Archives of American Art

A Finding Aid to the Sandra Berler Gallery Records, 1970s-2013, in the Archives of American Art

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.sandberl
Creators:
Sandra Berler Gallery
Berler, Sandra
Dates:
1970s-2013
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
5.5 Linear feet
Repository:
The Sandra Berler Gallery records measure 5.5 linear feet and date from the 1970s to 2013. The collection sheds light on the gallery's operations through administrative records, artist files, exhibition files, and photographs.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The Sandra Berler Gallery records measure 5.5 linear feet and date from the 1970s to 2013. The collection sheds light on the gallery's operations through administrative records, artist files, and exhibition files. Administrative records advertising and publicity files, invoices, receipts, consignment records, papers from Sandra Berler's involvement in the Association of International Photography Dealers, and some newspaper clippings. Artist files consist of correspondence related to the artist's work, biographical summaries, writings, price lists, photographs, negatives, slides, and more. Exhibition files include price lists, catalogs, announcements, loan documents, and some photographs.

Arrangement

Arrangement
The collection is arranged as three series.
  • Series 1: Administrative Records, 1970s-2011 (Box 1-2; 1.1 linear feet)
  • Series 2: Artist Files, 1974-2013 (Box 2-5, OV 7; 3.8 linear feet)
  • Series 3: Exhibition Files, 1970s-2002 (Box 5-6; 0.6 linear feet)

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
The Sandra Berler Gallery was founded in Chevy Chase, Maryland in 1975 by art dealer and photography critic Sandra Berler. The gallery specialized in twentieth-century photography, exhibiting contemporary and vintage U.S. photographers, including Bruce Davidson, Helen Levitt, Jerome Liebling, Margaretta Mitchell, and Nickolas Muray. The gallery also exhibited and sold international work by Mexican photographers Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Flor Garduno, Graciela Iturbide, Austrian photographer Inge Morath, and French photographer Jacques Henri-Lartigue.

Administration

Author
Christopher DeMairo
Sponsor
The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated by Sandra Berler in 2017.
Processing Information
The collection was processed and a finding aid written by Christopher DeMairo in 2021.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Use
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.
Preferred Citation
Sandra Berler Gallery records, 1970s-2013. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Keywords

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