This series consists of a broad range of administrative material such as a Cinque Gallery banner, information on the gallery's history, by-laws and articles, administrative forms, correspondence, mailing lists, and fundraising materials. Correspondence mostly involves business operations and funding efforts. Many of the letters are addressed to Executive Director Ruth Jett. Other records include a detailed subject outline of Gallery operations, research proposals, development efforts, and program ideas. There also is a file on the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture that includes an old membership directory.
The materials in this series are arranged in alphabetical order.
The bulk of this series has been digitized. Materials which have not been scanned include blank pages and duplicates. The Cinque Gallery banner in folder 5 was also not digitized due to the size.
Description Container Select Administration and Operations Outline, circa 2000 Select: Administration and Operations Outline, circa 2000 Art Inventory, circa 2002 Select: Art Inventory, circa 2002 By-Laws and Articles, circa 1980-circa 2000 Select: By-Laws and Articles, circa 1980-circa 2000 Certificate of Incorporation (Partial Photocopy), 1969 Select: Certificate of Incorporation (Partial Photocopy), 1969 Cinque Gallery Banner, circa 2000-circa 2004 Select: Cinque Gallery Banner, circa 2000-circa 2004 Cinque Gallery History, circa 1984-2004 Select: Cinque Gallery History, circa 1984-2004 Correspondence, 1970-2008 Select: Correspondence, 1970-2008 Fundraising Material, 1987-2004 Select: Fundraising Material, 1987-2004 Lenox Terrace Association Research Proposal, circa 2009 Select: Lenox Terrace Association Research Proposal, circa 2009 Mailing Lists, 1976-2004 Select: Mailing Lists, 1976-2004 Rental Agreement, 1993-1994 Select: Rental Agreement, 1993-1994 Schomberg Center for Research in Black Culture, 1988-2010 Select: Schomberg Center for Research in Black Culture, 1988-2010 Various Administrative and Exhibition Forms, circa 1990-circa 2000 Select: Various Administrative and Exhibition Forms, circa 1990-circa 2000 Miscellaneous Material, circa 1987-2004 Select: Miscellaneous Material, circa 1987-2004
This series consists of resumes, biographical statements, clippings, exhibition catalogs and announcements related to Cinque Gallery founders (Romare Bearden, Ernest Crichlow, and Norman Lewis) as well as other artists. Notable artists include Charles Alston, Michael Cummings, Carl Davis, Nadine DeLawrence, Robin Holder, Jacob Lawrence, Joanne McFarland, Virginia Evans Smit, and many others.
The materials in this series are arranged in alphabetical order.
The bulk of this series has been digitized. Materials which have not been digitized include blank pages, blank versos of photographs, and duplicates.
Description Container Select Alston, Charles, 1990 Select: Alston, Charles, 1990 Bearden, Romare, 1986-2007 Select: Bearden, Romare, 1986-2007 Brooks, Kathleen - Clark, Edward, 1999-circa 2002 Select: Brooks, Kathleen - Clark, Edward, 1999-circa 2002Scope and ContentsInclude material on Kathleen Brooks, Ivy Carter, Elizabeth Catlett, and Edward Clark Crichlow, Ernest, 1999-2005 Select: Crichlow, Ernest, 1999-2005 Cummings, Michael A., circa 1995-2002 Select: Cummings, Michael A., circa 1995-2002 Davis, Carl, circa 1994-2005 Select: Davis, Carl, circa 1994-2005Scope and ContentsOversized material housed in OV 2, Folder 1. Oversized Carl Davis Catalog, circa 1994 Select: Oversized Carl Davis Catalog, circa 1994 De Lawrence, Nadine and Sam Gilliam, 1992-circa 2000 Select: De Lawrence, Nadine and Sam Gilliam, 1992-circa 2000 Holder, Robin, 1987-2003 Select: Holder, Robin, 1987-2003 Huggins, Kimyon and Barry Charles Johnson, circa 1995-circa 2003 Select: Huggins, Kimyon and Barry Charles Johnson, circa 1995-circa 2003 Jones, Lois Mailou, 1983-2005 Select: Jones, Lois Mailou, 1983-2005 Lawrence, Jacob, 1993-2004 Select: Lawrence, Jacob, 1993-2004 Lee-Smith - Loving, 1990-2009 Select: Lee-Smith - Loving, 1990-2009Scope and ContentsIncludes material on Hughie Lee-Smith, Norman Lewis, and Al Loving McFarland, JoAnne, 2001-2003 Select: McFarland, JoAnne, 2001-2003 Pace, Lorenzo, circa 1989 Select: Pace, Lorenzo, circa 1989 Ramsaran, Helen Evans and Gail Shaw-Clemons, 2001-2002 Select: Ramsaran, Helen Evans and Gail Shaw-Clemons, 2001-2002 Smit, Virginia Evans, circa 2004 Select: Smit, Virginia Evans, circa 2004
This series includes bank statements, tax records, budget projections, exhibition price lists, and carbon copies of contribution receipts. There are also reports prepared for the New York State Council on the Arts and ledger pages.
The material in this series is arranged in alphabetical order.
Only part of this series has been digitized. Materials which have not been digitized include duplicates, bank statements, contribution receipts, and tax records.
Description Container Select Bank Statements and Checks, 1989-1999 Select: Bank Statements and Checks, 1989-1999 Budget Records, circa 1990-2005 Select: Budget Records, circa 1990-2005 Contribution Receipts, 1989-1992 Select: Contribution Receipts, 1989-1992 Contribution Receipts, 1992-1994 Select: Contribution Receipts, 1992-1994 Contribution Receipts, 1995-1996 Select: Contribution Receipts, 1995-1996 Contribution Receipts, 1998-2004 Select: Contribution Receipts, 1998-2004 Exhibition Checklists with Prices, circa 1995-2003 Select: Exhibition Checklists with Prices, circa 1995-2003 Financial Reports and Ledger Sheets, 1986-2003 Select: Financial Reports and Ledger Sheets, 1986-2003 Tax Records, 1971-2000 Select: Tax Records, 1971-2000
This series includes announcements, invitations, and catalogs of group and solo exhibitions held at Cinque Gallery. Some of the artists featured in the exhibitions are Romare Bearden, Ernest Crichlow, Edward Clark, and Charles Alston. Also found are gallery press releases and a newsletter. Other printed items relating to Cinque Gallery are a brochure, exhibition reviews, and clippings. Of the other miscellaneous printed items, an invitation from the American Society of African Culture to attend its 1959 Conference of Negro Writers is of particular note.
The material in this series is arranged in alphabetical order.
The bulk of this series has been digitized. Materials which have not been digitized include blank pages and duplicates. In some cases, exhibition catalogs and other publications have had their covers, title pages, and relevant pages digitized.
Description Container Select Brochure, circa 2000 Select: Brochure, circa 2000 Clippings about Cinque Gallery, 1986-1989, 2002 Select: Clippings about Cinque Gallery, 1986-1989, 2002 Exhibition Announcements, 1983-1988 Select: Exhibition Announcements, 1983-1988 Exhibition Announcements and Catalogs, 1990-1999 Select: Exhibition Announcements and Catalogs, 1990-1999 Exhibition Announcements and Catalogs, 2000-2003 Select: Exhibition Announcements and Catalogs, 2000-2003 Press Releases and Newsletter, 1969, 1990-1999 Select: Press Releases and Newsletter, 1969, 1990-1999 Miscellaneous Printed Items about Other Galleries and Foundations, circa 1959-2007 Select: Miscellaneous Printed Items about Other Galleries and Foundations, circa 1959-2007
Series 5 :Photographs , circa 1987-20030.2 Linear feet
Box 1, OV 2
Photographs are mostly Cinque Gallery events, its founders, and Ruth Jett. Events include the gallery's 2001 gala, the 1990 Crichlow exhibition opening, a program for children, and a dinner honoring artists. Nearly all the photographs are snapshots of gatherings of people at exhibition openings, rather than formal portraits. Among the identified individuals are Ernest Crichlow, Ruth Jett, Romare Bearden, and Norman Lewis. Some of the photographs have annotations on the verso identifying individuals or the event. This series also contains a small number of negatives, mostly of the 2001 gala; and 35mm color slides of artwork, mainly by A. W. Cowans. Aside from the slides, there are almost no photographs of exhibition installations or artwork, aside from what is visible in the background of some images.
Photographs of Ruth Jett and other artists are at the beginning of the series. The rest of the series is arranged alphabetically by event.
The bulk of this series has been digitized. Materials that have not been digitized include duplicates and blank versos of photographs.
Description Container Select Ruth Jett, Norman Lewis, Ernest Crichlow and Others, 1992-circa 2003 Select: Ruth Jett, Norman Lewis, Ernest Crichlow and Others, 1992-circa 2003Scope and ContentsOversized material housed in OV 2, Folder 2. Oversized Photgraphs of Ruth Jett and Others, 1992 Select: Oversized Photgraphs of Ruth Jett and Others, 1992 25th Anniversary Celebration, 1994 Select: 25th Anniversary Celebration, 1994 Artwork Slides, 1992-1998 Select: Artwork Slides, 1992-1998 Children's Program Event and Black Cowboys Show, circa 1995 Select: Children's Program Event and Black Cowboys Show, circa 1995 Cinque Gallery Gala at Joseph Papp Public Theater, 2001 Select: Cinque Gallery Gala at Joseph Papp Public Theater, 2001 Cinque Gallery Gala at Joseph Papp Public Theater, 2001 Select: Cinque Gallery Gala at Joseph Papp Public Theater, 2001 Edward Clark Studio Exhibition and Unidentified Gallery Event, circa 1990-circa 2003 Select: Edward Clark Studio Exhibition and Unidentified Gallery Event, circa 1990-circa 2003 Ernest Crichlow Exhibition Opening, 1990 Select: Ernest Crichlow Exhibition Opening, 1990 Oak Bluffs Gathering, circa 1995-circa 2003 Select: Oak Bluffs Gathering, circa 1995-circa 2003 Pinderhughes Dinner, 1992 Select: Pinderhughes Dinner, 1992Scope and Contentspossibly a dinner for the photographer John Pinderhughes Various Cinque Gallery Openings and Events, circa 1987-circa 2000 Select: Various Cinque Gallery Openings and Events, circa 1987-circa 2000Scope and ContentsIncludes photographs of Ernest Crichlow, Norman Lewis, Romare Bearden, and others