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Fogg Art Museum Scrapbooks, May 1947-February 1950

ARCH.2003.30, Rendition: 802645

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This image displays a vintage news clipping mounted on a larger sheet of paper, likely for archival purposes.

Top Sheet (Archival Header):

  • At the top, it reads "BOSTON NEWS CLIP" in bold, uppercase letters.
  • Below this is the address: "120 Tremont Street, Boston 8, Mass."
  • A thin horizontal line separates this from the next section, which reads "News" and then "Springfield, Mass."
  • At the bottom of this sheet, the date "MAY 12 1948" is printed, possibly stamped.

News Clipping (Attached Below):

  • This is a cut-out from a newspaper, showing signs of age with yellowed paper and slight wear.
  • The headline is bold and large: "John Phillips Coolidge Heads Fogg Museum"
  • To the left of the headline, there is a red handwritten number, "126F", and a red horizontal line drawn under the headline.
  • The article text, dated "Cambridge, May 11", reports that John Phillips Coolidge, 34, a Harvard art and architecture historian, has been named director of the University's Fogg Art Museum.
  • It adds that Coolidge had been assistant professor of fine arts for the past year and that he succeeds Prof. Arthur Pope, who returned to teaching duties at the University’s Fine Arts Department.
  • The clipping is bordered by thin black lines at the top and bottom.

The entire item is presented against a plain, neutral gray background, emphasizing the historical document.

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The image shows two pieces of paper against a textured gray background. The top paper, labeled "BOSTON NEWS CLIP" with an address in Boston, Massachusetts, and the date "MAY 12 1948," appears to be a header or cover for the news clipping below it. The lower piece of paper contains a news article titled "John Phillips Coolidge Heads Fogg Museum." The article announces the appointment of John Phillips Coolidge, 34, as the director of the University's Fogg Art Museum in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The text mentions that Coolidge has been an assistant professor of fine arts for the past year and that he succeeded Professor Arthur Pope, who returned to teaching duties at the University's Fine Arts Department. The article is dated May 11, slightly preceding the date on the cover sheet. The clipping has a hand-drawn number "1268" in red marker at the top left corner.

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This image shows a news clipping from May 12, 1948, labeled "Boston News Clip" with the address "120 Tremont Street, Boston 8, Mass." The clipping is from the "News Springfield, Mass." section. The headline reads, "John Phillips Coolidge Heads Fogg Museum." The article states that on May 11, John Phillips Coolidge, a 34-year-old Harvard art and architecture historian, was named the director of the University's Fogg Art Museum. It mentions that Coolidge has been an assistant professor of fine arts for the past year and succeeds Prof. Arthur Pope, who has returned to teaching duties at the University's Fine Arts Department. The clipping is marked with the number "128F" in red.

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The image features a piece of paper with a headline and a news clipping. The headline reads "BOSTON NEWS CLIP" with the address "120 Tremont Street Boston 8, Mass." below it. The date "MAY 12 1948" is at the bottom of the paper. The news clipping is about John Phillips Coolidge, a Harvard art and architecture historian, who has been named the director of the University's Fogg Art Museum. The clipping also mentions that Coolidge has been an assistant professor of fine arts for the past year and succeeds Prof. Arthur Pope, who returned to teaching duties at the University's Fine Arts Department.

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The image shows a piece of paper with some text printed on it. The paper is folded in half, and the text is printed on both sides. The paper is white, and the text is black. The paper has a rectangular shape with rounded corners. The text on the front side of the paper reads "Boston News Clip 120 Tremont Street Boston 8, Mass. News Springfield, Mass. May 12 1948." The text on the back side of the paper reads "John Phillips Coolidge Heads Fogg Museum."

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The image shows a news clipping from the Boston News Clip dated May 12, 1948, originating from Springfield, Massachusetts. The clipping is titled "John Phillips Coolidge Heads Fogg Museum" and is stamped with the address 120 Tremont Street, Boston 8, Mass.

The article announces that John Phillips Coolidge, a 34-year-old Harvard art and architecture historian, has been appointed as the director of the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University. Coolidge had previously served as an assistant professor of fine arts for the past year. The article notes that he succeeds Prof. Arthur Pope, who returned to teaching duties at the University's Fine Arts Department.

The clipping is visibly aged, with a slightly faded appearance and a red stamp or marking in the top-left corner, indicating it may have been part of an archive or collection. The text is printed in a clear, formal style typical of mid-20th-century news articles.

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The image displays a newspaper clipping from the Boston News Clip service, dated May 12, 1948, sourced from Springfield, Massachusetts. The article reports that John Phillips Coolidge, a 34-year-old Harvard art and architecture historian, has been named director of the University's Fogg Art Museum. It notes that Coolidge had served as an assistant professor of fine arts for the past year and succeeded Professor Arthur Pope, who returned to teaching in the University's Fine Arts Department. The text is partially underlined in red for emphasis.

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Two small vintage newspaper clippings mounted on a gray background.

  • Upper piece: looks like a clipping-service card titled “BOSTON NEWS CLIP,” with the address 120 Tremont Street, Boston 8, Mass. It also says “News Springfield, Mass.” a horizontal rule, and a stamped date reading “MAY 12 1948.”

  • Lower piece: a yellowed clipping with the headline “John Phillips Coolidge Heads Fogg Museum” (Cambridge, May 11—...). The article states that John Phillips Coolidge, 34, a Harvard art and architecture historian, has been named director of the University’s Fogg Art Museum, succeeding Prof. Arthur Pope. There are red pencil marks around the edges.

Overall it appears to be a vintage clipping collage, likely from a scrapbook.

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This image shows a vintage news clipping affixed to what appears to be a larger sheet of paper. The header of the clipping reads "BOSTON NEWS CLIP" along with an address "120 Tremont Street Boston 8, Mass." Below it, there's a subtitle that says "News Springfield, Mass." and a date stamped "MAY 12 1948."

The body of the clipping has a handwritten annotation in red over the text, which makes it a bit obscured, but below that, the text of the article is mostly legible. It reads:

"John Philips Coolidge
Heads Fogg Museum

Cambridge, May 11—John Phillips Coolidge, 34, Harvard art and architecture historian, has been named director of the University’s Fogg Art Museum, it was announced today.
Coolidge has been assistant professor of fine arts for the past year. He succeeds Prof. Arthur Pope, who returned to teaching duties at the University’s Fine Arts Department."

The news clipping seems to be referring to an announcement regarding a personnel change at Harvard University's Fogg Art Museum in the year 1948.

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The image shows a vintage newspaper clipping from the "Boston News Clip" service located at 120 Tremont Street, Boston 8, Massachusetts. The clipping is labeled as news from Springfield, Massachusetts, and is dated May 12, 1948.

The headline of the clipping reads: "John Phillips Coolidge Heads Fogg Museum." The article reports that John Phillips Coolidge, aged 34, an art and architecture historian at Harvard, has been named director of the University's Fogg Art Museum. It mentions that Coolidge had been an assistant professor of fine arts for the past year. He succeeds Professor Arthur Pope, who returned to teaching duties in the University's Fine Arts Department. The article has some red pencil markings around the headline and at the bottom right corner.