Collection Information

Size: 30 items (on partial microfilm reel)

Summary: Two folders from the Hackett Galleries files, including one on Heinz Warneke containing 19 letters and photographs relating to his bronze statue "Royal Minstrel" (commissioned by John Hay Whitney through the Hackett Galleries), 1931; and a file on John Hay Whitney containing letters relating to his collection, a list of purchases made by him, and the measurements of a house, probably drawn up for the hanging of art works. In addition there is a watercolor sketch, 1934, by an unidentified artist, and copies of two letters concerning the disposition of the Hackett Galleries Collection.

Biographical/Historical Note

Art Gallery; 9 E. 57th Street, New York City.

Provenance

Papers were transferred from the National Collection of Fine Arts/National Portrait Gallery Library in 1970. They were received by the library in 1966-1967 from Mrs. Giles Kelly, nee Helen Hackett, daughter of the owner of Hackett Galleries.

Alternative Forms Available

Microfilm roll 2813 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.

Restrictions on Access

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.

How to Cite This Collection

Hackett Galleries selected records, 1930-1957. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.