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Archives of American Art
Jonce Irwin McGurk papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.mcgujonc
- Creators:
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McGurk, Jonce I. (Jonce Irwin), 1875-1947
- Dates:
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circa 1893-1946
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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8.2 Linear feet
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The papers of art dealer Jonce Irwin McGurk measure 8.2 linear feet and date from circa 1893-1946. The collection contains letters, writings, financial records, inventories including works in the collection of Percy A. Rockefeller, photographs, and printed material documenting the sales and appraisals of works of art by private dealer Jonce Irwin McGurk. Among the correspondents are Percy A. Rockefeller, Eli Lilly, Marcella Hartley Dodge, Andrew Mellon, Gustave Weigand, Mrs. E.F. Hutton, Richard H. Pleasants, Francis P. Garvan, Alfred I. Dupont, Mantle Fielding, and others.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Jonce Irwin McGurk (1875-1947) was an art dealer in New York, N.Y. McGurk was the principal advisor to Percy Rockefeller.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 2003 by Arluvene Thompson, whose husband is McGurk's great nephew and in 2020 by Mark Thompson, Arluvene Thompson's son.
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 -- Collectors and collecting | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Art dealers -- New York (State) -- New York | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Rockefeller, Percy A. | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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