Marilyn Pearl Gallery records, 1925-2000, bulk 1976-1993

Substantial artist files are found for the following artists, most of whom were represented by Marilyn Pearly Gallery for extended periods: René Pierre Allain, Bernard Chaet, Stephen Greene, Clinton Hill, Pat Lasch, Michael Loew, Winifred Lutz, Jim McShea, Jeanne Miles, Henry Pearson, Stephen Robin, Charmion Wiegand, and Ellen Weiner.

Artists' files consist, in varying combinations, of correspondence with the artist, collectors, galleries, and museums; printed materials about the artists including publicity, reviews, exhibition catalogs and announcements of Marilyn Pearl Gallery and other venues; photographs, slides, and transparencies of art work, and sometimes of artists or exhibition installations; and financial records concerning sales, exhibition expenses, etc. In general, the items pre- and post-dating the gallery consist of printed material relating to artists. A notable exception is Charmion von Wiegand whose files include personal papers, among them letters from her husband, the writer and editor Joseph Freeman (1897-1965); also found is other personal and professional correspondence, financial and miscellaneous items relating to her travels.