Archives of American Art

A Finding Aid to the Workshop Gallery Records, 1957-1959, in the Archives of American Art

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.workgall
Creators:
Workshop Gallery (New York, N.Y.)
Dates:
1957-1959
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.4 Linear feet
Repository:
The records of the Workshop Gallery measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1957 to 1959. The records document the history of the gallery through 17 letters; a guest book; price lists and other financial papers; exhibition catalogs and announcements; clippings and press releases; mailing lists; and 15 photographs of the work of Beate Hulbrook, Henry Pearson, Ann Truxell, Macdonald Stewart, Alice Baber, Elaine de Kooning, and Edith Schloss.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The records of the Workshop Gallery measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1957 to 1959. The records document the history of the gallery through 17 letters; a guest book; price lists and other financial papers; exhibition catalogs and announcements; clippings and press releases; mailing lists; and 15 photographs of the work of Beate Hulbrook, Henry Pearson, Ann Truxell, Macdonald Stewart, Alice Baber, Elaine de Kooning, and Edith Schloss.

Arrangement

Arrangement
Due to its small size the collection is arranged into one series.
  • Series 1: Workshop Gallery records, 1957-1959 (0.4 linear feet; Box 1)

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Workshop Gallery was a New York, New York gallery owned by Constance Kane.

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 August 1978 by Constance Kane, owner of Workshop Gallery.
Processing Information
The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Ricky Gomez in 2021.

Using the Collection

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.
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.
Preferred Citation
Workshop Gallery records, 1957-1959. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Art galleries, Commercial -- New York (State) Function Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Kane, Constance Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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