Archives of American Art

A Finding Aid to the Westerly Gallery Records, 1962-1966, in the Archives of American Art

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.westgall
Creators:
Westerly Gallery (New York, N.Y.)
Dates:
1962-1966
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.4 Linear feet
Repository:
The records of the Westerly Gallery measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1962 to 1966. The records document the history of the gallery through artist statements and artist files on Jean-Denis Cruchet and James Norman; Statements of policy and memberships in the gallery; one general file on exhibitions; an exhibition preview binder outlining exhibitions taking place at the gallery during a calendar year; visitor logs; clippings and exhibition announcements and catalogs; and photographs of artwork.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The records of the Westerly Gallery measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1962 to 1966. The records document the history of the gallery through artist statements and artist files on Jean-Denis Cruchet and James Norman; Statements of policy and memberships in the gallery; one general file on exhibitions; an exhibition preview binder outlining exhibitions taking place at the gallery during a calendar year; visitor logs; clippings and exhibition announcements and catalogs; and photographs of artwork. Artist statements include artist such as Toshio Arakaki, Sydney Ball, Robert Barry, Jean-Denis Cruchet, Jerome Goldstein, Anne McGann, James Norman, Caroline Cain Roth, Abby Shahn, Roi Slamm, Pauline Thomas, Roland Tiemann, and others.

Arrangement

Arrangement
The collection is arranged into one series
  • Series 1: Westerly Gallery Records, 1962-1966 (0.4 linear feet; Box 1)

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Westerly Gallery was a cooperative art gallery in New York, New York, founded by a group of young artists who had studied with Theodoros Stamos.

Administration

Author
Ricky Gomez
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
Donated 1980 by Cynthia Park.
Processing Information
The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Ricky Gomez in 2022.

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.
Preferred Citation
Westerly Gallery records, 1962-1966. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
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