Downtown Gallery records
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Downtown Gallery
- Dates:
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1824-1974
bulk 1926-1969
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109.56 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.downgall
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The records of the Downtown Gallery date from 1824 to 1974 (bulk 1926-1969) and measure 109.56 linear feet. The records present a comprehensive portrait of a significant commercial gallery that operated as a successful business for more than forty years, representing major contemporary American artists and engendering appreciation for early American folk art. There is an unprocessed addition to this collection dating circa 1970 of a single financial/legal document.
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Kraushaar Galleries
- Dates:
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1877-2006
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91.9 Linear feet
0.181 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.kraugall
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The records of New York City Kraushaar Galleries measure 91.9 linear feet and 0.181 GB and date from 1877 to 2006. Three-fourths of the collection documents the gallery's handling of contemporary American paintings, drawings, and sculpture through correspondence with artists, private collectors, museums, galleries, and other art institutions, interspersed with scattered exhibition catalogs and other materials. Also included are John F. Kraushaar's estate records; artists' files; financial ledgers documenting sales and gallery transactions; consignment and loan records; photographs of artwork; sketchbooks and drawings by James Penney, Louis Bouché, and others; and two scrapbooks.
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Luks, George Benjamin, 1867-1933
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1902-1961
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2 Reels (ca. 700 items (on 2 microfilm reels))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.luksgeor
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Scrapbooks; correspondence; exhibition catalogs; photographs; and some biographical material.
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Thiebaud, Wayne
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1944-2001
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1 Linear foot
- Collection ID:
- AAA.thiewayn
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of Sacramento painter, printmaker, and teacher Wayne Thiebaud date from 1944 through 2001 and measure 1.0 linear foot. Thiebaud's prolific painting career is documented in this collection mostly through exhibition catalogs, printed materials, original artwork, photographs, and ephemera. His career as an art professor at the University of California at Davis is documented to a lesser extent.
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Carson, Karen, 1943-
Ayres, Anne, 1936-
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2003 December 4
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30 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.carson03
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Karen Carson conducted 2003 December 4, by Anne Ayres, for the Archives of American Art, in Carson's studio in Venice, California.
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Saccaro, John M., 1913-1981
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1935-1975
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1.6 Linear feet ((on 3 microfilm reels))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.saccjohn
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Letters, notes and writings (1935-1972), financial material (1937-1966), printed material (1946-1970), photographs, sketchbooks and audio tapes document Saccaro's painting and writing careers.
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Melamed, Abraham, 1914-
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1964 Jan. 6
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4 Pages ((on partial microfilm reel))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.melaabra
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Archives of American Art
Castellon comments on an exhibition of his work, discusses the lithographs he recently completed in Paris, and his plans to purchase a house.
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Pieras, Miguel, - approximately 1795
Sitjar, Buenaventura, 1739-1808
Cabot, Pedro, 1777-1836
Juan Batista Sancho
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1817
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1 Item (leaf )
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS1082
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National Anthropological Archives
The prayer board is signed by P. Cabot, believed to be Father Pedro Cabot of the San Antonio Mission.
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Macauley, Alvan, Jr
Strater, Henry, 1896-
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1966 and 1974
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2 Items ((on partial microfilm))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.macaalva
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Archives of American Art
Two letters, July 30, 1966, and Feb. 4, 1974, to Macauley from Henry Strater. Strater wrote about his recovery from a heart attack, recent exhibits of his work and his ability to paint despite failing health.
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Feitelson, Lorser, 1898-1978
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circa 1890s-2002
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15.6 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.feitlors
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Archives of American Art
The papers of Los Angeles painters and art instructors Lorser Feitelson and Helen Lundeberg measure 15.6 linear feet and date from circa 1890s to 2002. The papers document the careers of the two artists, including their establishment of the Post-surrealism movement in southern California, their work for federal arts programs, and their later abstract artwork. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, personal business records, exhibition files, printed materials, photographs, and one sound recording.