Rhode Island School of Design. Museum of Art. Office of the Director Exhibition files (23.1.6)

The Museum Director's Exhibition files, 1948-1983, provide a varied and uneven source of information for exhibitions during this period. The records may document the exhibition and/or social events associated with an exhibition. The records include correspondence with artists, dealers, institutions, individuals, and museum staff. Exhibition documentation includes checklists, draft catalogue entries, newspaper clippings and other publicity materials, price lists, photographs, and loan forms. Records for events such as openings and dinners include invitations, guest lists, table arrangements, memoranda, and receipts. Exhibition files may have extensive documentation or little more than social arrangements. While held by the Office of the Director, the files may have records from curators, both RISD and visiting.