The Frick’s Other Collection: The 70th Anniversary of The Frick Art Reference Library

Black and white photograph of the Frick Art Reference Library Reading Room taken in 1935 showing empty communal tables with lamps and chairs

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Exhibition: The Frick’s Other Collection: The 70th Anniversary of The Frick Art Reference Library
Dates: December 11, 1990 to March 24, 1991
Museum: The Frick Collection
1 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021
Listing type: Past Exhibitions
Description: The creation, growth, and present-day role of The Frick Art Reference Library was the focus of a special exhibition marking the seventieth anniversary of the founding of the institution. The first section of the exhibition surveyed the Library's history from its foundation to the present. Photographs, architectural plans, records, maps, newspaper clippings, and artifacts documented the Library's growth from its early acquisition of materials to the time of the construction of the first building (1924) and the current location (1935) at 10 East 71st Street.
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