About the Frank K.M. Rehn Galleries records
A Finding Aid to the Frank K. M. Rehn Galleries
Records, 1858-1969 (bulk 1919-1968), in the Archives of American Art, by Catherine S. Gaines
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Historical Note | Description of the Collection | How to Use the Collection | Series Descriptions
Historical Information [+]
Frank K. M. Rehn (1886-1956), son of the marine painter Frank Knox Morton Rehn, after several years' experience as an employee of the Milch Galleries and as exhibition manager for the Salmagundi Club, opened his own art gallery in 1918. In its earliest years, the gallery operated as the Galleries of Frank K. M. Rehn. From the mid 1920s through the mid 1940s, the name used was Frank K. M. Rehn Galleries. As early as 1946, the gallery was referred to simply as Rehn Galleries. READ MORE
Description of the Collection
Overview - Scope and Contents [+]
The Frank K. M. Rehn Galleries records measure 21.8 linear feet and are dated 1858-1969 (bulk 1919-1968). The records consist mainly of business correspondence with collectors, artists, museums and arts organizations, colleagues, and others. A small amount of Frank K. M. Rehn's personal correspondence and a few stray personal papers of individual artists are interfiled. Also included are financial records, scrapbooks, printed matter, miscellaneous records, and photographs documenting the 63 year history of a highly regarded New York art gallery devoted to American painting. READ MORE
Arrangement and Series Description
Series 1: Correspondence is arranged alphabetically and Series 3: Scrapbooks is in rough chronological order. Series 2, and 4-6 are arranged in categories, as indicated in the Series Descriptions/Container Listing. Unless otherwise noted, items within each folder are arranged chronologically.
The collection is arranged into 6 series:
- Series 1: Correspondence, 1858-1969, undated (Boxes 1-15; 14.4 linear ft.; Reels 5849-5869)
- Series 2: Financial Records, 1919-1968, undated (Boxes 15-17; 2.6 linear ft; Reel 5869)
- Series 3: Scrapbooks, 1919-1940 (Boxes 23-24; 0.6 linear ft.; Reels 5869-5870)
- Series 4: Printed Matter, 1882-1969, undated (Boxes 18-20; 2.4 linear ft.; Reels 5870-5872)
- Series 5: Miscellaneous Records, circa 1920-1968 (Boxes 20-21; 0.7 linear ft; Reel 5872)
- Series 6: Photographs, 1871-1966, undated (Boxes 22, 24, OV 25; 1.0 linear ft.; Reel 5872)
Subjects
This collection is indexed in the online catalog of the Archives of American Art under the following index terms. People, families and organizations are listed under "Subjects" when they are the topic of collection contents and under "Names" when they are creators or contributors.
- Subjects-Topical:
- Art galleries, Commercial -- New York (State) -- New York
- Art, Modern -- 20th century -- New York (State) -- New York
- Gallery owners
- Art dealers -- New York (State) -- New York
- Types of Materials:
- Works of art
- Photographs
- Scrapbooks
- Sketchbooks
- Names:
- Bartlett, Frederic Clay, 1873-1953
- Bellows, George, 1882-1925
- Brook, Alexander, 1898-1980
- Burchfield, Charles Ephraim, 1893-1967
- Chappell, Warren, 1904-
- Clancy, John, d. 1981
- Coleman, Glenn O., 1887-1932
- Cook, Howard Norton, 1901-1980
- Cuthbert, Virginia, b. 1908
- Dasburg, Andrew, 1887-
- Gellatly, John, 1853-1931
- Hawthorne, Charles Webster, 1872-1930
- Henri, Robert, 1865-1929
- Hopper, Edward, 1882-1967
- Hopper, Jo N. (Josephine Nivison), circa 1883-1968
- James, Alexander, 1890-1946
- Kroll, Leon, 1884-1974
- Luks, George Benjamin, 1867-1933
- Mangravite, Peppino, 1896-
- Marsh, Felicia Meyer, 1912 or 3-1978
- Marsh, Reginald, 1898-1954
- McFee, Henry Lee, 1886-1953
- Melchers, Gari, 1860-1932
- Orton, J. Robert
- Pepper, Charles Hovey, 1864-1950
- Phillips, Duncan, 1886-1966
- Poor, Henry Varnum, 1887-1970
- Russo, Alexander
- Spalding, John T.
- Sparhawk-Jones, Elizabeth, 1885-1968
- Speicher, Eugene E. (Eugene Edward), 1883-1962
- Spruance, Benton, 1904-1967
- Strater, Henry, 1896-
- Tucker, Allen, 1866-1939
- Tucker, Richard Derby, 1903-
- Winters, Denny, 1907-1985
- Young, Mahonri Mackintosh, 1877-1957
Provenance
The Frank K. M. Rehn Galleries records were loaned by John Clancy for microfilming in 1959; in 1966, this same material was donated to the Archives. Mr. Clancy made subsequent gifts of additional gallery records in 1978 and 1981. In 1985, the Whitney Museum of American Art donated to the Archives correspondence with Edward Hopper that John Clancy had loaned the museum many years earlier. A death mask of George Luks received with the collection is on extended loan to the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution.
How the Collection was Processed
The collection was processed by Catherine S. Gaines in 2003. Previously microfilmed documents, now more logically ordered into archival series, are arranged and described according to prevailing archival standards to facilitate access. This material has been integrated with the gallery records received between 1978 and 1985.
How to Use the Collection
Restrictions on Use
The Frank K. M. Rehn Galleries records are owned by the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Literary rights as possessed by the donor have been dedicated to public use for research, study, and scholarship. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
The collection is open for research. Patrons must use microfilm copy.
Available Formats
The collection is available on 35 mm microfilm reels 5849-5872 at Archives of American Art offices, and through interlibrary loan.
Related Collections
John Clancy interview by Paul Cummings, July 10, 1970. Oral History Program, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Samuel Adler Papers, 1902-1979. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Contains a recording (1 cassette; untranscribed) of Beverly Chesler interviewing John Clancy about the history of Rehn Galleries, 1973; Samuel Adler is present and participates briefly in the interview.
In addition, the Archives of American Art has among its collections personal papers and oral history interviews of artists and collectors associated with the Rehn Galleries. Researchers are advised to conduct a name search in the Smithsonian Institution Research Information System (SIRIS).
How to Cite this Collection
Frank K. M. Rehn Galleries records, 1858-1969 (bulk 1919-1968). Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Series Descriptions
Series 1: Correspondence, A-Z, 1858-1969, undated (Boxes 1-15; 14.4 linear feet; Reels 5849-5869)
Correspondence, both business and personal, consists mainly of incoming letters with a smaller number of carbon copies or handwritten drafts of replies. Business correspondence is with artists, museums and arts organizations, collectors, colleagues, and others. Small amounts of the personal correspondence of Frank Rehn and John Clancy are scattered throughout this series. Also included are a few stray personal papers of individual artists that may have been enclosed with other correspondence or loans that the gallery never returned. Greeting cards (except for a few with original artwork that are with Series 5), printed enclosures, and a small number of photographs specifically relating to the contents of letters are filed here, as well. Also present are loose receipts for painting deliveries (two bound volumes of similar receipts are with Series 2) and receipts for art purchased by the gallery.
When a folder contains letters to and/or from more than one correspondent, a list of each correspondents is provided after the folder entry.
| Box | Reel |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5849-5850 |
Abbott - Adams, 1924-1969, undated
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| 1 | 5849-5850 | Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, 1940-1968 |
| 1 | 5849-5850 |
Addison Gilbert Hospital - Aichele, 1926-1968, undated
|
| 1 | 5849-5850 | Ainslie, George H./Ainslie Galleries, 1918-1927 |
| 1 | 5849-5850 |
Akron Art Institute - Albrecht, 1924-1967, undated
|
| 1 | 5849-5850 | Albright Art Gallery/Buffalo Fine Arts Academy/Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 1919-1968 (2 folders) |
| 1 | 5849-5850 |
Aldis - Altschuler, 1924-1967, undated
|
| 1 | 5849-5850 |
Amanel - American Consul, 1919-1968, undated
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| 1 | 5849-5850 | American Federation of Arts, 1921-1968 (4 folders) |
| 1 | 5849-5850 |
American Friends of Hebrew University - Anuszkiewicz, 1924-1968, undated
|
| 1 | 5849-5850 |
A.P.F., Inc. - Art Collectors and Artists Association, 1920-1968, undated
|
| 1 | 5849-5850 | Art Dealers Association of America, Inc., 1962-1969 (6 folders) |
| 1 | 5849-5850 |
Art Digest - Art in America, 1940-1967, undated
|
| Box | Reel |
|
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 5850-5851 | Art Institute of Chicago, 1920-1964 (3 folders) |
| 2 | 5850-5851 |
Art Institute of Zanesville, Ohio - Art News, 1921-1968, undated
|
| 2 | 5850-5851 |
Art Patrons of America - Artists Technical Research Institute, 1924-1968, undated
|
| 2 | 5850-5851 |
Arts - Arwin Galleries, 1923-1967, undated
|
| 2 | 5850-5851 |
Associated American Artists - Astor, 1924-1968, undated
|
| 2 | 5850-5851 |
Athena Gallery - N. W. Ayer and Son, Inc., 1940-1968, undated
|
| 2 | 5850-5851 |
Babbage - Baker, 1922-1968, undated
|
| 2 | 5850-5851 |
Balcom - Baltimore Museum of Art, 1919-1964, undated
|
| 2 | 5850-5851 |
Bancroft - Barns, 1918-1967, undated
|
| 2 | 5850-5851 |
Barone - Barus, 1923-1964, undated
|
| 2 | 5850-5851 |
Basi - Beal, 1919-1968, undated
|
| 2 | 5850-5851 | Beal, Rebecca and James, 1941-1967 (2 folders) |
| 2 | 5850-5851 |
Beard Art Gallery - Belton, 1918-1967, undated
|
| 2 | 5850-5851 |
Bemelmans - Bentley, 1926-1966, undated
|
| 2 | 5850-5851 | Benton, William H., 1943-1968 |
| 2 | 5850-5851 |
Berg - Berkshire Publishing Co., 1925-1967, undated
|
| 2 | 5850-5851 |
Berlandina - Bingham Photo Engraving Co., Inc., 1922-1966, undated
|
| 2 | 5852 | Berlandina - Bingham Photo Engraving Co., Inc., cont. 1922-1966, undated |
| 2 | 5852 |
Birch - Bixby, 1924-1968, undated
|
| 2 | 5852 |
Blackburn - Harrison Blum Gallery,
1920-1967, undated
|
| Box | Reel |
|
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 5852-5853 |
Bock - Boyer,
1924-1968, undated
|
| 3 | 5852-5853 |
Brackett - Braus Art Galleries,
1918-1961, undated
|
| 3 | 5852-5853 |
Brearley and Bradley - Bremer,
1919-1967, undated
|
| 3 | 5852-5853 |
Bresnahan - A. Bronstein Company,
1924-1966, n.d
|
| 3 | 5852-5853 | Brook, Alexander, 1944-1967 (5 folders) |
| 3 | 5852-5853 | Miss Brooke Interiors, 1926, undated |
| 3 | 5852-5853 | Brooklyn Museum, 1921-1968 (2 folders) |
| 3 | 5852-5853 |
Brooks - Bryn Mawr Art Center,
1921-1968, undated
|
| 3 | 5852-5853 |
Buchanan - Bucknell University,
1921-1968, undated
|
| 3 | 5852-5853 |
W. S. Budworth and Son, Inc. - Bunker,
1921-1968, undated
|
| 3 | 5852-5853 | Burchfield, Charles E. and Bertha, 1929-1967 (7 folders) |
| 3 | 5852-5853 |
Burchfield Estate - Butcher,
1923-1968, undated
|
| 3 | 5852-5853 | Butler Art Institute/Butler Institute of American Art/Butler, Joseph G., 1940-1967 |
| 3 | 5852-5853 |
D. B. Butler and Co. - California Watercolor Society,
1918-1951, undated
|
| 3 | 5852-5853 |
Campbell - Carlson,
1921-1967, undated
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| Box | Reel |
|
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 5853 | Carnegie Institute, 1919-1965 (5 folders) |
| 4 | 5853 |
Carney - Carroll, Jack,
1920-1968, undated
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| 4 | 5853 | Carroll, John and Pinky, 1927-1967 (2 folders) |
| 4 | 5853 |
Carson - Chanler,
1925-1968, undated
|
| 4 | 5853-5854 |
Chapellier Studio - Cimotti,
1924-1967, undated
|
| 4 | 5854 |
Cincinnati Modern Art Society - City of Paris, Rotunda Gallery,
1924-1968, undated
|
| 4 | 5854 |
Clancy - Clarke,
1919-1964, undated
|
| 4 | 5854 |
Clearwater Art Museum - Cleveland Institute of Art,
1922-1968, undated
|
| 4 | 5854 | Cleveland Museum of Art, 1922-1966 (2 folders) |
| 4 | 5854 |
Cleveland School of Art - Cohen,
1924-1968, undated
|
| 4 | 5854 |
Colby College - Colonial Williamsburg,
1926-1967, undated
|
| 4 | 5854 | Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, 1940-1964, undated |
| 4 | 5854 |
Colt - Congregation Zichron Ephriam,
1924-1964, undated
|
| 4 | 5854 |
Conklin - Conway,
1922-1968, undated
|
| 4 | 5854 | Cook, Howard, 1943-1950, undated |
| 4 | 5854 |
Cooper - Corbino,
1923-1962, undated
|
| 4 | 5854 | Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1919-1965 (2 folders) |
| Box | Reel |
|
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5854 |
Cornelius - Cowles,
1921-1965, undated
|
| 5 | 5854 |
Cox - Craig,
1924-1947, undated
|
| 5 | 5854 |
Cramer - Crump,
1919-1968, undated
|
| 5 | 5855 | Cramer - Crump, cont., 1919-1968, undated |
| 5 | 5855 |
Cue - Cushman,
1924-1962, undated
|
| 5 | 5855 |
Cuthbert - Cutler,
1927-1968, undated
|
| 5 | 5855 |
D Contemporary Paintings/Dintenfass - Daley,
1922-1968, undated
|
| 5 | 5855 | Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, 1934-1963 |
| 5 | 5855 |
Dallas Public Library - Davies,
1925-1967, undated
|
| 5 | 5855 |
Davis - Davison,
1919-1962, undated
|
| 5 | 5855 |
Day - Dayton,
1924-1968, undated
|
| 5 | 5855 |
Dealers in American Art - Dennison,
1921-1967, undated
|
| 5 | 5855 |
Denver Art Museum - Detroit Artists Market,
1926-1962, undated
|
| 5 | 5855 | Detroit Museum of Art/Detroit Institute of Arts, 1919-1967 |
| 5 | 5855 |
Deutsch - Donnelley,
1919-1964, undated
|
| 5 | 5855 |
Dordan - Dozier,
1927-1965, undated
|
| 5 | 5855 |
Drawing Society - Eckard,
1920-1968, undated
|
| 5 | 5855 |
Edelstein - Elson,
1922-1964, undated
|
| 5 | 5855 |
Embry - Englewood Art Gallery,
1920-1966, undated
|
| 5 | 5855 |
Epstein - Ewing,
1921-1966, undated
|
| 5 | 5855 |
Fabro - Fenster,
1926-1967, undated
|
| 5 | 5856 | Fabro - Fenster, cont., 1926-1967, undated |
| 5 | 5856 |
Ferargil, Inc. - Findlay Galleries,
1917-1968, undated
|
| 5 | 5856 |
Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego - Fishman,
1920-1968, undated
|
| 5 | 5856 |
Fitch - Floret,
1923-1966, undated
|
| Box | Reel |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5856 |
Florida Artist Group, Inc. - Fontaine,
1924-1968, undated
|
| 6 | 5856 |
Forbes Magazine - Frazier,
1919-1968, undated
|
| 6 | 5856 | G Contemporary Art/James Goodman Gallery, 1959-1968, undated |
| 6 | 5856 |
Gaffey - Gallery North,
1925-1966, undated
|
| 6 | 5856 |
Gallery of Modern Art including the Huntington Hartford Collection - Gavin,
1919-1967, undated
|
| 6 | 5856 |
Geddes - Gitlin,
1918-1968, undated
|
| 6 | 5856 |
Glannon - Golden,
1921-1966, undated
|
| 6 | 5856 |
Goldfarb - Gooch,
1925-1968, undated
|
| 6 | 5856 |
Good - Gottlieb,
1924-1966, undated
|
| 6 | 5856 |
Gould - Graham,
1943-1968, undated
|
| 6 | 5856 |
Grand Central Art Galleries - Grand Street Settlement,
1924-1964, undated
|
| 6 | 5856 |
Granek Frame Schop - Griswold,
1919-1968, undated
|
| 6 | 5856 |
Grombach - Gwynn,
1940-1968, undated
|
| 6 | 5857 | Grombach - Gwynn, cont., 1940-1968, undated |
| 6 | 5857 |
Haas - Hambuechen,
1921-1968, undated
|
| 6 | 5857 |
Hamilton - Harrison,
1929-1967, undated
|
| 6 | 5857 |
Harshe - Hassam,
1918-1965, undated
|
| 6 | 5857 |
Haswell - Hawthorn,
1920-1965, undated
|
| 6 | 5857 |
Hay - Heitland,
1920-1968, undated
|
| 6 | 5857 |
Helbig - Herron, D.,
1921-1968, undated
|
| 6 | 5857 | John Herron Art Institute/Art Association of Indianapolis, Indiana, 1940-1964 |
| Box | Reel |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | 5857 |
Hervey - Hinchman,
1923-1968, undated
|
| 7 | 5857 |
Hirsch - Hoftrup,
1924-1968, undated
|
| 7 | 5857 |
Holabird and Root and Burgee - Hopkinson,
1919-1968, undated
|
| 7 | 5857 | Hopper, Edward and Jo, 1924-1966 (2 folders) |
| 7 | 5857 |
Hopper Estate - Hubbard,
1920-1968, undated
|
| 7 | 5857 |
Hudnut - Hyslop,
1919-1965, undated
|
| 7 | 5858 | Hudnut - Hyslop, cont., 1919-1965, undated |
| 7 | 5858 |
Iglehart - Ingraham,
1927-1962, undated
|
| 7 | 5858 |
Inn at Buck Hills Falls - Jacobsson,
1918-1968, undated
|
| 7 | 5858 | James, Alexander and Frederika, 1941-1950 |
| 7 | 5858 |
James, M. - Jenkins,
1922-1965, undated
|
| 7 | 5858 | Jennings and Cleaves, Inc., 1920-1926 (2 folders) |
| 7 | 5858 |
Jennings, Mrs. B. - Joint Board Fur Dressers' and Dyers' Unions,
1923-1967, undated
|
| 7 | 5858 |
Jones - Kamperman,
1919-1967, undated
|
| 7 | 5858 |
Kander - Kansas State College/Kansas State University,
1940-1968, undated
|
| 7 | 5858 |
Kantor - Katzieff,
1926-1967, undated
|
| 7 | 5858 |
Kauffman - Kehoe,
1920-1967, undated
|
| 7 | 5858 |
Keighley - Kennedy,
1919-1968, undated
|
| 7 | 5858 |
Kenreich - Kimball,
1919-1968, undated
|
| 7 | 5858 |
Kindler - Klitgaard,
1924-1966, undated
|
| Box | Reel |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 5858 |
Knapp - Kozlow,
1919-1968, undated
|
| 8 | 5859 |
Kraus - Lake,
1921-1967, undated
|
| 8 | 5859 |
Lamb - Lathrop,
1920-1967, undated
|
| 8 | 5859 |
Carl Laughlin Travel Services, Inc. - Lehman Corp.,
1922-1968, undated
|
| 8 | 5859 |
Leib - Levy,
1918-1968, undated
|
| 8 | 5859 |
Lewis - Look,
1920-1966, undated
|
| 8 | 5859 |
Lord - Luyber,
1925-1968, undated
|
| 8 | 5859 |
Lyall and Taylor Insurance - William Macbeth, Inc.,
1919-1959, undated
|
| 8 | 5859 |
MacDermott - R. H. Macy and Co.,
1922-1968, undated
|
| 8 | 5859 |
Madden - Michael Malloy Gallery
|
| 8 | 5859 |
Maloney - Mangione,
1927-1968, undated
|
| 8 | 5859 | Mangravite, Peppino, 1933-1968 (2 folders) |
| 8 | 5859 |
Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital - Marquis,
1923-1967, undated
|
| 8 | 5859 |
Marsh - Marshall,
1858-1967, undated
|
| 8 | 5859 | Mattson, Henry and Daphne, 1925-1964 |
| 8 | 5860 | Mattson, Henry and Daphne, cont., 1925-1964 |
| 8 | 5860 |
Matulka - McFadden,
1920-1962, undated
|
| 8 | 5860 | McFee, Henry Lee and Eleanor Fletcher, 1926-1968 (3 folders) |
| 8 | 5860 | Estate of Henry Lee and Eleanor Fletcher, 1953 |
| Box | Reel |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | 5860 |
McGibney - McVitty,
1918-1968, undated
|
| 9 | 5860 |
Mearns - Merritt,
1920-1968, undated
|
| 9 | 5860 |
Messick - Michigan State College,
1920-1967, undated
|
| 9 | 5860 |
Middendorf - Miller,
1920-1966, undated
|
| 9 | 5860 |
Milligan - Mint Museum of Art,
1927-1967, undated
|
| 9 | 5860 |
Mintz - Moir,
1926-1968, undated
|
| 9 | 5860 |
Montague - Monumental Storage and Carpet Cleaning Co.,
1924-1966, undated
|
| 9 | 5860 |
Moody's Inventors Service, Inc. - Mount Holyoke College,
1924-1967, undated
|
| 9 | 5860 |
Muir - Munson Williams Proctor Institute,
1924-1967, undated
|
| 9 | 5860 |
Murdock - Murphy,
1918-1962, undated
|
| 9 | 5860 | Museum of Art of Ogunquit - Museum of Contemporary Crafts, 1942-1968, undated |
| 9 | 5861 | Museum of Art of Ogunquit - Museum of contemporary Crafts, cont., 1942-1968, undated |
| 9 | 5861 |
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (see also: School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston) - Museum of Fine Arts, Little Rock,
1934-1968, undated
|
| 9 | 5861 | Museum of Modern Art, 1938-1968 (3 folders) |
| 9 | 5861 |
Museum of New Mexico - National Academy of Design,
1921-1967, undated
|
| 9 | 5861 |
National Aid to Visually Handicapped - National Gallery,
1940-1968, undated
|
| 9 | 5861 |
National Institute of Arts and Letters - Rolf Nelson Gallery,
1919-1964, undated
|
| 9 | 5861 | William Rockhill Nelson Gallery/William Rockhill Nelson Gallery and Atkins Museum of Fine Arts, 1940-1962 |
| 9 | 5861 |
Nesin - New York Leader,
1926-1968, undated
|