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Lizzie P. Bliss scrapbook and papers, 1927-1979 and [undated]

Catalog Data

Creator:
Bliss, Lizzie P. (Lizzie Plummer), 1864-1931  Search this
Type:
Scrapbooks
Place of publication, production, or execution:
Other
Physical Description:
2.1 Linear feet, (partially microfilmed on 1 reel)
Access Note / Rights:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Summary:
Materials relating to European art, containing mostly photographs of paintings, many of them Old Master paintings.
Citation:
Lizzie P. Bliss scrapbook and papers, 1927-1979 and [undated]. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reel 2200 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Location of Originals:
Reel 2200: Originals located at Boston University, Boston, Mass.
Related Materials:
Also in the Archives is a scrapbook containing photographs of the Bliss art collection, notes, letters, and clippings lent for microfilming on reel 2200.
Biography Note:
Lizzie P. bliss (1864-1931) was an art collector and patron in New York, N.Y. Bliss, also called Lillie, was one of the founders of the Museum of Modern Art.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Scrapbook originally lent and microfilmed 1970 by Bliss's niece, Elizabeth Bliss Parkinson, but was refilmed in 1981 because original film was illegible. Source of unmicrofilmed material is unknown.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Art -- Collectors and collecting  Search this
Women arts administrators  Search this
Art, Modern  Search this
Art, European  Search this
Theme:
Women  Search this
Patronage  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)6764
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)208889
AAA_collcode_blislizz
Theme:
Women
Patronage
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_208889