02. Frick Art Reference Library Records

Scope and Content Note Photographs, 1933-1935, document the conversion of the Frick family's New York City residence at One East 70th Street into a public museum, The Frick Collection, as well as the construction of a new Frick Art Reference Library building at 10 East 71st Street. Both interior and exterior views show areas of the Frick residence that would be altered or demolished during the construction project, the conversion of areas within the house, the construction of new spaces for the museum, and the...

Abstract Helen Clay Frick (1888-1984), daughter of industrialist and art collector Henry Clay Frick, founded the Frick Art Reference Library in 1920 and served as its director until 1983. The papers reflect her lifelong interest in the sculptor Jean Antoine Houdon (1741-1828) and document the research she and the Frick Art Reference Library staff conducted over the course of nearly fifty years. The Research Files span the years 1930-1977, and contain typed and handwritten research notes,...

Abstract Helen Clay Frick (1888-1984), daughter of industrialist and art collector Henry Clay Frick, founded the Frick Art Reference Library in 1920 and served as its director until 1983. These files were produced through her research on Italian sculpture and painting, primarily to annotate photo mounts in the Frick Art Reference Library Photoarchive. The Research Files span the years 1920-1933, and contain typed and handwritten research notes, black and white photographs, printed material, some...

Abstract Helen Clay Frick (1888-1984) founded the Frick Art Reference Library in 1920 and served as its director until 1983. Helen Clay Frick Correspondence documents her tenure from 1921 to 1960. Letters, notes, lists, and photographs concern administrative and personnel matters, staff work, building and construction, Library furnishings, acquisitions and gifts, art research, staff events, special projects, Library photographing expeditions, and some personal matters. Correspondents include Library...

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Katharine McCook Knox (1890-1983), a Washington, D.C.-area art historian and author specializing in early American art, worked for the Frick Art Reference Library as a researcher, consultant, and special staff member for over 50 years. Mrs. Knox's staff records consist of correspondence, 1922-1977, regarding art research, photographing trips, her publications and lectures, and Library acquisitions.

Abstract Katharine McCook Knox (1890-1983), a Washington, D.C.-area art historian and author specializing in early American art, worked with the Frick Art Reference Library as a researcher, consultant, and special staff member for over 50 years. These records document her work as a member of the Library staff, as well as her personal research and writings in the field of early American art from 1922 to 1974. Records include correspondence, typescripts and manuscripts, galley proofs, handwritten and...