O'Brien Galleries (Chicago, Ill.)
This site provides access to the papers of O'Brien Galleries (Chicago, Ill.) in the Archives of American Art that were digitized in 2024 from 3 reels of microfilm, and total 1,816 images.
Size: 3 Microfilm reels
Summary: The O'Brien Galleries records measure 3 microfilm reels and date from 1811-1970. The collection charts the gallery's history through biographical material about William V. O'Brien, Jr., personal and business correspondence, business records, notes and writings, printed material, photographs of artwork and the O'Brien family, and a scrapbook.
Located first in Chicago, Illinois, and later in Scottsdale, Arizona, O'Brien's was Chicago's first art gallery and one of the oldest family owned and operated galleries in the United States. Read More
The collection was loaned to the Archives of American Art for microfilming in 1986 by the current owners of the gallery, Stephanie Roberts and her husband, Bill Dickerson, and was returned after filming.
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This site provides access to the papers of O'Brien Galleries (Chicago, Ill.) in the Archives of American Art that were digitized in 2024 from 3 reels of microfilm, and total 1,816 images.
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