Collection Information
Size: 0.2 Linear feet
Summary: The Hooks-Epstein Galleries records measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1937 to 1980. This small collection includes an exhibition list, 1970-1978, exhibition catalogs, a copy of the gallery policies, and a newspaper article about the business. Exhibition catalogs include shows for J. M. Sorg, Hib Sabin, Peter Paone, Sherry Sullivan, Lee Waisler, and more.
Biographical/Historical Note
Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Inc. was founded in Houston, Texas, in 1969, by sister-in-laws Geri Hooks and Evan Epstein. Later, Geri Hooks' husband, Charles, joined the business in 1974 around the same time that Epstein left the gallery. Hooks-Epstein began with exhibitions of prints and antique objects, but quickly moved on to specialize in works on paper and ultimately included fine art glass as well. Past artists shown in the gallery include Robert Pruitt, Kermit Oliver, Ward Saunders, Mark Greenwalt, Clara Hoag, Edward Lane McCartney, Kingsley Powers Onyeiwu, Toots Zynsky, Alex Gabriel Bernstein, and Bertil Vallien. Hooks-Epstein Galleries is among the longest running art galleries in Texas.
Provenance
The collection was donated in 1981 by Geri and Charles Hooks.
Related Materials
The Archives of American Art also holds microfilm of material lent for microfilming in 1981 by Geri and Charles Hooks as part of AAA's Texas Documentation Project. Reels 3127-3128 contain files and two scrapbooks from exhibitions for artists Peter Chinni, Peter Paone, Sherry Sullivan, Zolita Sverdlove, Lee Waisler and others. The microfilmed material consists of resumes, correspondence, price lists, catalogs, press releases, and newspaper clippings; photographs of exhibition installations are also included. Loaned materials were returned to the donor after microfilming and are not described in the collection container inventory.
Language Note
English .
Funding Note
The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.
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