San Francisco Artists' Union subscription listMS 1870A

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Contributing Institution: California Historical Society
Title: San Francisco Artists' Union subscription list
Creator: San Francisco Artists' Union
Creator: Brookes, Samuel Marsden, 1816-1892
Identifier/Call Number: MS 1870A
Physical Description: 2 folders
Date: 1868 December 5
Language of Material: Collection materials are in English.

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Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of L. A. Marshall, 1957.

Biographical / Historical

The San Francisco Artists' Union was established in 1868 to purchase and distribute works of art to subscribers. The Union was founded by eighteen California artists, including Samuel Marsden Brookes (manager), Charles Nahl, and William Keith.

Content Description

Bound subscription list for the San Francisco Artists' Union, dated 1868 December 5.

Conditions Governing Use

Materials in this collection, which were created in 1868, are in the public domain in the United States. Permission to publish or reproduce is not required.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Artists -- California -- San Francisco