Queens College Art Collection Records

According to the 1960 catalog, "The Queens College Art Collection was started in 1957 with a view to establishing a teaching collection which would make it possible for students to have the immediate experience of handling and studying original works of art." In the first two years, the collection grew to 350 items. The collection was directed by the Art Advisory Committee to the Paul Klapper Library, which housed and managed the collection. The committee consisted of the Dean of Faculty, the Chairman of the Art Department, the Librarian, the Assistant Business Manager, the Assistant Director of the School of General Studies, the Deputy Librarian, the Art Librarian and two members of the Art Department. Mr. Joseph Ternbach served as a special consultant. The Queens College Art Collection was later absorbed into The Godwin-Ternbach Museum when it was established in 1981.