The friends of alice austen house will increase public access to a portion of the paper-based collection located at the alice austen house museum on staten island
Ended Project Grant Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- ST251085OMS21
- Recipient
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Friends Of Alice Austen House Inc. UEI T8HDM77G2453
- Awarding agency
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Institute of Museum and Library Services
National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities
- Obligated
- $118,340
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 15.929 Save America's Treasures
- Completion date
- Funding
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- $59,170.00 Federal
- $59,170.00 Non-federal
- Place of performance
- Staten Island, NY 10305, USA
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About this award
The Friends of Alice Austen House will receive $118,340 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Save America's Treasures program to increase access to and preserve portions of the paper-based collection at the Alice Austen House Museum in Staten Island, New York. The Friends will inventory, re-accession, catalog, rehouse and digitize letters, Victorian-era calling cards, and annotated negative sleeves from Austen's photographic work between October 2021 and March 2024. This project aims to highlight the importance of Austen's photography and expand the historical record of LGBTQ artists in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Institute of Museum and Library Services grant program supports preservation and conservation projects for nationally significant U.S. artifacts, collections and historic structures.
Description
The project goals are to highlight the importance of austen's photographic work and expand the available historical record of lgbtq artists active during the late 19TH and early 20TH centuries. The project team will inventory, RE-accession, catalog, rehouse and digitize a portion of the collection's paper-based artifacts. These materials include an extensive letter collection, victorian calling cards which highlight social conventions of the time and connect to the key subjects in austen's photographs, and notated negative sleeves of austen's work.
Quick answers
Who received award ST251085OMS21?
ST251085OMS21 was awarded to Friends Of Alice Austen House Inc. by Institute of Museum and Library Services (National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities) on October 1, 2021.
How much is award ST251085OMS21 worth?
$118,340 has been obligated on ST251085OMS21: $59,170 in federal funding and $59,170 in non-federal funding.
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