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This image displays a page from a newspaper or scrapbook, dated January 23, 1962, featuring several articles and photographs related to the art world.

The page is divided into three distinct sections:

1. Top Left: “Society” Column by Marjorie W. Sherman

Titled “Fogg Museum to Show Rare Art Treasures,” this article announces a major exhibition at the Fogg Museum (Harvard University). It highlights:

• 33 paintings and 88 drawings, primarily from the 19th and early 20th centuries.
• Artworks by Bosonians, with a special focus on Edouard Manet (notably The Red Schoolhouse, Picasso's Moulin Rouge, and Gauguin's “Tahitian Woman”).
• The preview was hosted by T. Edward Hanley, who began building his collection after graduating from Harvard in 1917.
• A dinner party was planned for the opening featuring John Coolidge, director of the Fogg, and Mina Jean Lynn singing 19th-century French songs.
• Other notable guests included Harvard professors, curators from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and Charles Kuhn, curator of the Busch Reisinger Museum.

2. Top Right: “Perfect Night Out for Art Experts: Playing Which Picture Is Fake” by Nan Robertson

This article describes an art quiz game hosted by the Harvard University Art Department at the Fogg Final Room. Key points:

• A dinner party with 40 guests, including art professors, collectors, and critics.
• The challenge: identify which of two Picasso drawings (one authentic, the other a forgery) was fake.
• James J. Rorimer, director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, was the only guest to correctly identify the forgery—a $3,500,000 Picasso titled “Mother and Child” (1904), dated “1904” and signed by Picasso.
• The genuine drawing, titled “The Fifth Amendment”, was signed in 1904 and later switched to a handmade mat and frame.
• The fake was a mechanical reproduction—evidenced by indentations from the printing plate.
• Notable experts present included Percy B. Adams, Jr., John Walker, and Philip H. Hofer.

3. Bottom Section: Photograph and Caption

This section features:

• A black-and-white photograph of Miss Agnes Mongan, assistant director and curator of drawings at the Fogg Museum, with James Johnson Sweeney, director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

  Caption: “MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS—Miss Agnes Mongan, assistant director and curator of drawings for the Fogg Museum at Harvard University, visits with James Johnson Sweeney, director of the Museum of Fine Arts, at a preview showing of the new exhibition, ‘The Three Spaniards: Picasso, Miro and Chillida,’ at the museum.—Post Photos.”
  (Note: “The Three Spaniards” exhibition is unrelated to the articles above, which focus on Manet and Picasso forgery.)

• Attached above the photo is a postcard from “Fogg POST, Houston, Tex., FEB 7 1962”, showing the same photo, possibly mailed as a souvenir or announcement.

• To the right, there’s a clipping or insert titled “Newsweek, Jan 27, 1962” showing two sketches labeled A and B, with the question: “A is the genuine Picasso drawing; B is a fake.”

  The accompanying caption explains: “One of the pictures above is a facsimile; the other, a genuine Picasso drawing... At the Harvard Club, experts were challenged to choose. The Fogg’s secretary and lecturer on fine arts, picked picture B on the right — the facsimile. Had he taken the picture out of the frame, he would have noticed that its surface was indented from the pressure of the printing plate, a sure sign that it was a mechanical reproduction.”

Overall Context

This page captures a moment in early 1960s art history, where:

• The Fogg Museum was hosting major exhibitions,
• Expertise in authentication was being tested publicly in a social setting,
• Picasso forgeries were a topic of serious scholarly and public interest,
• And institutions like the Metropolitan Museum and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston were key players.

The photo and postcard suggest the event was well-publicized and commemorated, while the Newsweek insert adds a layer of media commentary on art forgery and connoisseurship.

Note: The image shows signs of age—yellowed paper, handwritten annotations (“Minn Jan. 23 1962”), and clipped articles pasted onto a scrapbook page, suggesting this is part of a personal or archival collection.

This image appears to be a page from a scrapbook or a collection of剪报. It contains several newspaper clippings and some handwritten notes. Here are the details:

1. Top Left Corner: A newspaper clipping with the headline "Society: Fogg Museum to Show Rare Art Treasures" by Marjorie W. Sherman. The article discusses an exhibition at the Fogg Museum, featuring 33 paintings and 89 drawings, showcasing significant works from Degas, Goya, Boucher, and other well-known artists. It also mentions the involvement of T. Edward Hanley, a Harvard graduate who built his collection of these artworks.

2. Top Right Corner: Another newspaper clipping with the headline "Perfect Night Off for Art Experts: Playing Which Picture Is Fake" by Nan Robertson. This article describes a quiz game at a dinner event where art experts and collectors were challenged to identify fake artworks. The event was hosted by the Friends of the Fogg, a group supporting Harvard University's Fogg Museum.

3. Center of the Page: Two illustrations of a woman, labeled as "A" and "B". The text below these illustrations discusses the challenge of distinguishing between a facsimile and an original Picasso drawing. It explains how one of the pictures was a facsimile and how experts were able to identify it.

4. Bottom Left Corner: A photograph of two individuals, identified as Miss Agnes Mongan and James Johnson Sweeney, discussing the exhibition "The Three Spaniards: Picasso, Miro and Chillida" at the museum. The text below the photo mentions the involvement of these individuals with the Museum of Fine Arts at Harvard University.

5. Handwritten Notes: There are some handwritten notes on the page, including dates and possibly labels for the articles or images. For example, "Fogg 2" and "28 POST, Houston, Tex. FEB 7-1962" are written on separate pieces of paper attached to the page.

Overall, the page seems to be a collection of articles and images related to art exhibitions and events at the Fogg Museum, with an emphasis on the identification and appreciation of artwork.

This image shows a scrapbook page containing several newspaper clippings and photographs related to art exhibitions and events from 1962. The page is divided into two main sections.

Left Section:

• A newspaper clipping titled "Fogg Museum to Show Rare Art Treasures" by Marjorie W. Sherman. It discusses an exhibition of 33 paintings and 89 drawings at Harvard's Fogg Museum, featuring works by artists like Degas, Goya, Boucher, and others. The exhibition is being loaned by T. Edward Hanley and includes famous works like Winslow Homer's "The Red Schoolhouse" and Picasso's "Moulin Rouge." The article mentions various events and guests associated with the exhibition.
• A photograph of two individuals, identified as Miss Agnes Mongan, assistant director and curator of drawings for the Fogg Museum at Harvard University, and James Johnson Sweeney, director of the Museum of Fine Arts. The caption mentions a preview showing of the new exhibition, "The Three Spaniards: Picasso, Miro and Chillida," at the museum.

Right Section:

• A newspaper clipping titled "Perfect Night Off for Art Experts: Playing Which Picture Is Fake" by Nan Robertson. It describes a quiz game at a dinner for art experts and collectors at the Harvard Club. The quiz involved identifying fake artworks, with some experts failing to distinguish between genuine and forged pieces. The article mentions John P. Coolidge, professor of fine arts and director of the Fogg Museum, who provided the quiz and defined a forgery as a work of art made with the intent to deceive.
• Two sketches of a woman, labeled A and B, are shown. The text below explains that one of these is a facsimile and the other is a genuine Picasso drawing. Experts were challenged to choose which one was the real Picasso. The Fogg’s secretary and lecturer on fine arts picked picture B on the right as the facsimile.

The page is dated January 1962, and there are various handwritten notes and additional labels attached to the clippings. The overall theme of the page is art exhibitions and the challenge of identifying authentic artworks.

The image shows a newspaper clipping with an article titled "Fogg Museum to Show Rare Art Treasures" by Marjorie W. Sherman. The article is about an upcoming exhibit at Harvard's Fogg Museum, which will feature a collection of rare art treasures. The exhibit is being loaned by T. Edward Hanley, who began his noted collection of rare art treasures shortly after his graduation from Harvard in 1917. The exhibit will include works by famous artists such as Goya, Manet, and other well-known artists. The exhibit will be open to the public from January 25 through April 8. The article also mentions that a dinner party will be held before the opening, and various notable individuals will be in attendance. The image also includes a photograph of a man and a woman, possibly related to the exhibit or the museum.

The image shows a page from an old newspaper or magazine with two articles. The article on the left is titled "Society: Fogg Museum to Show Rare Art Treasures" and describes an exhibition at the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University. The article on the right is titled "Perfect Night Off for Art Experts: Playing Which Picture Is Fake" and describes a game where art experts try to identify fake artworks. The page also contains a photograph of a woman and a man, possibly related to the articles.

The image depicts a page from a newspaper or magazine, dated February 7, 1962, and appears to be from the Houston Post, as indicated by the header and postmark. The page features two distinct sections:

Left Section:

• Headline: "Fogg Museum to Show Rare Art Treasures"
• Byline: By Marjorie W. Sherman
• Content: This article discusses an upcoming exhibit at Harvard's Fogg Museum, which will showcase thirty-three paintings and 89 drawings, including works by renowned artists such as John Singer Sargent, John Singer Sargent's portraits, and others. The exhibit will open on Wednesday evening at 8:30 p.m. and includes notable attendees such as Edward Bouchet, Edward H. Goodyear, and Dr. John Rosenberg. The article provides details about the event, including the guest list and the significance of the displayed works.

Right Section:

• Headline: "Perfect Night Off for Art Experts: Playing Which Picture Is Fake"
• Byline: By Nan Robertson
• Content: This article describes an art game played at the Fogg Museum, where participants attempted to identify which of two displayed artworks was a fake. The game involved comparing a genuine Picasso drawing with a facsimile, and the article includes quotes from participants and experts discussing the challenge. The article also mentions the involvement of notable figures such as John Walker, director of the National Gallery of Art, and other art experts.

Visual Elements:

• Photograph: At the bottom of the page, there is a black-and-white photograph of three individuals: a man in a suit, a woman in a dress, and another woman in a light-colored outfit. The caption identifies them as Miss Agnes Monget, James John Sweeney, and Mina Spaulding, who were visiting the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston. The photo is credited to the Post Photos.
• Artwork Comparison: Below the photograph, there is a small illustration showing two drawings labeled A and B. The caption explains that A is a facsimile, while B is a genuine Picasso drawing. The article discusses how experts attempted to distinguish between the two.

Additional Details:

• Postmark: The page includes a postmark from Fogg, Houston, Tex., Feb 7, 1962, indicating the date and location of publication.
• Handwritten Note: In the top left corner, there is a handwritten note that reads "Mom Jan. 24, 1962", suggesting the page may have been saved or marked by someone for personal reference.

Overall Context:

The page combines art news, featuring both an upcoming exhibit at the Fogg Museum and an interactive art game, with a photograph of notable art figures visiting a museum. The content reflects the cultural and artistic interests of the time, highlighting the role of museums and art experts in engaging the public with art.

The image presents a page from an old scrapbook, featuring a newspaper clipping about the Fogg Museum of Fine Arts. The clipping is titled "Fogg Museum to Show Rare Art Treasures" and includes a photo of a man and woman, as well as two sketches of women.

• Newspaper Clipping
  • Title: "Fogg Museum to Show Rare Art Treasures"
  • Author: Marjorie W. Sherman
  • Date: February 1, 1962
  • Content: The clipping discusses the Fogg Museum's upcoming exhibition of rare art treasures, including works by Picasso, Miro, and Chalifoux.
• Photo of a Man and Woman
  • Description: A black-and-white photo of a man and woman standing together, looking at each other.
  • Caption: "MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS - Miss Agnes Morgan, assistant director and curator of drawings for the Fogg Museum at Harvard University, visits with James Johnson Sweeney, director of the Museum of Fine Arts, at a preview showing of the new exhibition, 'The Three Spaniards: Picasso, Miro and Chalifoux,' at the museum."
• Sketches of Women
  • Description: Two sketches of women, one sitting and one standing.
  • Caption: "One of the pictures above is a facsimile; the other, a genuine Picasso drawing. Both were on view at New York's Harvard Club last week where a reception was held with their owners, the Rogers, to benefit for Harvard's Fogg Museum. 'Which is the real Picasso?' At the Harvard Club, experts were challenged to choose. The Fogg's secretary and curator on fine arts picked the right -the facsimile. He had to take the picture of the frame he would have noticed that its surface was indented from the pressure of the printing plate, a sure sign that it was a mechanical reproduction."

The image provides a glimpse into the past, showcasing the Fogg Museum's efforts to showcase rare art treasures and the reactions of experts to the exhibition. The inclusion of a photo and sketches adds a personal touch, highlighting the museum's commitment to preserving and promoting art.

The image depicts a page from a scrapbook or photo album, featuring a newspaper clipping about the Fogg Museum of Art. The clipping is titled "Society: Fogg Museum to Show Rare Art Treasures" and includes an article discussing the museum's collection of rare art pieces.

Key Features:

• Newspaper Clipping: The main focus of the image is a newspaper clipping about the Fogg Museum of Art.
• Article: The article discusses the museum's collection of rare art pieces, including paintings and drawings.
• Photographs: Two photographs are included in the clipping, one showing a man and woman standing together, and another showing a drawing of a woman.
• Headline: The headline of the article reads "Society: Fogg Museum to Show Rare Art Treasures."
• Date: The date of the clipping is not visible, but it appears to be from the early 20th century based on the style of the article and the photographs.
• Scrapbook or Photo Album: The clipping is attached to a page in a scrapbook or photo album, suggesting that it was saved by someone who was interested in the Fogg Museum of Art or its collection.

Overall:

The image provides a glimpse into the history of the Fogg Museum of Art and its collection of rare art pieces. The newspaper clipping and photographs offer a unique perspective on the museum's past and its significance in the art world.

The image is a scanned page from an old newspaper or scrapbook, featuring several newspaper clippings and photographs.

• The page is yellowed with age and has a rough texture.
• There are three newspaper clippings on the page:
  • The first clipping is titled "Society: Fogg Museum to Show Rare Art Treasures" and is dated January 23, 1962. It discusses an upcoming exhibition at the Fogg Museum, featuring rare art treasures.
  • The second clipping is titled "Perfect Night Off for Art Experts: Playing Which Picture Is Fake" and is also dated January 23, 1962. It describes a game played by art experts and collectors, where they were shown two paintings and asked to identify which one was a forgery.
  • The third clipping is a photograph of a woman in a dress, with a caption that reads "MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS - Miss Agnes Mongan, assistant director and curator of drawings for the Fogg Museum or Harvard University, with Agnes Mongan, director of the Museum of Fine Arts, at a preview showing of the exhibition, 'The Three Smiths: Drawings, Prints, and Sculpture.'"
• There are also two sketches of a woman's head and shoulders, labeled "A" and "B", with a caption that reads "One of the pictures above is a facsimile; the other, a genuine Picasso drawing. Both were on view at New York's Harvard Club last week where a show of original works with their forgeries, photographs, or facsimiles were hung for a benefit for Harvard's Fogg Museum. Which is the real Picasso? At the Harvard Club, experts were challenged to choose fine arts picked picture B on the right - the facsimile. Had he taken the picture out of the frame he would have noticed that its surface was isolated from the presence of the printing plate, a sure sign that it was a mechanical reproduction."
• The overall appearance of the page suggests that it is a scrapbook or album page, possibly created by someone who was interested in art and collecting newspaper clippings related to the subject.

The image shows a scanned page from a vintage newspaper or magazine, featuring two articles and a photograph. The page is yellowed with age and has a black border on the left side.

Article 1: "Fogg Museum to Show Rare Art Treasures"

• The article is titled "Fogg Museum to Show Rare Art Treasures" and is written by Marjorie W. Sherman.
• It discusses an exhibit at Harvard's Fogg Museum that features 33 paintings and 89 drawings, most of which are famous.
• The exhibit includes works by artists such as Degas, Goya, Boucher, and others.
• The article mentions that Mr. Parker, the curator of the museum, has been collecting portraits for three centuries.

Article 2: "Perfect Night Off for Art Experts: Playing Which Picture Is Fake"

• The article is titled "Perfect Night Off for Art Experts: Playing Which Picture Is Fake" and is written by Nan Robertson.
• It describes a game played at Princeton University where art experts and collectors were challenged to identify a fake painting.
• The game was part of a benefit for Harvard's Fogg Museum.
• The article mentions that one of the pictures was a facsimile, while the other was a genuine Picasso.

Photograph

• The photograph shows a man and woman standing together, looking at each other.
• The woman is wearing a dress and the man is wearing a suit.
• The photograph is captioned "MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS - Miss Agnes Morgan, assistant director and curator of drawings for the Fogg Museum of Harvard University, with Ingres John, director of the Museum of Fine Arts, at a preview showing of the new exhibition, 'The Three Spanish Drawings,' at the museum."

Newspaper Clippings

• There are two newspaper clippings on the page, one from the "Houston Post" dated February 7, 1962, and another from an unknown source dated January 23, 1962.
• The clippings appear to be related to the articles on the page.

Overall, the image provides a glimpse into the art world of the early 1960s, highlighting the Fogg Museum's exhibit of rare art treasures and a game played by art experts to identify a fake painting.