In the Philadelphia telephone book there is a Pyramid Temple listed at 1521
W. Girard Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19130-1698, telephone number 215-232-2250.
The number for the "Illustrious Recorder" is 215-763-6872.
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Sara J. MacDonald, Public Services Librarian
The University of the Arts - University Libraries
320 S. Broad St., Philadelphia PA 19102 USA
Voice: 215-717-6282 Fax: 215-717-6287
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> From: lynn moody igoe <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: ART LIBRARIES SOCIETY DISCUSSION LIST <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2000 23:43:17 EDT
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Pyramid Club
>
> i have looked in bibliofind on line and found nothing. david brigham and i
> have pretty much gone through all the likely possibilities of where i saw
> the catalogs, though of course acquiring them is another matter. if steven
> jones in philly doesn't know of a course, i'd say it's a pretty dead end
> issue. steve has been dealing in af-am books for many years and certainly
> knows the philly scene. has anybody tried the archives of american art? i'm
> trying to think deeply here and might wonder if artists had copies of the
> catalogs that were copied.
>
> the one citation i have is this:
>
> Author | Pyramid Club
> Title | You Are Cordially Invited to Attend the Second Annual Fall Review of
> Paintings and Sculpture, 1956--New York, Washington and Philadelphia at the
> Pyramid Club, 1517 W. Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, from October 26, 1956,
> through November 26, 1956
> Date | 1956
> Comment | . Philadelphia. Exhibition catalog. Exhibition list includes 18
> black artists; illus. by Romare Bearden, Humbert Howard; Bearden biography
> and statement, "The Artistic Imagination"; Edwin Earl Lewis, "Conversation";
> awards list mentions Bearden, Lewis; Pyramid Club Officers' list mentions
> Humbert Howard, Dox Thrash; sponsors include Hale Woodruff; Pyramid
> Committee on Fine Arts includes Howard, Samuel Curtis, Thrash.
>
> so it might be possible that any of the artists mentioned might have
> something in their files at the archives of american art or have you asked
> the smithsonian american art museum if they have a file for pyramid? they
> have some pretty awesome vertical files. one of the problems in finding
> these things is that they are probably too little to bind and so get
> relegated to vertical files. all of the SAAM librarians are great helpers.
> best of luck.
>
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> From: Jolene deVerges <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 11:37 AM
> Subject: Pyramid Club
>
>
>> Dear Colleagues,
>> Our curator of American art has asked me to locate copies of
> annual
>> exhibition catalogs of the Pyramid Club, a black social club in
> Philadelphia
>> that sponsored exhibitions during the 1940' and 1950's of African American
>> artists. He has 1941,43,46,52,55 and 57. Most useful to him is the 1945
>> issue. The titles are "Catalogue of the Third Exhibition...", etc.
>>
>> Separate from the annual exhibition catalogs is "The Pictorial Album," a
>> kind of year book that summarized all functions at the Pyramid Club; He
>> would like to find October 1941, 1942-43 and 1945.
>>
>> I would welcome any suggestions or assistance you could give to me. I
> have
>> only been able to locate the Fourth Annual (1944).
>>
>> Thank you!!!
>>
>> Jolene
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>>
>> Jolene de Verges.
>> V-WAM Project Coordinator
>> Worcester Art Museum
>> 55 Salisbury Street
>> Worcester, MA 01609-3196
>> 508-799-4406, x3136
>> 508-798-5646 (fax)
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