Mission & Scope of the Collection
The Frick Art Reference Library was founded in 1920 to serve “adults with a serious interest in art,” among them scholars, art professionals, collectors, and students. The Library’s book and photograph research collections relate chiefly to paintings, drawings, sculpture, and prints from the fourth to the mid-twentieth centuries by European and American artists. Known internationally for its rich holdings of auction and exhibition catalogs, the Library is a leading site for collecting and provenance research. Archival materials and special collections augment the research collections with documents pertaining to the history of collecting art in America and of Henry Clay Frick’s collecting in particular.
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Location
10 East 71st Street
(between Madison and Fifth Avenues)
New York, NY 10021
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Contact Information
Phone: 212-547-0641
Fax: 212-879-2091
General e-mail: library@frick.org
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Reading Room Hours
Monday through Friday: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturdays, September through May: 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
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