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    Image for Series 7.1: Printed Matter Produced by Downtown Gallery, 1926-1968, undated
    From Series 7.1: Printed Matter Produced by Downtown Gallery, 1926-1968, undated

    Series 7: Printed Matter, 1824-1865, 1920-1969, undated (Boxes 105-108; 4 linear ft.; Reels 5640-5647)

    This series is organized into two subseries:

    7.1: Printed Matter Produced by Downtown Gallery, 1926-1968, undated

    Printed matter produced by the Downtown Gallery (1 linear foot) includes exhibition catalogs, checklists, invitations and announcements, press releases, invitations to events other than exhibition openings, and booklets about Downtown Gallery artists. Neither of the two published monographs of a projected ten-volume series by Holger Cahill, ("Pop" Hart and Max Weber, planned by the Downtown Gallery, is included among the records.

    The first two volumes of scrapbooks of printed matter include exhibition catalogs, checklists, invitations and announcements, stationery for particular exhibitions, brief reviews, press releases, and a small number of advertisements for the gallery. The third volume contains printed matter relating to the American Print Makers Society exhibitions at Downtown Gallery.

    Miscellaneous items include invitations to events other than exhibition openings, and brochures of general information about the Downtown Gallery and the artists it represented

    Material is arranged by record type and then chronologically.

    Box Reel (Frames)
    Box 105 5640 (8-193) Scrapbooks of Printed Matter, 1927-1929
    Box 105 5640 (194-357) Scrapbooks of Printed Matter, 1932-1935
    Box 105 5640 (199-350) Scrapbooks of Printed Matter (1 of 2), 1927-1935
    Box 105 5640 (351-478) Scrapbooks of Printed Matter (2 of 2), 1927-1935
    Box 105 5640 (479-492) Exhibition Catalogs, Checklists, Invitations, and Announcements, undated
    Box 105 5640 (493-507) Exhibition Catalogs, Checklists, Invitations, and Announcements, 1920s
    Box 105 5640 (508-662) Exhibition Catalogs, Checklists, Invitations, and Announcements, 1930s
    Box 105 5640 (663-844) Exhibition Catalogs, Checklists, Invitations, and Announcements, 1940s
    Box 105 5640 (845-1028) Exhibition Catalogs, Checklists, Invitations, and Announcements (1 of 3), 1950s
    Box 105 5640 (1029-1120) Exhibition Catalogs, Checklists, Invitations, and Announcements (2 of 3), 1950s
    Box 105 5641 (6-25) Exhibition Catalogs, Checklists, Invitations, and Announcements (3 of 3) 1950s
    Box 105 5641 (26-200) Exhibition Catalogs, Checklists, Invitations, and Announcements, 1960s
    Box 105 5641 (201-286) Miscellaneous Items, undated
    Box 105 5641 (287-465) Press releases (1 of 2), 1926-1968, undated
    Box 105 5641 (466-613) Press releases (2 of 2), 1926-1968, undated

    7.2: Printed Matter Produced by Others, 1824-1865, 1920-1969, undated

    Printed matter produced by others (3 linear feet) includes exhibition catalogs; checklists; invitations and announcements; newsclippings; press releases; and press kits. This material relates to shows that included works loaned by the Downtown Gallery, or concerns the Edith Gregor Halpert Collection and other subjects related to Halpert and the Downtown Gallery.

    There are also publications which include miscellaneous brochures, reports, directories, prospectuses, and catalogs of a variety of organizations, associations, museums, and foundations; most, but not all, are art related. Of particular interest are Standards for Print Dealers, formulated by the Print Council of America (undated); How It Happened, by Albert C. Barnes (undated); Where to Buy American Art (undated); A Disgrace to Philadelphia , by Albert C. Barnes (1938); The Progressive Decay of the Pennsylvania Museum of Art, by Harry Fuiman, Esq., of the Philadelphia Bar (1938), published by Friends of Art and Education; Memorial Service for Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. (May 23, 1948); and Spatialism 5: Don Avigliano, John Moshisky, Stephane Zarhadka (1949).

    Additionally, a selection of twenty-five volumes from the library of Edith Gregor Halpert has been retained, but not microfilmed.

    In general, material is arranged by record type and then chronologically. Some of the newsclipping files are arranged by topic.

    Box Reel (Frames)
    Box 106 5641 (614-749) Exhibition Catalogs, Checklists, Invitations, and Announcements, undated
    Box 106 5641 (750-751) Exhibition Catalogs, Checklists, Invitations, and Announcements, 1920
    Box 106 5641 (752-795) Exhibition Catalogs, Checklists, Invitations, and Announcements, 1930s
    Box 106 5641 (796-878) Exhibition Catalogs, Checklists, Invitations, and Announcements, 1940s
    Box 106 5641 (879-1013) Exhibition Catalogs, Checklists, Invitations, and Announcements (1 of 2), 1950s
    Box 106 5642 (6-101) Exhibition Catalogs, Checklists, Invitations, and Announcements (2 of 2), 1950s
    Box 106 5642 (102-304) Exhibition Catalogs, Checklists, Invitations, and Announcements (1 of 3), 1960s
    Box 106 5642 (305-509) Exhibition Catalogs, Checklists, Invitations, and Announcements (2 of 3), 1960s
    Box 106 5642 (510-698) Exhibition Catalogs, Checklists, Invitations, and Announcements (3 of 3), 1960s
    Box 106 5642 (699-758) Exhibition Catalogs, Invitations, and Announcements, Edith Gregor Halpert Collection, undated, 1960-1964
    Box 106 5642 (759-850) News Clippings, Edith Halpert, Downtown Gallery, and Edith Gregor Halpert Collection (1 of 2), undated, 1926-1969
    Box 106 5642 (851-1006) News Clippings, Edith Halpert, Downtown Gallery, and Edith Gregor Halpert Collection (2 of 2), undated, 1926-1969
    Box 106 5642 (1007-1060) News Clippings, American Folk Art Exhibitions (Downtown Gallery), undated, 1930-1937
    Box 106 5643 (6-77) News Clippings, American Folk Art Exhibitions (Downtown Gallery), 1938-1969
    Box 106 5643 (78-268) News Clippings, American Folk Art, not Downtown Gallery (1 of 4), undated, 1936-1969
    Box 106 5643 (269-476) News Clippings, American Folk Art not Downtown Gallery (2 of 4), undated, 1936-1969
    Box 106 5643 (477-604) News Clippings, American Folk Art not Downtown Gallery (3 of 4), undated, 1936-1969
    Box 106 5643 (605-736) News Clippings, American Folk Art not Downtown Gallery (4 of 4), undated, 1936-1969

    Box
    Box 106-107 News Clippings, Art (1 of 4), undated, 1924-April 1953
    Box 106-107 News Clippings, Art (2 of 4), undated, 1924-April 1953
    Box 106-107 News Clippings, Art (3 of 4), undated, 1924-April 1953
    Box 106-107 News Clippings, Art (4 of 4), undated, 1924-April 1953
    Box 106-107 News Clippings, Art (1 of 5), May 1953-1969
    Box 106-107 News Clippings, Art (2 of 5), May 1953-1969
    Box 106-107 News Clippings, Art (3 of 5), May 1953-1969
    Box 106-107 News Clippings, Art (4 of 5), May 1953-1969
    Box 106-107 News Clippings, Art (5 of 5), May 1953-1969

    Box Reel (Frames)
    Box 107 5645 (6-25) News Clippings, "Art in Industry," undated, 1943-1956
    Box 107 5645 (26-41) News Clippings, Chicago Artists at the Downtown Gallery, 1953-1954
    Box 107 5645 (42-99) News Clippings, Communism in Art, undated, 1954-1956
    Box 107 5645 (100-135) News Clippings, Corcoran Gallery of Art, undated, 1961-1964
    (regarding proposed donation of Edith Gregor Halpert Collection and its ultimate rejection)
    Box 107 5645 (136-347) News Clippings, Russia (1 of 2), undated, 1958-1964
    Box 107 5645 (348-533) News Clippings, Russia (2 of 2), undated, 1958-1964
    Box 107 5645 (534-576) News Clippings, Taxes, undated, 1938-1962
    Box 107 5645 (577-641) America: The Artist's Eye press kit, 1963
    Box 107 5645 (642-681) American Folk Art, undated, 1824-1865, 1967
    (miscellaneous printed items, including news clippings, documents, and patent application; with one exception, the 19th-century items are reproductions)
    Box 107 5645 (682-756) Auction Catalogs, undated, 1955-1968
    Box 107 5645 (757-957) Congressional Reports (1 of 2), undated, 1937-1962
    Box 107 5645 (958-1092) Congressional Reports (2 of 2), undated, 1937-1962
    Box 107 5646 (6-118) Congressional Reports, 1962-1968
    Box 107 5646 (119-174) HemisFair '68 Press Kit, 1968
    Box 107 5646 (175-296) Newsletters (1 of 2), undated, 1924-1969
    Box 107 5646 (297-453) Newsletters (2 of 2), undated, 1924-1969
    Box 107 5646 (454-641) Press releases, undated, 1932-1968
    Box 107 5646 (642-843) Publications (1 of 3), undated, 1934-1969
    Box 107 5646 (844-999) Publications (2 of 3), undated, 1934-1969
    Box 107 5647 (6-87) Publications (3 of 3), undated, 1934-1969
    Box 107 5647 (88-118) Reproductions, Christmas Cards Sent by Edith Gregor Halpert and Downtown Gallery Staff, undated, 1928-1958
    Box 107 5647 (119-140) Reproductions, Works of Art, undated, 1933-1964

    Box Reel
    Box 108 unfilmed Selections from Edith Gregor Halpert's Library, 1906-1957 (25 volumes, many autographed or inscribed)

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