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Archives of American Art
Galeria Escondida records
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.galeesco
- Creators:
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Galeria Escondida (Taos, N.M.)
- Dates:
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1947-1957
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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0.4 Linear feet
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Gallery correspondence, artist's biographies, price lists, receipts, artists' statements, press releases, and notes.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
La Galeria Escondida was an art gallery; Taos, N.M. Operated by Eulalia Emetaz from 1946-1960 on Ledoux St. Featured modernist art from the start, making it one of the first postwar galleries outside of New York to do so.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1994 by Eulalia Lepeschkin, the neice of La Galeria Escondida gallery owner Eulalia Emetaz.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Art galleries, Commercial -- New Mexico | Function | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Emetaz, Eulalia | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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