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Archives of American Art
A Finding Aid to the Gump's Gallery Records, circa 1877-circa 1958, in the Archives of American Art
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.gumpgall
- Creators:
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Gump's Gallery (San Francisco, Calif.)
- Dates:
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circa 1877-circa 1958
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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4 Microfilm reels
- Repository:
The records of San Francisco's Gump's Gallery date from circa 1877-circa 1958 on 4 microfilm reels. Microfilm includes three albums containing photographs of old master paintings, portraits, and interiors of the gallery, and nine scrapbooks of gallery-related printed material.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The records of San Francisco's Gump's Gallery date from circa 1877-circa 1958 on 4 microfilm reels. Microfilm includes three albums containing photographs of old master paintings, portraits, and interiors of the gallery, and nine scrapbooks of gallery-related printed material.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Gump's Gallery, also known as S. & G. Gump Company, was established in San Francisco in 1861 by Gertrude Gump and her husband. When brothers Solomon and Gustave Gump took over the business they began selling art, décor, and fine tableware.
Art exhibitions have included Hudson River School paintings, bronzes, Fauvist painting, American folk art, and contemporary American printmakers. Today, Gump's is a premier destination for home décor, jewelry, and gifts.
Administration
Author
Stephanie Ashley and Lewis Tio
Existence and Location of Copies
The collection is available on 35mm microfilm reels 1272 and 1286-1288. The microfilm has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals returned to lender, Helen Heninger, after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was loaned to the Archives of American Art for microfilming on reels 1272 and 1286-1288 in 1980 by Helen Heninger, director of Gump's Gallery, and was returned to Heninger after filming.
Processing Information
The collection was microfilmed on reels 1272 and 1286-1288 and was returned to Helen Heninger after filming. The microfilm was described in a finding aid by Stephanie Ashley in 2024 and the microfilm was digitized in 2024.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
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.
Keywords
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| Art galleries, Commercial -- California | Function | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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