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Committee on Organization and Policy - Minutes and Reports of Meetings [2 folders], 1931-1933

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 1-2

Scope and Contents note

Contains details of decisions regarding the process of converting the Frick residence to a museum, including which areas to open to the public, the location of the new entrance and Lecture Room, the style of the Garden Court, the construction of a vault, and new galleries, including an Oval Room, the Boucher Room and a Barbizon School Room. Also discussed are the selection of John Russell Pope as architect and Marc Eidlitz & Son as general contractor. Discussions of enlarging the Frick Art Reference Library include the costs borne by both the Collection and Helen Clay Frick since the Library's inception, and the purchase of two properties on 71st Street for its new site.

Dates

  • Creation: 1931-1933

Repository Details

Part of the Frick Collection Archives Repository

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