Richard Kuhlenschmidt Gallery records

Summary

Collection ID:: AAA.richrich
Creators:: Richard Kuhlenschmidt Gallery
Dates:: 1980-1992
Languages:: English
Physical Description:: 7.6 Linear feet
Repository:: Archives of American Art

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, financial records, artists' files, twelve gallery artists' publicity notebooks, slides, printed material, and guest books from the Richard Kuhlenschmidt Gallery and its various iterations.

Biographical / Historical

The Richard Kuhlenschmidt Gallery (established 1980; closed 1993) was a commercial gallery in Los Angeles, California that displayed conceptual and post-conceptual art. The gallery operated under various names including Jancar/Kuhlenschmidt Gallery, 1980-1982, Richard Kuhlenschmidt Gallery, 1982-1985, the Kuhlenschmidt/Simon Gallery, 1986-1988, and Richard Kuhlenschmidt Gallery 1989-1993.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated 2001 and 2014 by Richard Kuhlenschmidt.

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

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms	Keyword Types
Conceptual art -- California	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Artists -- California -- Los Angeles	Occupation	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Art galleries, Commercial -- California -- Los Angeles	Function	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Kuhlenschmidt, Richard	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid

Repository Contact

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