Dear Colleagues,
An individual in Newton, MA is offering to donate a complete back run of
Portfolio, the Magazine of the Fine Arts (0163-092X) to libraries in North America. Please see the description below provided by the donor for more information about the offer. Inquiries may be sent to Ms. Gombosi directly at her email address. Thank
you.
John Schlinke,
Architecture/Art Librarian
Associate Professor
Roger Williams University
One Old Ferry Road
Bristol, RI 02809
401.254.3833
For:
ARLIS/NA – Art Libraries Society of North America
From/Contact:
Carolyn Ferris Gombosi
Newton MA 02458 – 230930
Offer open to: North American Libraries
Cost: Shipping costs only; reimbursable in first class stamps or by check.
Publication:
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A complete run of
Portfolio Magazine, also known as Portfolio, The Magazine of the Fine Arts.
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Twenty-six (26) issues total. Assembled from original subscription, with fill-ins of several missing issues from outside sources.
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Published from: 1979 - 1983. Color; glossy paper.
Portfolio had a short but noteworthy run. Today, it is something of a collector’s item. Individual issues may cost up to $15; but it is likely to be difficult to
assemble a complete set from online sources.
Portfolio covered European and American painting, photography, architecture, and non-Western art. It aimed at a general audience, rather than at academics or art
insiders. “Portfolio addresses people like me who are collectors, not scholars” a subscriber, Malcolm Forbes, told the
New York Times.* “It’s comprehensive, superbly done, helps widen my horizons.”
* Reference:
The Times Machine, page 189; or NYTimes, Sunday, April 13, 1980; F7.”Finding the Ads in Art,” by Jim Powell.