Archives of American Art

Geoffrey Theodore Hellman papers relating to Albert Eugene Gallatin's Museum of Living Art

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.hellgeof
Creators:
Hellman, Geoffrey, 1907-
Dates:
1934-1952
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
9 Items
(on partial microfilm reel)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Two letters, 1942 and 1943, from Albert Eugene Gallatin to Hellman concerning the relocation of Gallatin's art collection, the Museum of Living Art, from New York University to the Philadelphia Museum of Art; a press release from NYU about the move; and photocopies of 6 articles about Gallatin by Hellman in THE NEW YORKER, 1934-1952.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Hellman, a writer, wrote about A. E. Gallatin on several occasions in the New Yorker magazine. Gallatin formed one of America's earliest modern art collections, and displayed it as Gallery of Living Art (later Museum of Living Art) at NYU. It moved to the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 1943.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm roll 2814 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1976 by Geoffrey Hellman.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Art -- Collectors and collecting Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art, Modern -- 20th century -- Collectors and collecting Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Gallatin, A. E. (Albert Eugene), 1881-1952 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Davis, Charles H. (Charles Harold), 1856-1933 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Philadelphia Museum of Art Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Gallery of Living Art Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Museum of Living Art Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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