Collected Item: “Exploring the Frank Simpson Archive”
Contributing Organisation
Contribution Title
Exploring the Frank Simpson Archive
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Frank Simpson (1911–2002) was a Librarian and amateur art historian with a long-held interest in taste and the collecting of pictures in England in the eighteenth century, particularly from salerooms. The Paul Mellon Centre holds his archive, which includes records from the London office of M. Knoedler & Co., where he worked during the 1950s–1970s. Much of the material in this archive is unique and contains a wealth of information for those interested in the study of provenance, and collections and collecting during the eighteenth to twentieth centuries.
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Telegram from W.F. Davidson to Simpson, concerning a picture by Leitch, dated 17 March 1953, Frank Simpson Archive, Paul Mellon Centre (Ref: FHS/3/1/240a)
Content Type
Online Exhibition
Subject (1)
Collection Introduction
Subject (2)
Art and Architectural History
Subject (3)
Cultural History
Geographical Area (1)
Britain and Ireland
Geographical Area (2)
Europe
Time Period
16th-17th Century
Time Period (2)
18th-19th Century
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20th century
North America
North America
Contribution URL
https://www.paul-mellon-centre.ac.uk/archives-and-library/about-frank-simpson-archive