Camouflage: The Art of Deception Lecture by Milton Fox, 1942 December 11
Scope and Contents note
This collection was transferred to the archives from the Ingalls Library which had retained a large number of lantern slides as historic objects following digitization of the image library.The collection consists of image masters for views of architecture; artwork, including works by Cleveland artists and a small number of works from educational exhibitions; Cleveland Museum of Art views not duplicated in photo studio department records; and a lecture on camouflage from WWII retained as an example of mid 20th century educational and public service programming. In many instances the lantern slides provide the archives' only color respresentation of works of art exhibited in the museum's May Show and other exhibitions.
The architectural images are from the 1943 exhibition "Early Ohio Architecture", organized by the Taft Museum, and are arranged by the digital surrogate number. Art objects are organized chronologically by the exhibition in which they appeared if this information is available. The camouflage lecture is arranged in the order presented by the lecturer.
Dates
- 1942 December 11
Conditions Governing Access note
Open to the public. For more information or to access this collection contact archives staff at archives2@clevelandart.org.
Biographical/Historical note
This series of lantern slides documents a lecture given to civic groups around the city of Cleveland in 1942 by CMA staff member Milton S. Fox who also served as chairman of the camouflage committee of the Cuyahoga County Council for Civilian Defense during World War II. The slides are in order of presentation. Although there is no transcript of the presentation, the CMA publication "Camouflage: Theory and Practice: A Summary" by Milton Fox summarizes and contextualizes the slides.
Extent
From the Collection: 3.0 Cubic feet (in 20 lantern slide boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Cleveland Museum of Art Archives Repository