Grand Central Art Galleries records, 1931-1968, bulk circa 1952-circa 1965

Collection Information

Size: 1.3 linear feet

Summary: The records of New York City's Grand Central Art Galleries measure 1.3 linear feet and date from 1931 to 1968, with the bulk of the material from circa 1952 to circa 1965. The majority of the records are related the Grand Central Moderns, the modern art division of Grand Central Art Galleries. The collection includes group exhibition files, artists' files, printed material, and photographs.

Biographical/Historical Note

Grand Central Art Galleries (1923-1994) was a large New York-based art gallery, which also had a modern art division called Grand Central Moderns (1947-circa 1967).

Provenance

The Grand Central Art Galleries records were donated to the Archives of American Art by Grand Central Art Galleries in 1966 and 1967.

Related Materials

Grand Central Art Galleries loaned materials for microfilming in 1966. Microfilmed materials include 23 yearbooks, 1928-1945; and exhibition catalogs, 1923-1929. The originals were returned to Grand Central Art Galleries after microfilming. The loaned material is available on reels NGCAG1-NGCAG2, but is not described in the container listing of this finding aid.

Location of Originals

• Reels NGCAG1-NGCAG2: Originals returned to Grand Central Galleries after microfilming.