Area X Gallery records, 1977-1988
Area X Gallery (New York, N.Y.)
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Collection Information
Size: 2.4 Linear feet
Summary: The East Village Area X Gallery records measure 2.4 linear feet and date from 1977-1988. The collection consists primarily of artists files for fifteen artists represented by or of interest to the gallery. The files are varied but may include biographical information, correspondence, financial and inventory records, printed materials, and photographs. Gallery records include scattered financial records, publicity files, and printed materials.
Biographical/Historical Note
The Area X Gallery was founded in New York City by Bobbie Sioux Xuereb (Goldberg) in February 1984. Located at 200 E. 10th St., the gallery was part of the larger East Village art scene of the 1980s. Among the artists represented by gallery were Keith Achepohl, John Himmelfarb, Leon Johnson, Michael McCollum, and Louis Mueller. As with many of the East Village galleries, the Area X Gallery closed in 1987.
Provenance
The records of the Area X Gallery were donated by Bobbie Sioux Xuereb, the gallery's founder and director, in 1998.
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Tags
- Area X Gallery (New York, N.Y.)
- Xuereb, Bobbie Sioux
- East Village (New York, N.Y.)
- Art galleries, Commercial -- East Village (New York, N.Y.)
- Art galleries, Commercial -- New York (State) -- New York
- Art, Modern -- 20th century -- East Village (New York, N.Y.)
- Art, Modern -- 20th century -- New York (State) -- New York
- Artists -- East Village (New York, N.Y.)
- Photographs
- Financial records
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