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These slides are probably all images from a sketchbook in the Morgan Library's Department of Drawings and Prints. They are hand-coded with "RGP" numbers, employing an earlier numbering system devised by Pisano that do not match the object entry numbers in the published catalogue.

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Includes Pisano's correspondence with descendents and researchers about various Chase students, and two catalogs for exhibits of work by female students of Chase.

Scope and Contents Includes documentation related to a project undertaken by Pisano in the late 1970s to create a "computerized catalogue" of Chase's works. In an article presenting the project, Pisano outlines the process by which each of Chase's documented works would be described by discrete classifications that would include title, alternate titles, medium, subject, date, stylistic attributes, and other details. Pisano felt that this descriptive format would, among other uses, serve as a valuable tool in the identification of fakes and forgeries--of which there are many, in Chase's case. The computerized catalogue would also provide a faster route to identify duplicate entries for paintings known by more than one title (also a major issue with Chase's work). Pisano worked with a team of art historians, curators, and a museum data services specialist to design the form and coding system for assigning classifications and data content. Pisano was invited to present the project at the "First...