Archives of American Art

A Finding Aid to the Maxwell Galleries records, 1943-1970, in the Archives of American Art

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.maxwgall
Creators:
Maxwell Galleries
Dates:
1943-1979
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.6 Linear feet
Repository:
The Maxwell Galleries records measure 0.6 linear feet and date from 1943 to 1970. The collection contains exhibition announcements, catalogs, a membership card, newspaper clippings, and two scrapbooks.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The Maxwell Galleries records measure 0.6 linear feet and date from 1943 to 1970. The collection contains exhibition announcements, catalogs, a membership card, and newspaper clippings, most of which are advertisements for exhibitions at Maxwell Galleries. The collection includes two scrapbooks, one is comprised of clippings and the other contains photographs from exhibitions, invitations, catalogs, and newspaper clippings. Also found here is one copy of Jackson Pollock: Psychoanalytic Drawings, by C. L. Wysuph. Wysuph dedicated the book to Fred Maxwell.

Arrangement

Arrangement
Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Maxwell Galleries, Ltd. was started in San Francisco, California in 1940 by Fred Maxwell. The gallery specialized in 19th and 20th century American and European paintings as well as early California art. In 1973, Maxwell's nephew, Mark Hoffman, and his wife, Colleen, inherited Maxwell Galleries.

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.
Existence and Location of Copies
Portions of the collection are available on 35mm microfilm reel 3893 at the Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated in 1981 by Marcus Hoffman, proprietor of the Gallery.
Processing Information
The collection was processed and a finding aid prepared by Christopher DeMairo in 2021.

Using the Collection

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.
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.
Preferred Citation
Maxwell Galleries records, 1943-1970. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
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Art galleries, Commercial -- California -- San Francisco Function Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art, American -- California Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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