Finding aid for the Cincinnati Art Museum Publications and Audio-Visual Material


Title:
Cincinnati Art Museum Publications and Audio-Visual Material
Repository:
Cincinnati Art Museum Mary R. Schiff Library and Archives
http://www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org
Creator:
Cincinnati Art Museum
Dates:
1875-2009
Quantity:
67 linear feet
Abstract:
This collection contains two copies of each piece of published material the museum creates, such as bulletins, informational pamphlets, announcements, exhibition catalogs, etc. It also includes annual reports of the Board of Trustees; scrapbooks; annual publications; audio-visual material including films, video tapes, and audio files; posters; floor plans and visitor maps; and miscellaneous materials.
Identification:
CAM/5
Language:
The records are in English

Scope and Content

Series 1 contains the Annual Reports of the Board of Trustees to the Shareholders, which constitute the basic published source for important activities, internal organization, and financial status of the Museum Association. Series 2 contains the Museum Bulletins, which include many articles on objects in the museum collection, special events, classes, lectures, exhibitions, latest accessions, and other museum-related information. Series 3 contains the News Notes, an abbreviated form of the Museum Bulletins. Series 4 contains the catalogs for the Annual Exhibitons of American Art held at the museum from 1894 to 1941. These provide the title, owner and price of the included objects, as well as the artists' names and addresses, and some photographs. Series 5 contains the Special Exhibition catalogs, which cover all exhibitions of material loaned to the museum. Series 6 contains the Catalogs of the Collection from 1886 to 1898. Series 7 contains miscellaneous volumes which provide background information on the early museum collections. Series 8 contains the Annual Publications, which include annual reports, bulletins, news notes, reviews of collections, exhibition catalogs, schedules for lectures, classes and activities, posters, invitations, and other published materials. This series contains two copies of each piece of published material the museum creates, such as bulletins, informational pamphlets, announcements, exhibition catalogs, etc. Series 9 contains the Museum Scrapbooks, which include newspaper and magazine articles, as well as information on community art activities, visiting artists and celebrities, prominent Cincinnati artists, and Art Academy students. Series 10 contains audio-visual materials, including films, video tapes, audio tapes, phonograph records, and posters. Series 11 contains postcards arranged by subject matter and date. Series 12 contains museum floor plans and visitor maps, as well as maps of Eden Park. Series 13 contains miscellaneous promotional items, including pins, buttons, magnets, and other small items.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged in 13 series according to material and content. The items in the collection are housed in volumes, boxes, and folders.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Art Exhibition Catalogs

Organizations/Corporations:

Cincinnati Art Museum

Material Types:

Postcards

Preferred Citation

Cincinnati Art Museum Mary R. Schiff Library and Archives

Detailed Description of The Collection



Annual Reports, 1881-1996




1881-93, 1881-93




1882-93, 1882-93




1882-86, 1882-86




1886-93 (2 copies), 1886-93




1894-1901 (2 copies), 1894-1901




1902-09 (2 copies), 1902-09




1910-17 (2 copies), 1910-17




1918-26 (2 copies), 1918-26




1927-36, 1927-36


Unbound copy, 1935, 1935





Unbound copy, 1936, 1936





Unbound copy, 1937, 1937





Unbound copy, 1938 (Annual Reports included in Bulletins after 1938 through 1987/88), 1938







1963-1978/79, 1963-1979




1979/80-1986/87, 1979-1987




1992/93 (Unpublished - Bound Separately), 1992-1993




1987/88-1998/99 (2 copies - Copy 2 missing 1987/88), 1987-1999




1993/94 (Unpublished - Ring Bound Separately), 1993-1994




1994/95 (Unpublished - Ring Bound Separately), 1994-1995




1995/96 (Unpublished - Ring Bound Separately), 1995-1996


Bulletins, 1930-1987




1930-34 (9 copies), 1930-34




1935-38 (2 copies), 1935-38




1935-39 (2 copies), 1935-39




1939-41 (2 copies), 1939-41


News Notes, 1942-1950




1942-45 (2 copies), 1942-45




1946-50, 1946-50


Annual Exhibition Catalogs, 1894-1921




1894-1907 (2 copies), 1894-1907




1908-1921 (2 copies), 1908-1921


Special Exhibition Catalogs, 1882-1924




Bound Volumes, 1882-1924

Volume 1
1882-98 (2 copies), 1882-98




Volume 2
1895 (2 copies), 1895




Volume 3
1896 (2 copies), 1896




Volume 4
1897 (2 copies), 1897




Volume 5
1899-1904 (2 copies), 1899-1904




Volume 6
1905-09 (2 copies), 1905-09




Volume 7
1910-13 (2 copies), 1910-13




Volume 8
1914-16 (2 copies), 1914-16




Volume 9
1917-20 (2 copies), 1917-20




Volume 10
1921-24 (2 copies), 1921-24







Exhibition Catalogs, 1890-2004


Catalogs of the Museum Collection, 1886-1999




1886-1888, 1886-1888




1888-1889, 1888-1889




1889-1890, 1889-1890




1891 (2 copies), 1891




1892 (2 copies), 1892




1892-1893 (3 copies), 1892-1893




1892-1894, 1892-1894




1894-1898, 1894-1898




1903-1919, 1903-1919




Summary Catalog of Paintings, 1969




Henry Farny, 1978




C.F. Lessing (Carl Friedrich Lessing, 1808-1880), 1980




Favorite Paintings from the CAM, 1981




Masterpieces from the CAM, 1984




Dutch, Flemish, and German Paintings in the CAM, 1987




Sketches and Bozzetti by American Sculptors, 1800-1950, 1987




Italian Paintings in the CAM, 1993




Arts of Asia: Asian Art in the CAM, 1993




The CAM Bulletin - Quest for Quality: Selected Masterwork Purchases, 1974-1994, 1994




Chinese Art in the CAM, 1997




American Paintings at Procter & Gamble: The Historic Cincinnati Collection, 1999


Miscellaneous Publications, 1877-1975




Women's Art Museum Association of Cincinnati, 1877-1886




Announcements, 1895-97




Notes on Comparative Exhibition, 1895




Monographs, Memorials, Reviews, 1892-1921




Review of Collections, 1915-20




Programs, Fall 1931 - Spring 1941, 1931-1941




Programs, Fall 1941 - Fall 1947, 1941-1947




Programs, Spring 1948 - Spring 1952, 1948-1952




Programs, Fall 1952 - Summer 1968, 1952-1968




Programs, Fall 1968 - Summer 1975, 1968-1975




Children's Guides, nd




Programs, Fall 1931 - Summer 1968, 1931-1968


Annual Publications, 1875-1998


Scrapbooks, 1882-2000


Cincinnati Art Museum History, nd





Newspaper Gravure Sections, 1917-1928





CAM 1938 Membership Drive, 1938





Masterpieces of Art Exhibition, 1941





Lehman Collection, nd





"Cincinnati Clippings" -- Scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings of art related events in Cincinnati, including the Museum, 1910-1927





Annual Scrapbooks, 1882-2000





Audio-Visual Materials, nd




Films, nd


Art Palace of the West, documentary on the CAM collection, narrated by Philip R. Adams (2 copies), nd





Art Palace of the West. Print copy (4 reels), nd





Art Palace of the West. TV copy (?), nd





Treasures of the East, Part 1 (4 copies), nd





Treasures of the East, Part 2 (4 copies), nd





Treasures of the East, Part 1 and Part 2, Print copy (4 reels), nd





Treasures of the East, TV copy (?), nd





Pageant of Spain, Part 1 (2 copies), nd





Pageant of Spain, Part 2 (2 copies), nd





Pageant of Spain, Part 1 and Part 2, Print copy (4 reels), nd





Pageant of Spain, TV copy (?), nd





Pageant of Spain and Art Palace of the West, Title Trims and Outs (2 reels), 1973





Film of First International Biennial of Contemporary Color Lithography - Arthur Helwig's Clown. Robert M. Coffin (director) and Merlyn McClure (production manager)., 1950





Mystery of Eden Park., 1975





Film of NBC-TV program One, Two, Three filmed at CAM in 1962. Featuring Richard Thomas, Jack Lescoulie. Appearances by Philip R. Adams and Herbert Barnett., 1962





Easter in the Arts, Cathedral Films, nd





Unidentified animated film (by a student?), nd





Tour of a Lifetime, 1976, nd





How a Man Should be Armed (shown at a Tower of London exhibit, 1982) London Television Service. (2 copies), nd





Public Service Announcement by Bill Settle, nd





African Art, nd





Cincinnati Art Museum for Smithsonian, 1988





Museum, Janus Films, nd





Silk Roads, China Ships, 1984





Masterworks from Munich, 1988





Arts Express: Texture (Program #13) KET, 1989/1990 (?), 1989-1990





Summoning of the Soul: Treasures from China's Tomb, 1990







Video Tapes, nd




Audio Tapes, 1956-2002




Phonograph Records, nd




Posters, 1913-1992


Postcards, nd




Postcards, nd


African Art, Photo Cards, nd





Costumes and Textiles, nd





Far Eastern and Near Eastern Art, nd





Far Eastern and Near Eastern Art - Photo Cards, nd





Lehman Collection, nd





Museum Exterior and Eden Park, pre-1937, 1884-1937





Museum Exterior and Eden Park, post-1937, 1937-





Museum Interior, pre-1937, 1884-1937





Museum Interior, pre-1937 - Photo Cards, 1884-1937





Native American Artifacts, pre-1937, 1884-1937





Native American Artifacts, post-1937, 1937-





Paintings - American, nd





Paintings - American - Photo Cards, nd





Paintings - European, nd





Paintings - European - Photo Cards, nd





Prints and Drawings, nd





Pottery and Metalware - Photo Cards, nd





Sculpture, Ancient, nd





Sculpture, Ancient - Photo Cards, nd





Sculpture, Medieval - Modern, nd





Sculpture, Medieval - Modern - Photo Cards, nd





Rookwood Pottery, nd





Other Postcards, nd





Museum Floor Plans and Visitor Maps, 1886-2009




Floor Plans and Visitor Maps, 1886-2009

Folder 1
Eden Park Maps, nd




Folder 2
Floor plans showing additions, galleries, and departments, 1938-1977




Folder 3
Gallery Dimensions, 1972




Folder 4
1886-1906, 1886-1906




Folder 5
1930-1939, 1930-1939




Folder 6
1940-1949, 1940-1949




Folder 7
1950-1959, 1950-1959




Folder 8
1960-1969, 1960-1969




Folder 9
1970-1979, 1970-1979




Folder 10
1980-1989, 1980-1989




Folder 11
1990-1999, 1990-1999




Folder 12
2000-2009, 2000-2009





Miscellaneous Promotional Items, 1983-1990s




Pins, Buttons, Magnets and other small items, 1983-1990s

Folder 1
Tower of London magnet, 1983-1984




Folder 2
Tower of London Pins, 1983-1984




Folder 3
Hollywood: Legend and Reality pin, 1987




Folder 4
Miscellaneous CAM promotional buttons/pins, 1980s




Folder 5
"Art on the Loose" pin, c. 1991-1992




Folder 6
Cincinnati Art Museum pins, c. 1993




Folder 7
Cincinnati Art Museum medallion, 1993




Folder 8
Cincinnati Art Museum "Faces" magnets, c. 1990s