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A Finding Aid to the Marian Locks Gallery Records, 1932, 1968-1991, in the Archives of American Art

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.marilock
Creators:
Marian Locks Gallery
Dates:
1932, 1968-1991
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.6 Linear feet
Repository:
The records of the Marian Locks Gallery measure 0.6 linear feet and date from 1932 and 1968 to 1991. The records document the history of the Philadelphia gallery through exhibition schedules; price lists for one person and group shows; artists' files on Ronald Bateman, Salvatore Pinto, and Gerald Pogach; press releases; and printed material, including 3 issues of ML Newsletter, 1984, exhibition announcements, exhibition catalogs, and newspaper clippings of reviews of shows at the gallery. Among the artists represented are Edna Andrade, Tom Chimes, Ray Metzker, Elizabeth Osborne, and Warren Rohrer.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The records of the Marian Locks Gallery measure 0.6 linear feet and date from 1932 and 1968 to 1991. The records document the history of the Philadelphia gallery through exhibition schedules; price lists for one person and group shows; artists' files on Ronald Bateman, Salvatore Pinto, and Gerald Pogach; press releases; and printed material, including 3 issues of ML Newsletter, 1984, exhibition announcements, exhibition catalogs, and newspaper clippings of reviews of shows at the gallery. Among the artists represented are Edna Andrade, Tom Chimes, Ray Metzker, Elizabeth Osborne, and Warren Rohrer.

Arrangement

Arrangement
The collection is arranged into one series.
  • Series 1: Marian Locks Gallery, 1932, 1968-1991 (0.6 linear feet; Boxes 1-2)

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Marian Locks Gallery was an art gallery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, established in 1968. The name changed to Locks Gallery around 1990. The gallery mainly showed the work of contemporary Philadelphia area artists.

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 1991 by Marian Locks.
Processing Information
The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Ricky Gomez 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.
Preferred Citation
Marian Locks Gallery records, 1932, 1968-1991. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Art galleries, Commercial -- Pennsylvania Function Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Locks, Marian Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Bateman, Ronald C., 1947- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Pinto, Salvatore, 1905-1966 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Pogach, Gerald Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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