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I beleive that art museum libraries are included in the entry on the history of art and architecture libraries in the following:
Title: International dictionary of library histories / Editor, David H. Stam.
Published/distributed: Chicago ; London : Fitzroy Dearborn, c2001.
(plus this will lead you to lists of recommended readings). There may also be entries on individual museum libraries.
Best wishes,
Janine Henri
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Hello Ken,
We have in our reference room a two-volume set that may be of help:
Jackson, Virginia. _Art Museums of the World_. New York: Greenwood Press, 1987. The US is in vol. 2. Most of the largest museums in the country are included. Of course, museum collections change and/or grow with time, so this is a bit out of date, but the historical information will be helpful to you. Sadly, Pittsburgh is missing - so nothing on the Carnegie Museum of Art which was founded in 1885. The Carnegie International began in 1886. (one year younger than the Venice Biennale). There are some historical volumes on the Carnegie International that I will let below. I hope other members of ARLIS/NA are sending you any volumes on the history of museums in their cities. What a wonderful research idea!
Carnegie Institute. Annual Report. Pittsburgh: The Institute. Hillman Library - AS36/P691a
Hillman Library has: 1912/1913, 1917/1918-1918/1919, 1926/1926-1982, 1984-1986
A complete set of the Carnegie Institute's annual report is located at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.
Carnegie Magazine 57 (September/October 1995). Special issue on "The Carnegie Centennial." Frick - Arranged alphabetically by title. Also available online at www.carnegiemuseums.org.cmag/
Dawson, Mary R. "Mr. Carnegie's Museum." Carnegie Magazine 57 (November - December 1985): 28-31. Frick - Shelved alphabetically by title.
Gangewere, R. Jay. "The Origins of the Carnegie." Carnegie Magazine 56 (November/December 1992): 24+. Frick - Shelved alphabetically by title.
Kinkaid, Agnes Dodds. Celebrating the First 100 Years of The Carnegie in Pittsburgh, 1895-1995. Pittsburgh: The Carnegie, 1995. Hillman - AS36/P79K559/1995b (copy also in Hillman - Special Collections - 3rd floor)
The Carnegie Museums has some handbooks of parts of their collections too. You may also find helpful information on the museum's web site.
Clark, Vicki. International Encounters: The Carnegie International and Contemporary Art, 1896-1996. Pittsburgh: Carnegie Museum of Art, 1996. Frick Fine Arts Library - N6487/P57/C373/1996
Includes the following essays: "Work in Progress: History and the Carnegie International," by Vicki Clark; "Mr. Carnegie's Wise Extravagance: The Founding of the International," by Kenneth Neal; "An American Salon in Pittsburgh: The Carnegie International in the John W. Beatty Years, 1896-1921," by Lois Marie Fink; "Gambling, Fencing, and Camouflage: Homer Saint-Gaudens and the Carnegie International, 1922-1950," by Susan Platt; and "'The Modern World Is Our Business': The Carnegie International in the Gordon Bailey Washburn Years, 1950-1962" by Bruce Altshuler; and "Taking the Walls Off the Mansion of Modernism: The Carnegie International, 1964-1995," by Kay Larson.
Conkelton, Sheryl. An International Legacy: Selections from the Carnegie Museum of Art. [Exhibition: Oklahoma City Museum of Art, May 16 - August 10, 2003; Nevada Museum of Art, January 9 - April 4, 2004; and Mobile Museum of Art, January 7 - April 3, 2005] New York: American Federation of Arts, 2003. Frick Fine Arts Library - N6487/P57C373/2003
Includes an essay on the history of the Carnegie International and the formation of the permanent collection as well as a large section devoted to biographies of some of the artists represented in the collection.
Neal, Kenneth. A Wise Extravagance: The Founding of the Carnegie International Exhibitions, 1895-1901. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1996. Frick Fine Arts Library - N6487/P57/C375/1995 (Copies also located in Hillman Library, the Archives Service Center, and Darlington Room Library)
O'Connor, John, Jr. The History of the Pittsburgh International Carnegie Institute, 1896 - 1952. Pittsburgh: The Institute, 195?. Frick Fine Arts Library - N4830/C28/O1
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I am doing some research on the history of American art museum libraries. I would be very grateful for pointers to sources on the founding and development of any art museum library, either the one in which you work or others you know about. Annual reports, published or internal histories, news stories, interviews, archival sources, personal reminiscences, or anything else you can think of are all welcome. These discussions often appear in museum publications that are not indexed. I know there are some museum publications in JSTOR that contain articles or references to the individual museum's library, but I have found it difficult to locate other sources.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks so much and looking forward to seeing friends and colleagues in Boston.
Ken
Kenneth Soehner
Arthur K. Watson Chief Librarian
Thomas J. Watson Library
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10028
Phone: 212 570-3934
Fax: 212 570-3847
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