Collection Information
Size: 14 Items
Summary: This small collection consists of a folder of photographs and printed material related to the Newman Galleries (est. 1865), an art gallery in Philadelphia established by George and Adolph Newman. There are photographs of of Adolph, George, Walter Andrew and Walter B. Newman; the interior and exterior views of Newman Galleries at its Philadelphia locations on 806 Market Street, 1732 Chestnut Street, and 1625 Walnut Street; an article on Newman Galleries in Art in Focus Supplement (1965); and the obituaries of Adolph and George Newman.
Biographical/Historical Note
The Newman Galleries was a Philadelphia art gallery established in 1865 by George and Adolph Newman at 806 Market Street. The gallery was forced to move in 1893, and the brothers dissolved the partnership; George opened a gallery at 1622 Chestnut Street and Adolph opened the Adolph Newman and Son Gallery at 704 Chestnut Street with his son Walter. Adolph and Walter B. Newman were forced to move again in 1918 to 1732 Chestnut Street. In 1920 Adolph retired and left the gallery to his son and to his grandson Walter Andrew Newman. The depression necessitated the move in 1935 to a location at 1625 Walnut Street, and in the 1960s a frame and repair shop was added to the business at 2306 South Street.
Provenance
The Newman Galleries photographs and printed material were donated to the Archives of American Art by Walter A. Newman, Jr., in 1985.
Language Note
English .
Location of Originals
- Originals of the photograph copy prints are no longer extant.