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Davison Art Center exhibition catalogs

 Collection
Identifier: 1000-021

Scope and Contents

This collection includes catalogs to Davison Art Center exhibitions and a collection of exhibition announcements in the form of cards, postcards, and brochures.

Dates

  • Creation: 1952-1999

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

University records - Copyright held by Wesleyan University; all other copyright is retained by the creator - In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted

Biographical / Historical

The Davison Art Center, housed in the 1839 Alsop House, comprises exhibition galleries, classrooms, offices, and the university’s collection of prints and photographs. The building was acquired by Wesleyan in 1949 and has been used by the university as the Davison Art Center since 1952.

A gift from George W. Davison ’1892 allowed the building’s renovation to take place. Davison, a book and print collector, began giving parts of his collection of prints to the university in 1937. The original collection was housed in the Davison Art Rooms in Olin Library before forming the core collection of the Davison Art Center. After Davison’s death in 1953, Wesleyan has continued to add to its holdings of prints and has included photography as an additional collecting focus.

Extent

2 Linear Feet (4 hollinger boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This collection includes catalogs to Davison Art Center exhibitions and a collection of exhibition announcements in the form of cards, postcards, and brochures.

Arrangement

Arrangement is chronological by date of exhibition.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Acquired by Olin Library.

Subject

Title
Davison Art Center exhibition catalogs, 1952-1999
Status
Completed
Author
Processed by Jeffrey Makala, 2001 Encoded by Valerie Gillispie, December 2007 Migrated to ArchivesSpace by Jenny Miglus, July 2020
Date
July 21, 2020
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the University Archives Repository

Contact:
Olin Library
252 Church Street
Middletown CT 06459 USA
860-685-3864