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Archives of American Art
Robert Fridenberg gallery records
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.robefrid
- Creators:
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Robert Fridenberg Inc
- Dates:
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1921-1943
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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2 Volumes(on 3 microfilm reels)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Gallery records and a letter.
Scope and Contents
REEL NF1-NF2: Sales records; account books; Fridenberg's annotated copy of the Percy R. Pyne Collection auction catalog, Feb. 1917; photographs of items in that catalog; photograph of views of New York; photographs of portraits; photograph of landscapes and genre paintings; and miscellaneous photographs.
Scope and Contents
REEL 2812: A letter for Robert Fridenberg, Inc. from Louise Jackson, 1928, asking for information about "Flying Cloud" and its painter, James E. Buttersworth.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Commercial art gallery; New York, N.Y.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels NF1-NF2 and 2812 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Reel NF1-NF2: Originals returned to lender, Mr. Joseph Heckel, after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Material on reels NF1-NF2 lent for microfilming 1958 by Mr. Joseph Heckel, a former employee of Robert Fridenberg's gallery. Material on reel 2812 donated 1958 by Argosy Books.
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.
More Information
Other Title
Other Title
Fridenberg, Robert, Inc. (microfilm title, reel NF1)
Other Title
Fridenberg, Bland-Heckel Photograph File, New York City (microfilm title, reel NF2)
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Landscape painting | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Portrait painting | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Art galleries, Commercial -- New York (State) | Function | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Buttersworth, James Edward, 1817-1894 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Fridenberg, Robert | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives of American Art
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