Archives of American Art

Robert Fridenberg gallery records

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.robefrid
Creators:
Robert Fridenberg Inc
Dates:
1921-1943
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
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

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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

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