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Exhibitions

 Subject
Subject Source: Fast

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Broadside advertising American elk exhibition at the Lyceum Theatre, London

 Collection — Box BW-8: [Barcode: 31151030119063], Folder: 3
Identifier: MS-0756
Abstract

In 1765, a building was erected on an adjacent site of today's Lyceum Theatre by the architect James Payne for exhibitions and, later, for other entertainments. The theatre finally became a licensed house in 1809. One of these entertainments was that of the exhibition of an American Elk in 1792, as noted in this broadside printed in 1792 in London.

Dates: 1792

Broadside advertising London exhibition of engraved plates depicting Jean-Baptiste Wicar's Florentine art

 Collection — Box BW-5: [Barcode: 31151030141711]
Identifier: MS-0757
Abstract The headline of the broadside declares the exhibition of: "Pictures, Statues, Basso Relievos, and Engraved Stones, of the Gallery of Florence, and the Pitti Palace, Engraved under the Direction of Mr. Lacombe, Painter, from the Drawings of Mr. Wicar; a Work dedicated To His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Tuscany." The advertisement was printed in approximately 1800. Jean-Baptiste Joseph Wicar (1762-1834) was a French Neoclassical painter and art collector. There is no historical...
Dates: approximately 1800

Homewood Photography records

 Collection
Identifier: COLL-0011
Abstract

Johns Hopkins Homewood Photography is a full-service, on-campus resource for professional photography and photographic services, which provides editorial and news photography, portraits, and research photography for Johns Hopkins University clients on the Homewood campus and beyond. The Homewood Photography records contain 35mm and 120mm photographic negatives with the bulk dating from 1990 to 2004, and born-digital photographs dating from 2004 to 2010.

Dates: 1980, 1990-2010; Majority of material found within 1990-2010

Invitations and announcements to Surrealist artist exhibitions

 Collection — Box BW-3: [Barcode: 31151030133338], Folder: 8
Identifier: MS-0688
Abstract

Invitations and announcements to Surrealist artist exhibitions, 1947-1976, featuring Camille Bryen, Rene Crevel, Salvador Dali, Max Ernst, Leonor Fini, Wilfredo Lam, Rene Magritte, and other painters.

Dates: 1947-1976

Johns Hopkins University World's Fair collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0545
Abstract

This artificially-assembled collection consists of materials relating to international World's Fairs and Expositions, including photographs; postcards; written travelogues or personal accounts of the fairs; ephemera, including programs and printed souvenirs; lithographs and engravings; and physical objects. The materials date from the 1830s to the 1960s.

Dates: 1830s-1967