Archives of American Art

Larom Munson papers and gallery records

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.munslaro
Creators:
Munson, Larom B.
Dates:
1952-1961
Languages:
Undetermined
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Physical Description:
48 Items
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
REEL 3483: Two letters, May 15, 1961 and August 26, 1961, from Maxfield Parrish to Munson in New Haven, Conn. in which Parrish asserts that he has only a small number of paintings for an exhibit due to the success of an exhibition at Scott and Fowles in 1925 "which just about cleaned me out" and a "sell out" at the Boston sale of illustrations for Edith Wharton's Italian Gardens. Parrish discourages Munson from planning an exhibition of his work.
Scope and Contents
UNMICROFILMED: Files, 1952-1956, on artists Leonard Baskin, George Grosz, John Held, Jr., Seong Moy, Josef Scharl, Lee Townsend, and Cy Twombly containing mostly letters to Munson from the artists, as well as price lists and press releases, relating to exhibitions at Munson's Little Gallery, Princeton, N.J.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Gallery owner; Princeton, N.J. and New Haven, Ct. Munson operated the Little Gallery at 39 Palmer Square West, Princeton, N.J., 1947 to 1962, and the Munson Gallery, 33 Whitney St. and 275 Orange St., New Haven, Ct.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 3483 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Maxfield Parrish letters donated 1975 by Munson. He donated the remainder in 1994. Additions are expected.

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

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Gallery owners -- New Jersey -- Princeton Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Gallery owners -- Connecticut -- New Haven Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art galleries, Commercial -- Connecticut Function Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art galleries, Commercial -- New Jersey Function Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Baskin, Leonard, 1922-2000 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Grosz, George, 1893-1959 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Held, John, 1889-1958 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Moy, Seong Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Scharl, Josef, 1896-1954 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Townsend, Lee, 1895-1965 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Twombly, Cy, 1928- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Little Gallery (Princeton, N.J.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Munson Gallery (New Haven, Conn.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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