Papers of Arthur Pope,

These papers of Harvard Fine Arts professor and museum director Arthur Pope document his administration of the Fogg, Germanic and Semitic Museums from 1945 to 1948, as well as his teaching, research and publication activity over several decades. The papers consist primarily of correspondence and als...

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Main Author: Pope, Arthur, 1880-1974
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Language:English
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351 |a Series: I. Correspondence as Director II. Research, Publication, Teaching and Personal Materials 
506 0 |a Access to the Papers of Arthur Pope (HC 4) is unrestricted  |8 222203793670003941 
520 3 |a These papers of Harvard Fine Arts professor and museum director Arthur Pope document his administration of the Fogg, Germanic and Semitic Museums from 1945 to 1948, as well as his teaching, research and publication activity over several decades. The papers consist primarily of correspondence and also include memoranda, printed material, photographs, lecture transcripts, calling cards, reports, fabric samples, exhibition wall text and labels, drafts of published work, preparatory notes for class lectures and page proofs 
541 1 |n The papers were left at the Fogg Museum by former director and professor Arthur Pope  |5 ART  |8 222203793670003941 
544 1 |a There are additional papers and teaching materials of Arthur Pope in Houghton Library, Harvard University Archives, and the Frances Loeb Library of Harvard's Graduate School of Design. In addition, twenty-three drawings and paintings by Pope are part of the Harvard Art Museums' collection 
545 0 |a Arthur Pope was born in Cleveland, Ohio on January 31, 1880 to John Lang and Frances Emily Whipple Pope. He attended school in Cleveland before entering Harvard University, where he received his A.B. in 1901. Upon graduation, Pope began work as an Austin Teaching Fellow at Harvard, a position he held until 1905. In 1905, he was appointed Instructor in Fine Arts; in 1909 he was named assistant professor; and in 1919 he was named full professor, a title he held until his retirement in 1949. Upon retirement, Pope was named Professor Emeritus of Fine Arts. He married Mysie Black Bell in 1906, and they remained married until her death in 1958. In 1960, Pope married Priscilla Howland Potter 
545 0 |a Pope was actively involved with several Harvard museums, particularly the Fogg Museum. In addition to teaching, his career at Harvard included service as acting director of the Fogg from 1918 to 1919 and again in 1945-1946, at which time he also became acting director of the Germanic and Semitic Museums. He served as Director of the Fogg, Germanic and Semitic Museums from 1946 to 1948. When Pope retired from teaching in 1949, he had been involved with the growth of the Harvard Fine Arts department and its museums for almost fifty years 
545 0 |a Pope's research and personal interests centered on color and color relations in art, and he became known for the wooden model, often referred to as the "Pope Color Solid," that he used to illustrate essential relationships of hue, darkness and intensity. Most of his publications were about color and aesthetics. He was also an accomplished artist, with paintings and drawings now in the Harvard Art Museum's collection. Arthur Pope died in Westport, Massachusetts on April 26, 1974 
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