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Archives of American Art
A Finding Aid to the East Side Gallery Records, 1961-1970, in the Archives of American Art
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.eastside
- Creators:
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East Side Gallery (New York, N.Y.)
- Dates:
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1961-1970
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.4 Linear feet
- Repository:
The East Side Gallery records measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1961 to 1970. The small collection sheds light on the gallery through correspondence, exhibition announcements, catalogs, and flyers, photographs, press releases, clippings, and two artist resumes.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The East Side Gallery records measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1961 to 1970. The small collection sheds light on the gallery through corespondence mostly with artists, museums and galleries, and art publications; exhibition announcements, catalogs, and flyers from solo and group shows held at East Side Gallery; photographs of artwork by Maria Szeni, Lily Shuff, Linda Cross, and more, the East Side Gallery exterior, and one of artist Luis Lujan; newspaper and magazine clippings from exhibition advertisements and reviews; and artist resumes for Jan Gary and Willam D. Gorman. Also found in the collection are printed materials from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York State Council on the Arts, and an exhibition catalog for Mark Freeman's exhibition, Dimension Prints (1963), held at the Parrish Art Museum in New York.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
The East Side Gallery was founded in New York City by Mark Freeman in 1961. Located on 37th Street, the gallery showed a variety of painters, sculptors, and graphic artists. Artists exhibited at the gallery include Jan Gary, Willam D. Gorman, Luis Lujan, Gail Paradise, Maria Szeni, Linda Cross, and the gallery founder himself, Mark Freeman. The gallery was open seven days a week until it closed in 1970.
Administration
Author
Christopher DeMairo
Sponsor
The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated in 1976 by gallery founder and director Mark Freeman.
Processing Information
The collection was processed and a finding aid prepared by Christopher DeMairo in 2022.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Use
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Preferred Citation
East Side Gallery records, 1961-1970. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Keywords
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