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John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera for Art Historians: Fine Art

How to maximise use of the John Johnson Collection to find information about artists and art

What is there in the Collection relating to fine art?

There is material relating to Fine Art in:

Artists' invitations. These are catalogued in the Johnson online catalogue. To browse these records, use Browse, set scrollbar to shelfmarks and type Artists

Prospectuses of prints: Prospectuses 43 (1750-1826) and 44 (1826--)  Not catalogued.

Exhibition ephemera: Exhibitions 1 (18th century only catalogued)

Exhibition catalogues 1-17. These are catalogued (at a minimal level). To browse these records, use Browse, set scrollbar to shelfmarks and type Exhibition catalogues. Please note that the majority of the Bodleian's exhibition catalogues can be found on SOLO

Trade cards for artists (few).  Trade Cards 1 (Art galleries and artists), Trade Cards 2 (Artists' materials and colourmen). To browse the records, use Browse, set scrollbar to shelfmarks and type Trade Cards 1 (or 2).

Stacy Marks invitation

Stacy Marks private view invitation

(C) John Johnson Collection: Artists' Invitations 1 (3b)