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This institution also provides a list of works with incomplete provenance during the period 1933-1945.
MANCHESTER CITY GALLERIES
Designated collection
Manchester Art Gallery
Mosley Street
Manchester
M2 3JL
CONTACT
Moira Stevenson, Deputy Director
Tel: +44 (0) 161 235 8802
Fax: + 44 (0) 161 235 8899
E-mail: m.stevenson@notes.manchester.gov.uk
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF COLLECTION
There are three areas with Designated status:
I. Fine Art, including British and European oil paintings, prints and drawings. A notable collection of 19th and early 20th century British art, including the Pre-Raphaelites
II. Decorative Art, including British and European ceramics, glass, metalwork and furniture from 17th to 20th centuries. Particularly important collections of silver and ceramics.
III. Costume: the most important collection in the UK outside London.
1. OVERALL PLANS
PARTS OF COLLECTION EXCLUDED
Works of art with a strong local provenance, objects that came into the collection before 1933, objects with an established provenance
INITIAL FOCUS FOR RESEARCH
European oil paintings and drawings from 1933 to the present.
British oil paintings from 1933 to the present
British and Foreign sculpture from 1933 to the present
We are now in the process of updating our research to include the findings of Christies and Sotheby's auction houses
TIMESCALE FOR RESEARCH
Ongoing
AREAS OF THE COLLECTION CONSIDERED A LOWER PRIORITY AND WHY
Drawings with a predominantly English provenance as it is unlikely that these works would be in Europe between 1933 and 1945.
2. RESEARCH PLANNED IN TARGET AREAS
METHOD OF RESEARCH
Staff are checking Index cards, object files, and available archives in conjunction with the OSS lists and Gallery database.
3. MANCHESTER CITY GALLERIES ARCHIVES
Manchester City Galleries holds extensive archives relating to both the Fine and Decorative Art Collections. They comprise files containing provenance information and information on the artist/maker, exhibition catalogues and published books. There are also some files containing records of exhibitions, the official correspondence of the Director and minutes of City Council meetings.
Access to the Archives is still not possible as this element of the Manchester Art Gallery's Project is yet to be completed. An access policy will be announced in due course and files will be available by prior written appointment.
All enquiries by researchers should be addressed to Moira Stevenson, Deputy Director at Manchester City Galleries at the address listed at the top of the page.
PRESS OFFICE CONTACT DETAILS
Kim Gowland, Press Officer, Manchester City Galleries
Tel: +44 (0) 161 235 8861
E-mail: k.gowland@notes.manchester.gov.uk
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