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James Vigeveno Galleries records, 1940-1975

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Series 1: Sales Records , circa 1950-1975
2 Linear feet
Boxes 1-2, 4

The series contains 41 photograph albums of paintings sold through the gallery, accompanied by a full content list of artist names along with the titles of artwork in chronological order. Also included are slides, transparencies, and 169 negatives of the French and European modernist paintings that were sold by the Vigeveno Galleries during its years of operation. These negatives are accompanied by a full list of artwork and artist names in alphabetical order.
Other sales records consist of two sets of index cards. The first set is arranged by artist name along with names of galleries or collectors. The second set is arranged by gallery or collector name along with the name of the artwork sold. None of the records in the series note any pricing information.
The photographs were removed from the albums in which they were received for preservation purposes, but the original order of the photographs has been retained.
Description Container Select
Card File by Artist Name, 1950s
4
1
Card File by Gallery/Collector Name, 1950s
4
2
Photograph Albums, Full Content List, 1975
1
1
Photograph Albums, Books 1-32, circa 1960s
1
2-33
Photograph Albums, Books 33-41, circa 1960s
2
1-9
Negatives, Full List of Artwork, circa 1960s
2
10
Negatives, Beauchant-Buffet, circa 1950s
2
11
Negatives, Chagall-Clave, circa 1950s
2
12
Negatives, Degas-Jawlensky, circa 1950s
2
13
Negatives, Kisling-Moore, circa 1950s
2
14
Negatives, Picasso-Rouault, circa 1950s
2
15
Negatives, Segonzac-Utrillo, circa 1950s
2
16
Negatives, Valtat-Vuillard, circa 1950s
2
17
Miscellaneous Slides and Transparencies, circa 1960s
2
18
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Series 2: Printed Materials , 1940-1964
0.8 Linear feet
Boxes 2-3, 5

Series consists of a complete set of chronologically arranged announcements and catalogs for exhibitions held at the James Vigeveno Galleries, and three scrapbooks containing clippings of articles about exhibitions held from 1940 to 1956. The series also includes a chronological list of the gallery's exhibitions.
Description Container Select
Chronological List of Exhibitions, 1955
2
19
Exhibition Announcements and Catalogs, 1940-1941
2
20
Exhibition Announcements and Catalogs, 1942
2
21
Exhibition Announcements and Catalogs, 1943
2
22
Exhibition Announcements and Catalogs, 1944
2
23
Exhibition Announcements and Catalogs, 1945
2
24
Exhibition Announcements and Catalogs, 1946
2
25
Exhibition Announcements and Catalogs, 1947
2
26
Exhibition Announcements and Catalogs, 1948
2
27
Exhibition Announcements and Catalogs, 1949
2
28
Exhibition Announcements and Catalogs, 1950
2
29
Exhibition Announcements and Catalogs, 1951
2
30
Exhibition Announcements and Catalogs, 1952
2
31
Exhibition Announcements and Catalogs, 1953
2
32
Exhibition Announcements and Catalogs, 1954
2
33
Exhibition Announcements and Catalogs, 1955
3
1
Exhibition Announcements and Catalogs, 1956-1959
3
2
Exhibition Announcements and Catalogs, 1961-1964
3
3
Exhibition Announcements and Catalogs for Ojai, California Location, circa 1960s
3
4
Exhibition Announcements and Catalogs for Bel-Air Hotel Location, 1957-1964
3
5
Scrapbook for Exhibitions 1-39, 1940-1943
5
2
Scrapbook for Exhibitions 40-108, 1944-1950
5
3
Scrapbook for Exhibitions 109-154, 1950-1956
5
4
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Series 3: Portraits of Vigeveno , circa 1956
2 Folders
Boxes 3, 5

Series consists of two photographic portraits of the gallery owner, James Vigeveno.
Description Container Select
Photograph of Vigeveno, 1940-1956
3
6
Photograph of Vigeveno, circa 1956
5
1

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