art personnel. Please consult the Archives staff for further details.
Use of the materials:	Permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from archival materials must be obtained in writing from the Archives. The researcher assumes full responsibility for use of material and for conformity to all applicable laws, including copyright.
Preferred citation:	Art For Your Collection Exhibition records. Office of the Registrar. Museum of Art. Rhode Island School of Design Archives.
Contact information:	Rhode Island School of Design Archives Fleet Library at RISD 2 College Street Providence, RI 02903 Tel: 401-709-5922 Fax: 401-709-5932 email: risdarchives@risd.edu

Administrative Information

ABOUT THE COLLECTION
Acquisition:	The records were given to the RISD Archives by the Museum of Art's Office of the Registrar in 1998
ABOUT THE FINDING AID
Author:	Finding aid prepared by Rachael Juskuv
Encoding:	Finding aid encoded by Rachael Juskuv 2013 June 07
Descriptive rules:	Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Additional Information

Inventory

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