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The Tibor de Nagy Gallery records are arranged into seven series.

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Series 1: Business Records and Correspondence , 1950-1993
10 Linear feet
Boxes 1-10

This series includes business records, some financial records, and correspondence with business partners of the gallery including clients, colleagues, other galleries and museums, institutions, corporations, and publications. These materials reflect the ongoing business of the gallery from its foundation until Tibor de Nagy's death in 1993.
Arranged as 5 subseries:
  • 1.1: Galleries, Museums, and Institutions, 1953-1991
  • 1.2: Clients and Colleagues, 1950-1992
  • 1.3: Publicity and Advertising, 1956-1989
  • 1.4: Administrative Records, 1957-1988
  • 1.5: General Correspondence, 1951-1993
1.1: Galleries, Museums, and Institutions, 1953-1991
2.4 Linear feet
Boxes 1-3
Business correspondence with other art galleries, museums, university galleries and museums, corporations, and historical organizations. Enclosures document the transfer of artworks, either through purchase or loan, including invoices, contracts, agreements, photographs and shipping receipts. Correspondents include the Museum of Modern Art, Art Dealers Association, The National Institute of Arts and Letters, United States Information Agency, The Hirshhorn Museum, and foreign galleries.
Description Container
Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 1964-1991
1
1
Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, 1971
1
2
Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, 1971-1973
1
3
American Federation of Arts, 1956-1967
1
4
Argus Gallery, 1962-1964
1
5
Art Association of Indianapolis, 1962-1966
1
6
Art Dealers Association, 1961-1984
1
7-12
Art Institute of Chicago, 1955-1969
1
13
Art Rental Gallery, Washington, D.C., 1957-1967
1
14
Art South, 1986-1987
1
15
Arte Centro, Milan, 1970-1973
1
16
Artists' Choice Museum, 1978-1984
1
17
Arts Club of Chicago, 1959-1965
1
18
Axiom Gallery, London, 1964-1970
1
19
Ball State University, 1959, 1971-1973
1
20
Baltimore Museum of Art, 1959-1967
1
21
Bayonne Jewish Community Center, 1963-1967
1
22
Bognar Gallery, 1965-1966
1
23
Brookhaven Laboratory, 1963
1
24
Brooklyn Museum, 1956-1963
1
25
Carnegie Institute, 1955-1967
1
26
Chase Manhattan Bank, 1971-1989
1
27
Chemical Bank, 1985-1986
1
28
Christie's, 1984
1
29
Cincinnati Art Museum, 1962-1966
1
30
Collectors Gallery, 1965
1
31
Columbia Museum of Art, 1956-1963
1
32
Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, 1959-1960
1
33
Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1956-1967
1
34
Dallas Museum for Contemporary Arts, 1958-1965
1
35
David Mirvish Gallery, 1970-1973
1
36
Dayton Art Institute, 1959-1964
1
37
Denver Art Museum, 1957-1963
1
38
Devlin Gallery, 1962-1964
1
39
Dord Fitz Gallery, 1960-1964
1
40
Dwan Gallery, 1960-1963
1
41
Esther Bear Gallery, 1962-1966
1
42
Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1959-1964
1
43
Feigen / Feigen Palmer Gallery, 1964-1966
1
44
Felix Landau Gallery, 1962-1967
1
45
Finch College Museum of Art, 1971-1972
1
46
Franklin Siden Gallery, 1963-1966
1
47
Galeria Colibri, San Juan, 1969
1
48
Galerie Darthea Speyer, 1970-1971
1
49
Galleria La Bertesca, 1974-1975
1
50
German Galleries, 1971-1972
2
1
Gertrude Kasle Gallery, 1965-1974
2
2
Gimpel Fils Gallery, 1961-1963
2
3
Gres Gallery, 1959-1962
2
4
Guggenheim Museum, 1961-1987
2
5
Gump's Gallery, 1962-1966
2
6
H.O. Gerngross and Co., 1972-1973
2
7
Hamilton Galleries, 1966-1967
2
8
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, 1974-1984
2
9
Holland Gallery, 1960-1966
2
10
Houston Contemporary Arts Association, 1956-1962
2
11
Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, 1959-1966
2
12
Instituto Torcuato di Tella, 1963
2
13
Jack Glenn Gallery, 1971-1972
2
14
James L. Lodge Gallery, 1975-1986
2
15
Jefferson Place Gallery, 1959-1961
2
16
John Berggruen Gallery, 1972
2
17
Kansas City Art Institute, 1962
2
18
Katonah Gallery, 1962-1970
2
19
Keene Bookshop and Gallery, 1958-1959
2
20
Knoedler, 1969-1970
2
21
Krannert Art Museum, 1960-1967
2
22
Lee Gallery, 1974-1975
2
23
Louisiana State University, 1964
2
24
Manufacturers Hanover Corporation, 1967, 1986-1987
2
25
Martha Jackson Gallery, 1960-1962
2
26
McCleaf Gallery of Philadelphia, 1969-1971
2
27
McNay Art Institute, 1972-1976
2
28
Meredith Long Gallery, 1974-1977
2
29
Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1955-1962
2
30
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1957-1963
2
31
Moore College of Art, 1971
2
32
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1971-1985
2
33
Museum of Modern Art, 1954-1991
2
34-37
Museum of Modern Art Lending Services, Consignment Sheets, 1953-1966
2
38
Museum of Modern Art Lending Services, Sales Confirmations, 1956-1966
2
39
National Association of Fine Arts Dealers, 1962
2
40
National Collection of Fine Arts, 1966
2
41
National Institute of Arts and Letters, 1956-1966
2
42
New Museum of Contemporary Art, 1983-1987
2
43
New School of Art Center, 1955-1965
2
44
New Vision Centre Gallery, 1964-1968
2
45
New York Cultural Center, 1967-1973
2
46
New York University, 1959-1967
2
47
Newberry Farms Gallery, 1976
2
48
Newport Jazz Festival, 1958
2
49
Nicholas Wilder Gallery, 1966-1976
2
50
North Carolina Museum of Art, 1957-1959
2
51
Nova Gallery, 1961-1964
2
52
Obelisk Gallery, 1970-1971
2
53
Olympia Gallery, 1975-1976
2
54
Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corporation, 1972-1979
2
55
Parrish Art Museum, 1965
2
56
Pasadena Art Museum, 1972
2
57
Paul Facchetti Gallery, 1961-1964
2
58
Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1960-1973
2
59
Philbrook Art Center, 1964-1967
2
60
Prentice Hall Publishing Company, 1963-1964
2
61
Purdue University, 1964-1966
2
62
Quay Gallery, 1970-1971
2
63
Reed College, 1965-1967
2
64
Richard Gray Gallery, 1967-1968
2
65
Rose Art Museum, 1958-1966
2
66
Ruth S. Schaffner Gallery, 1974
2
67
San Francisco Museum of Art, 1963-1966
2
68
Simonne Stern Gallery, 1970-1971
2
69
Southern Illinois University, 1964
2
70
State University College, New York, 1955-1964
2
71
Storm King Art Center, 1972-1986
3
1
Swearingen-Byck Gallery, 1971-1973
3
2
Syracuse University, 1962-1981
3
3
Union College, 1962-1964
3
4
United States Information Agency, 1961-1965
3
5
University of Colorado, 1958-1963
3
6
University of Illinois, 1956-1965
3
7
University of Kentucky, 1958-1960
3
8
University of Minnesota, 1955-1967
3
9
University of Nebraska, 1956-1964, 1988
3
10
University of New Mexico, 1963-1965
3
11
University of Notre Dame, 1963-1967
3
12
University of Texas, 1971-1976
3
13
Vassar College, 1954-1964
3
14
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 1958-1966, 1989-1990
3
15
Wadsworth Atheneum, 1959-1965
3
16
Walker Art Center, 1955-1963
3
17
Washington Gallery of Modern Art, 1962-1967
3
18
Washington University, 1959-1960
3
19
Watson Gallery, 1987
3
20
Weatherspoon Art Gallery, 1970-1991
3
21
West Publishing Company Collection, 1987-1990
3
22
Westmoreland County Museum of Art, 1966-1970
3
23
Whitney Museum of American Art, 1955-1967
3
24
Whitney Museum of American Art, Fairfield County, 1983-1984
3
25
Woodward Foundation, 1963-1971
3
26
Worcester Art Museum, 1965-1973
3
27
Yale University, 1959-1967
3
28
1.2: Clients and Colleagues, 1950-1992
0.6 Linear feet
Box 3
Correspondence between the gallery and various customers and clients interested in specific artworks or artists as well as curators and other gallery owners. Documents include purchase invoices, inquiries, shipping receipts, and photographs. Correspondents include Pauli Hirsch, Jacqueline Kennedy, Charles Penney, Nelson Rockefeller, as well as Tricia Collins and Richard Milazzo.
Description Container
Alexander, Brooke, 1969-1970
3
29
Baum, Jane, 1970-1971
3
30
Beard, Judge Edward A., 1964
3
31
Bergman, E.A., 1964-1970
3
32
Booke, Stephen, 1970-1971
3
33
Bortolazzo, Tom, 1972
3
34
Carey, Ted, 1970-1971
3
35
Cohen, Wilfred P., 1961
3
36
Coleman, Dr. Jules, 1970
3
37
Collins, Tricia and Milazzo, Richard, 1985-1987
3
38
Daniels, Alfred, 1970-1974
3
39
De Coninck, Suzanne, 1964
3
40
Dotremont, Philippe, 1959-1961
3
41
Doyle, John, 1973-1974
3
42
Drake, Robert, 1956-1962
3
43
Duffy, James, 1970-1973
3
44
Fader, Ann, 1972-1979
3
45
Feiwel, Henry, 1970-1981
3
46
Finn, Gloria, 1961-1963
3
47
Friedman, B. H., 1958-1960
3
48
Gates, Mrs. Clinton, 1963-1964
3
49
Godkin, Antoinette, 1970-1971
3
50
Gosman, Mrs. Joseph, 1963-1964
3
51
Gross, S.J., 1970-1974
3
52
Heller, Ben, 1955-1967
3
53
Hirsch, Pauli, 1959
3
54
Hirshhorn, Joseph, 1962-1965
3
55
Hoving, Thomas P.F., 1966
3
56
Johnson, Philip, 1950-1964
3
57
Kelley, Chapman, 1972
3
58
Kennedy, Jacqueline, 1961-1964
3
59
Korjeff, Michelle, 1985-1986
3
60
Lee, Janie, 1967-1968
3
61
Le Maire, Eleanor, 1961-1967
3
62
MacWhinnie, John, 1970-1973
3
63
Magerstadt-Fisher, Maggy, 1969-1972
3
64
Malone, Adrian, 1963-1964
3
65
Martin, Steve, 1985-1992
3
66
Mayer, Robert, 1960-1967
3
67
Mazoh, Stephen, 1971-1974
3
68
McCoy, Jason, 1970-1984
3
69
McGinnis, Patrick, 1957-1960
3
70
Merrill, James, 1956-1966
3
71
Michener, James, 1962-1966
3
72
Mones, Arthur, 1970-1972
3
73
Moynihan, Rodrigo, 1969-1971
3
74
Nathanson, Richard, 1975-1978
3
75
Neumann, Morton, 1981-1985
3
76
Penney, Charles, 1964
3
77
Picarello, Frank, 1964-1966
3
78
Rankine, E.R., 1963
3
79
Ratliff, Marcus, 1970-1972
3
80
Rauh, Marjory, 1963
3
81
Rockefeller, Nelson, 1961
3
82
Saionz, John, 1970
3
83
Sciandra, Gian, 1970-1972
3
84
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, 1961-1967
3
85
Stambler, Arthur, 1970-1971
3
86
Warren, Paul, Visual Resources, 1979
3
87
Workman, David, 1966-1970
3
88
Zuckerman, Mrs. A., 1970-1971
3
89
1.3: Publicity and Advertising, 1956-1989
0.5 Linear feet
Box 4
Correspondence and records regarding publication advertisements and publicity for the gallery. Enclosures include price lists and mock-ups of ads, as well as mailing lists and clippings. Some articles and brief essays about the gallery and upcoming exhibitions are also included. Publications and periodicals include the New York Times, Art International, Harper's Bazaar, and radio station WNCN 104.3.
Description Container
57th Street Review
, 1966
4
1
American Artist
, 1975-1984
4
2
Art and Artists
, 1966-1967
4
3
Art Express
, 1981
4
4
Art Forum
, 1966-1988
4
5
The Art Gallery
, 1959-1982
4
6
Art in America
, 1961-1966
4
7
Art International
, 1960-1981
4
8
Art News
, 1956-1986
4
9
Arts Magazine
, 1969-1988
4
10
Artscribe
, 1986-1989
4
11
Bruder Rosenbaum Wien, 1970-1971
4
12
Clippings, 1961-1981
4
13
Gallery Listings, 1984-1985
4
14
Gallery Listings, 1985-1986
4
15
Harper's Bazaar
Article by John Myers, 1967
4
16
Horizon
, 1966-1981
4
17
House and Garden
, 1986, undated
4
18
Metro
, 1962-1965
4
19
Mosscolor Corporation, 1970-1972
4
20
The New Criterion
, 1982-1988
4
21
New Woman
, 1984-1985
4
22
New York Art Review
, 1982-1987
4
23
New York Times
, 1956-1989
4
24
Profile Press, 1970-1974
4
25
Publications, 1956-1966
4
26-27
WNCN 104.3 FM, 1970-1976
4
28
1.4: Administrative Records, 1957-1988
1 Linear foot
Boxes 4-5, 46
Records and correspondence reflecting the day-to-day operations of the gallery and business procedures. Included are leases and construction documents for the various premises occupied by the gallery such as floor plans, maintenance, transfers, renovations and restoration. Other documents include employment records and resumes, an incorporation memo, insurance documentation and appraisals, security systems, a visitors book, and orders for framing artworks.
Description Container
9 West 57th Street, Proposed Gallery Center, Huberth and Peters, 1983
4
29
27-29 West 57th Street, Construction, 1965
Oversized material housed in OV 46.
4
30
27-29 West 57th Street, Leases, Cushman and Wakefield, 1969-1971
4
31
27-29 West 57th Street, Leases, Landlord and Legal, 1982-1985
4
32-33
29 West 57th Street, 1965-1966
4
34
29 West 57th Street, Lease, Maintenance, 1979-1983
4
35
29 West 57th Street, Renovation 4th Floor, 1979-1980
4
36
149 East 72nd Street, Construction, Morse and Grossman, Inc., 1960-1961
4
37
149 East 72nd Street, Lease and Restoration, 1960-1961
4
38
APF, Inc., 1970-1971
4
39
Appraisals, 1961-1987
4
40-43
Artists' Contracts, Sample Forms, 1970-1978
5
1
Business Addresses, Cards, circa 1961-1962
5
2
Cirker's Hayes Storage Warehouse, 1975
5
3
Employment, Resumes, 1970-1985
5
4-5
Framemakers, 1968
5
6
Incorporation Memo, circa 1955
5
7
Insurance, Fine Arts, 1961-1968
5
8
Insurance, Property and Fine Art, 1984-1987
5
9-10
Interns, 1982-1988
5
11-12
Kulicke Frames, 1966-1969
5
13
Liquidation Fund, circa 1970
5
14
Operations and Maintenance, 1960-1963
5
15
Property Maintenance, 1957-1965
5
16
Security, 1979-1980
5
17
Visitors Book, 1976-1979
5
18
Oversized architectural plan from Box 4, Folder 30, 1965
46
1
1.5: General Correspondence, 1951-1993
5.5 Linear feet
Boxes 5-10
Various correspondence about day to day operations and inquiries, as well as miscellaneous correspondence and mailing lists.
Description Container
Chronological Correspondence, 1978-1981
5
19-27
Chronological Correspondence, 1981-1986
6
1-20
Chronological Correspondence, 1987-1988
7
1-8
A, 1959-1992
7
9-10
B, 1959-1991
7
11-13
C, 1959-1993
7
14-16
D, 1955-1990
7
17-18
E, 1964-1991
7
19
Ex-Artists, 1952-1962
7
20
F, 1958-1991
8
1-2
G, 1969-1991
8
3-4
H, 1959-1991
8
5-6
Hungarian Artists, 1967-1985
8
7
I, 1961-1991
8
8
J, 1959-1991
8
9
K, 1959-1990
8
10-11
L, 1958-1991
8
12-13
M, 1959-1993
8
14-16
N, 1957-1990
8
17
N, 1957-1990
9
1
O, 1955-1990
9
2
Old Artists, 1951-1962
9
3
P, 1959-1990
9
4-6
Parties, 1958-1977
9
7
Q, 1965-1982
9
8
R, 1955-1991
9
9-10
Referendum 691-1800, 1970
9
11
S, 1960-1990
9
12-15
T, 1957-1990
9
16
U, 1964-1986
9
17
V, 1961-1990
9
18
W, 1958-1993
9
19-21
XYZ, 1961-1983
9
22
Mailing Lists, 1966-1977
10
1
Mailing Lists, Globe Mail Agency, 1974-1979
10
2
Mailing Lists, M. Gancel Co., 1971-1974
10
3
Mailing Cards, A-Z and Foreign List, undated
10
4-5
Mailing Cards, A-Z, Artist Cards and Foreign List, undated
10
6-7
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Series 2: Exhibition Files , 1941-1992
2 Linear feet
Boxes 11-12

This series documents various exhibitions held at the Gallery as group shows, individual artist exhibitions, and retrospectives. Exhibition materials include clippings and research materials, exhibition catalogs, exhibit and gallery plans, correspondence, and photographs including some in digital format. Some loan agreements and shipping receipts are also included.
Arranged chronologically by date of exhibition.
Description Container Select
"13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird" (1964), 1964
11
1
"Homage to Antonio Machado" (1966), 1964-1967
11
2
"Homage to Antonio Machado" (1966), 1964-1967
11
3
"Homage to Antonio Machado" (1966), 1964-1967
11
4
Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts, Benefit Show of Drawings (1965-1966), circa 1965-1966
11
5
Photographs, Miscellaneous, 1965-1973
11
6
"Distillation" (1966), 1966
11
7
"Abstract Illusionism," Elizabeth Greenleaf, David Paul, Herbert Perr, circa 1967
11
8
Group Show (1968), 1968
11
9
Venice Biennale, 1968-1969
11
10
Schedules, 1972-1983
11
11-20
"New Talent Festival" (1974), 1973-1974
11
21
"The Avant Garde in Hungary", 1976-1981
11
22
"Shape and Field" (1978), 1964-1985
11
23
"Drawings of Pleasure" (1979), 1979
11
24
"Pattern Painting" (1979), 1978-1981
11
25
Sculpture Invitational, 1980-1982
11
26
"Artifacts at the End of a Decade" (1981), 1981
11
27
"The Broken Surface" (1981), 1981-1982
11
28-29
"Maurice Golubov Paintings 1925-1980" (1981), Catalog, 1980-1981
11
30-31
"Maurice Golubov Paintings 1925-1980" (1981), Catalog Introduction, 1977-1980
11
32
"Maurice Golubov Paintings 1925-1980" (1981), Checklist, 1980
11
33
"Maurice Golubov Paintings 1925-1980" (1981), Chronology, 1979-1980
11
34
"Maurice Golubov Paintings 1925-1980" (1981), Correspondence, 1978-1982
12
1-2
"Maurice Golubov Paintings 1925-1980" (1981), Giveaways, 1976-1979
12
3
"Maurice Golubov Paintings 1925-1980" (1981), Golubov's Correspondence, 1941-1972
12
4
"Maurice Golubov Paintings 1925-1980" (1981), Golubov's Records and Memorabilia, 1946-1980
12
5
"Maurice Golubov Paintings 1925-1980" (1981), Loans, 1979-1980
12
6
"Maurice Golubov Paintings 1925-1980" (1981), Loans, N.A. or Negative, 1980
12
7
"Maurice Golubov Paintings 1925-1980" (1981), Publicity, 1944-1980
12
8-9
"Maurice Golubov Paintings 1925-1980" (1981), Refusals, Tour, 1979-1981
12
10
"Maurice Golubov Paintings 1925-1980" (1981), Restoration Framing and Shipping, 1980
12
11
"The Figure" (1982), 1981-1982
12
12
Group Show, "3:1" (1982), 1981-1982
12
13
"Fact and Fiction" (1984), 1983-1984
12
14
"Abstract / Issues" (1985), 1985-1988
12
15-16
"Manifestations of the Figure" (1985), 1984-1985
12
17
"Digital Explorations, Emerging Visions in Art" (1988), 1981-1990
Includes one electronic disc (cd) and one electronic transfer to server. These computer files contain exhibition images.
12
18-21
"Works on Paper" (1988), 1971-1988
12
22
"Color as a Subject" (1992), 1980-1992
12
23
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Series 3: Artist Files , 1956-1993
18.6 Linear feet
Boxes 13-31, 46

These files comprise both daily business materials and collected information on artists. Typically, there are several files on each artist which may include announcements, biographies, business (including consignment, loans, and sales), catalogs, correspondence, photographic material, publicity, and reviews. Among the material on Walter Darby Bannard are three metal printing plates. Some of the more extensively covered artists include Rosemarie Castoro, Ray Ciarrocchi, Robert Goodnough, Harold Gregor, Red Grooms (including a transcript of "A Conversation with Marison and Red Grooms"), Joyce Kozloff, Peter Reginato, Tony Robbin, Leatrice Rose, and Nancy Witteman-Widrig.
Arranged alphabetically by artists' name.
Description Container Select
Altoon, John, 1967-1983
13
1-7
Andre, Carl, 1965-1988
13
8-12
Avery, Milton, 1974-1981
13
13-14
Bannard, Walter Darby, 1955-1990
13
15-27
Beale, Sondra, 1961-1964
13
28
Blaine, Nell, 1976-1979
13
29
Boterf, Chester, 1968-1977
13
30
Bowling, Frank, 1974-1990
13
31-32
Bowman, Ken, 1970-1985
14
1-8
Boxer, Stanley, 1968-1984
14
9-16
Brody, Joel, 1964-1976
14
17-19
Budd, David, 1969-1977
14
20-23
Bultman, Fritz, 1963-1965
14
24
Caro, Anthony, 1972-1974
15
1
Castoro, Rosemarie - General, Invoices, 1970-1990
15
2
Castoro, Rosemarie - Announcements and Catalogs, 1973-1979
15
3
Castoro, Rosemarie - Announcements and Catalogs , 1980-1993
15
4
Castoro, Rosemarie - Correspondence, 1971-1982
15
5
Castoro, Rosemarie - Correspondence, 1983-1992
15
6
Castoro, Rosemarie - Slides, 1970-1978, 1982-1983
15
7
Ciarrocchi, Ray, 1971-1986
Oversized material housed in OV 46.
15
8-16
Cody, Bruce, 1984
15
17
Cohen, Larry, 1973-1993
15
18-19
Cohen, Larry, 1973-1993
16
1-5
Cornell, Joseph, undated
16
6
Cooney-Crawford, Thom, 1980-1983
16
7-12
Davenport, Davy, 1975-1976
16
13
Davis, Ron, 1967-1975
16
14-15
De Kooning, Elaine, 1981, 1987
16
16
Downing, Thomas, circa 1975
16
17
Drexler, Sherman, 1961-1964
16
18
Dzubas, Friedel, 1975-1982
16
19
Ehrlich, David, 1970-1976
16
20
Evans, Garth, 1982-1984
16
21-23
Fauteux, Andre, 1975
16
24
Feldstein, Mark, 1968-1976
16
25
Forakis, Peter, 1961-1978
16
26
Forsman, Chuck, 1981
16
27
Francis, Sherron, 1976-1982
16
28-32
Freilicher, Jane, 1960-1983
16
33
Getz, Ilse, 1962-1964
16
34
Goodnough, Robert - Articles By and About, circa 1962-1977
Oversized material housed in OV 46.
16
35
Goodnough, Robert - Bio, General, 1961-1989
16
36
Goodnough, Robert - Business, 1958-1983
16
37
Goodnough, Robert - Correspondence, 1965-1983
16
38
Goodnough, Robert, 1959-1989
17
1-8
Gorchov, Ron, 1959-1980
17
9-10
Gordon, Harvey, 1970-1983
17
11
Gourevitch, Jacqueline, 1966-1982
17
12-16
Greenleaf, Ken, 1973-1983
17
17-21
Gregor, Harold, 1975-1992
17
22-23
Gregor, Harold, 1973-1992
18
1-16
Grillo, John, 1970-1991
18
17-18
Grooms, Red, 1961-1991
Oversized material housed in OV 46.
19
1-5
Gross, Jim, 1982-1984
19
6
Harmon, Mary Anne, 1973-1981
19
7
Hartigan, Grace, 1957-1981
19
8
Hennessey, Timothy, 1961-1963, 1980
19
9
Hirsch, Gilah, 1970-1977
19
10-11
Hood, Dorothy, 1970-1976
19
12-15
Hornak, Ian, 1971-1981
19
16-21
Hudson, Andrew, 1971-1984
19
22-24
Hudson, Andrew, 1971-1984
20
1-7
Hughto, Darryl, Biographical Information, 1970-1984
20
8
Hughto, Darryl, Correspondence, 1970-1980
20
9
Hughto, Darryl, Correspondence, 1974-1980
20
10
Hughto, Darryl, Exhibition Announcements and Clippings, 1972-1984
20
11
Hughto, Darryl, Photographs and Negatives, 1975-1976
20
12
Hughto, Darryl, Slides of Artwork, 1973-1978
20
13
Hunter, Paul, 1988
20
14
Jarden, Richards, 1979-1991
20
15-16
Johnson, Ray, 1967-1968
20
17
Jones, Christopher, 1983-1989
20
18
Kalina, Richard, 1977-1986
20
19-22
Kalina, Richard, 1977-1986
21
1-4
Kirschen-Cole, Stephanie, 1977-1993
21
5-6
Kozloff, Joyce, 1970-1987
21
7-15
Kozloff, Joyce, 1970-1987
22
1-16
Lasker, Jonathan, circa 1981-1986
23
1-5
LeComte, Mia, 1966-1982
23
6-8
Lerner, Leslie, 1985-1992
23
9-10
Liebert, George, 1983
23
11
Lorentzen, Ida, 1979-1990
Oversized material housed in OV 46.
23
12-18
Magistro, Chuck, 1978-1985
23
19-24
Mahdavi, Rafael, 1973-1986
23
25-27
Mahdavi, Rafael, 1973-1986
24
1-5
Marshall, Dan, 1980-1984
24
6-7
Merchant, Yolanda, 1991-1992
24
8
Michod, Susan, 1977-1980
24
9
Milkowski, Antoni, 1966-1983
24
10-11
Miller, Mariann Loveland, 1976-1982
24
12-15
Moses, Forrest, 1974-1984
24
16-25
Motherwell, Robert, 1973-1974
25
1
Mueller, Stephen, 1971-1980
25
2-5
Muller, Yvonne, 1976-1991
25
6-10
Nesbit, Lowell, 1974-1976
25
11
Nick, George, 1969-1986
25
12-20
Noland, Kenneth, 1970-1975
25
21
Norfolk, Geoffrey, 1972
25
22-23
Ostlihn, Babro, 1966-1968
25
24
Patterson, Patricia, 1980-1989
25
25-27
Pereire, Emmanuel, 1972-1974
25
28
Purcell, Ann, 1973-1984
26
1-5
Pollock, Jackson, 1973
26
6
Porter, Fairfield, 1970
Oversized material housed in OV 46
26
7
Poulos, Basilios, 1977-1983
26
8-11
Rand, Archie, 1969-1986
26
12-21
Regimento, Peter, 1970-1981
27
1-12
Richenburg, Robert, 1959-1991
27
13
Rivers, Larry - Information, Invoices, Billing, Business Correspondence, 1956-1969
27
14
Rivers, Larry - Business Correspondence and Larry Rivers Correspondence, 1958-1990
27
15
Rivers, Larry - Legal Proceedings, Marlborough, De Nagy, and Rivers, Correspondence, 1961-1965
27
16
Rivers, Larry - Photocopied Correspondence with Larry Rivers, 1959-1962
27
17
Rivers, Larry - Clippings and Publicity, 1956-1979
27
18
Rivers, Larry - Announcements, Catalogs, and Photographic Material, 1971-1983
28
1
Robbin, Tony, 1979-1989
28
2-10
Romberg, Osvaldo, 1982-1986
28
11-13
Rose, Leatrice, 1973-1983
28
14-21
Rosenblatt, Adolph, 1976-1987
Contains 1 videocassette (VHS) Original label reads "Adolph Rosenblatt interview on exhibit 1981" [for Gallery Group Show (1982)]
29
1-4
Ross, Clifford, 1976-1980
29
5-7
Saito, Kikuo, 1966-1982
29
8
Scanga, Italo, 1982-1987
29
9
Schwedler, William, 1966-1991
29
10-18
Scott, Sam, 1977-1981
29
19
Scott, Tim, 1973-1979
29
20-21
Seidel, Jochen, 1974
29
22
Shannon, Joe, 1967-1987
29
23-24
Shannon, Joe, 1967-1987
30
1-2
Shaw, Kendall, 1965-1972
30
3
Stein, Ronald, 1964-1965
30
4
Stephen, Gary, 1984
30
5
Stoltz, David Mark, 1971-1974
30
6
Stone, Sylvia, 1966-1987
30
7-10
Terry, Robert, 1982-1983
30
11-12
Thomson, William, 1977-1979
30
13
Tillim, Sidney, 1977-1979
30
14-15
Torres, Horacio, 1973-1987
30
16-20
Tum Suden, Richard, 1962-1968
30
21-24
Tworkov, Jack, 1970-1971
30
25
Von Ringelheim, Paul, 1969-1979
30
26
Welliver, Neil, 1967-1976
30
27
West, Pennerton, 1951-1982
30
28
Wilson, Jane, 1959-1966
30
29-31
Wisseman-Widrig, Nancy, 1972-1988
31
1-7
Woodman, Betty, circa 1981
31
8
Wurmfeld, Sanford, 1968
31
9
Youlikis, Edward, 1976-1979
31
10
Oversized poster from Carriocchi, Ray - General and Transparancies; Box 15, Folder 12
46
Oversized Poster from Goodnough, Robert - Bio, General; Box 16, Folder 36
46
Oversize posters from Grooms, Red - Advertising and Publicity; Box 19, Folder 1
46
Oversize poster from Lorentzen, Ida - Announcements, Catalogs, Poster; Box 23, Folder 12
46
Oversize Poster from Porter, Fairfield - Poster; Box 26, Folder 7
46
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Series 4: Financial and Legal Records , 1951-1984
3.5 Linear feet
Boxes 31-34

Materials include mostly incomplete runs of billing procedures and statements, expenses and cash disbursements, paid and unpaid invoices, and sales and shipping receipts. There are also files on accountants used by the gallery, as well as legal actions including a lawsuit involving its landlord and other tenants, as well as a discrepancy of the gallery's name similar to another gallery.
Description Container Select
Accounting, Jack Lichtenstein, 1969-1971
31
11
Accounting, Joseph Blau and Co., 1960-1969
31
12
Accounting, Joseph Blau and Co., Income Tax Returns, 1961-1969
31
13
Accounting, Joseph Gottfried, 1966-1969
31
14
Accounting, Scott, Mickelson Co., 1969-1970
31
15
Accounting, Taxes, 1958-1972
31
16
Billing, 1953-1963
31
17-23
Billing, 1964-1970
32
1-11
Billing, Invoices, 1961-1966
32
12-13
Billing, Paid Invoices, 1967-1974
32
14-17
Billing, Unpaid Invoices, 1967-1970
32
18-19
Expenses, Bills to Pay, 1968-1974
32
20
Expenses, Cash Disbursements, 1951-1959
32
21-23
Expenses, Cash Disbursements, 1960-1965
33
1-5
Expenses, Paid Bills, 1962-1966
33
6-14
Lawsuit, Parapsychology Foundation, Inc., 1971-1979
33
15-16
Legal Action, Eva de Nagy Gallery, 1960-1961
33
17
Legal Action, Suter, Roderic, 1967-1973
33
18
Receipts, Artworks Received, 1970-1974
33
19-20
Receipts, Artworks Shipped, 1971-1984
33
21-28
Sales Receipt Tags, 1963-1965
34
1
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Series 5: Inventory Records , 1952-1989
9 Linear feet
Boxes 34-43

Inventory records consist primarily of index cards and/or sheets that document stock, consignments, loans, sales, and shipping. Information on the inventory cards often includes artwork titles and description; inventory numbers; dates received, loaned, returned to artist, and sold; purchaser's names; some exhibition dates; prices; and notes of expressions of interest by clients. The most heavily represented artists include Rosemarie Castoro, Ray Ciarrocchi, Jane Freilicher, Robert Goodnough, Grace Hartigan, Joyce Kozloff, Rafael Mahdavi, Ann Purcell, Archie Rand, Peter Reginato, Larry Rivers, Richard Tum Suden, and Jane Wilson. Additionally, there is some material on the Houston branch gallery; additional Houston branch records are arranged in series 6.
Arranged into 4 subseries based on subject groupings:
  • 5.1: Artist Cards, 1952-1989
  • 5.2: Works Returned to Artist, 1964-1989
  • 5.3: Sales, 1963-1989
  • 5.4: General Inventory, 1962-1989
5.1: Artist Cards, 1952-1989
4.2 Linear feet
Boxes 34-38
Artist cards documenting artworks held by the gallery by artist. Information on cards include title, price, date, size, media, exhibition dates, loans, and occasionally the names of clients.
Description Container
1950s Artists, Avedisian through Drexler, 1952-1961
34
2
1950s Artists, Feeley through Freilicher, 1952-1961
34
3
1950s Artists, Georges, Goodnough, 1952-1961
34
4
1950s Artists, Goodnough, 1952-1961
34
5
1950s Artists, Hartigan, 1952-1961
34
6
1950s Artists, Hennessy through Richenburg, Rivers, 1952-1961
34
7
1950s Artists, Rivers, 1952-1961
34
8
Altoon, John, 1968-1981
34
9
Andre, Carl; Alpuy, Julio; Avery, Milton, 1965-1983
34
10
Bannard, Walter Darby, 1965-1983
35
1
Beal, Sondra; Boterf, Check, 1962-1983
35
2
Bowling, Frank; Bowman, Ken, 1965-1985
35
3
Boxer, Stanley, 1970-1983
35
4
Brody, Joel; Budd, David, 1964-1977
35
5
Brown, Deborah; Butler, James, 1984-1989
35
6
Bultman, Fritz, 1962-1964
35
7
Castoro, Rosemarie; Chiriani, Richard, 1966-1987
35
8
Ciarrocchi, Ray; Cohen, Larry, 1971-1989
35
9
Cornell, Joseph; Crawford, Thom Cooney, 1963-1982
35
10
Davis, Ron; De Kooning, Elaine, 1965-1983
35
11
Drexler, Sherman; Dzubas, Friedel; Evans, Garth, 1962-1984
35
12
Forakis, Peter; Forsman, Chuck, 1962-1983
35
13
Francis, Sherron; Frankenthaler, Helen, 1970-1989
35
14
Freilicher, Jane, 1963-1983
35
15
Getz, Ilse; Gordon, Harvey, 1962-1973
35
16
Goodnough, Robert, 1962-1971
36
1-7
Gourevitch, Jacqueline; Greenleaf, Ken, 1970-1981
36
8
Grillo, John; Gorchov, Ron; Gross, James, 1963-1983
36
9
Hartigan, Grace; Hatcher, Brower; Hennessy, Timothy; Hirsch, Gilah; Hood, Dorothy, 1960-1981
36
10
Hornak, Ian, 1970-1983
36
11
Houston Branch, 1975-1983
36
12
Hudson, Andrew, 1977-1983
36
13
Hughto, Darryl, 1971-1984
37
1
Jarden, Richards; Jones, Christopher, 1983-1988
37
2
Kozloff, Joyce, 1970-1981
37
3-4
Kalina, Richard; Kirschen-Cole, Stephanie; Lasker, Jonathan, 1979-1986
37
5
Le Comte, Mia, 1962-1983
37
6
Magisto, Chuck, 1979-1983
37
7
Mahdavi, Rafael, 1977-1983
37
8
Marshall, Dan, 1982-1983
37
9
Milkowski, Antoni; Miller, Mariann Loveland; Miscellaneous Artists, 1961-1979
37
10
Moses, Forrest, 1975-1983
37
11
Park, Darragh, 1986-1989
37
12
Rand, Archie, 1979-1984
37
13
Richenburg, Robert, 1962-1965
37
14
Rivers, Larry, 1962-1983
37
15
Rivers, Larry, 1962-1983
38
1
Robbin, Tony; Rubenstein, Ephraim, 1985-1989
38
2
Shannon, Joe, 1980-1987
38
3-4
Stein, Ronnie; Tillim, Sidney, 1964-1978
38
5
Tum Suden, Richard, 1963-1967
38
6-7
Utterback, Robin, 1987-1988
38
8
Wilson, Jane, 1962-1966
38
9-11
Wisseman-Widrig, Nancy; Woodman, Betty; Youkilis, Edward, 1971-1981
38
12
5.2: Works Returned to Artist, 1964-1989
1.9 Linear feet
Boxes 38-40
These cards document artworks that were returned to the artist and no longer in the gallery's possession. Information on cards may include title, date, size, media, date received and date returned.
Description Container
Artworks to Return, Not in Computer, 1985
38
13
Bannard, Walter Darby; Boxer, Stanley, 1975-1984
38
14
Bowling, Frank, 1976-1986
38
15
Bowman, Ken; Brown, Deborah, 1977-1989
38
16
Butler, Jim; Castoro, Rosemarie, 1971-1988
39
1-3
Chiriani, Richard; Ciarrocchi, Ray, 1976-1986
39
4-5
Evans, Garth; Forsman, Chuck; Goodnough, Robert, 1976-1987
39
6
Gregor, Harold; Hungarian Avant Garde, 1980-1984
39
7
Hunter, Paul; Jarden, Richards; Kirschen-Cole, Stephanie; Lorentzen, Ida, 1978-1988
39
8
Miscellaneous, 1983-1987
39
9
Moynihan, Rodrigo; Mueller, Stephen, 1970-1978
39
10
Muller, Yvonne, 1976-1985
39
11-12
Nick, George; Noland, Kenneth; Nilsen, Ulf, 1977-1986
39
13-14
Norfolk, Geoffrey; Nozkowski, Tom; Ostlihn, Barbro; Patterson, Patricia, 1965-1984
39
15
Pereire, Emmanuel; Pollock, Jackson; Poulos, Basilios, 1965-1984
39
16
Purcell, Ann, 1977-1982
39
17-18
Rand, Archie, 1977-1980
40
1
Reginato, Peter, 1977-1980
40
2
Reich, Murray; Robbin, Tony, 1971-1989
40
3
Romberg, Osvaldo; Rose, Leatrice, 1975-1985
40
4
Rosenblatt, Adolph; Ross, Clifford; Rubenstein, Ephraim, 1976-1988
40
5-6
Saito, Kikuo; Scott, Sam; Scott, Tim; Schwedler, William; Shaw, Kendall; Stephan, Gary, 1964-1984
40
7
Terry, Robert; Thomson, Colin; Tillim, Sidney; Torres, Horacio; Twenty-fifth Anniversary, 1975-1983
40
8
Wissemann-Widrig, Nancy, 1977-1987
40
9-10
5.3: Sales, 1963-1989
1.4 Linear feet
Boxes 41-42
These cards document artworks that were sold by the gallery. Information on the cards may include title, date, media, date purchased, customer/buyer name, price sold, and date shipped.
Description Container
Alpuy, Bowling, Bowman, Boxer, 1975-1985
40
11
Bannard, Walter Darby, 1965-1970
40
12-13
Brown, Butler, Castoro, Chiriani, 1971-1989
40
14
Ciarrocchi, Ray, 1976-1985
40
15
Cohen, Crawford, De Kooning, Evans, 1976-1985
40
16
Forsman, Fox, Francis, 1979-1988
40
17
Golubov, 1976-1985
41
1-2
Goodnough, Greenleaf, Gregor, 1976-1989
41
3-5
Gross, Holland, Hudson, Hughto, Hunter, 1971-1989
41
6
Jarden, Kalina, Kirschen-Cole, 1978-1986
41
7-8
Lasker, Lorentzen, Magisto, Mahdavi, 1977-1987
41
9
Miscellaneous, Moses, Muller, 1977-1987
41
10
Nick, George, 1977-1987
41
11
Patterson, Park, Poulos, Purcell, Rand, 1977-1989
41
12
Reginato, Robbin, Romberg, Rose, 1975-1985
41
13
Rubenstein, Shannon, Schwedler, Torres, 1975-1987
41
14
Tum Suden, Welliver, 1963-1971
41
15
Utterback, Wisseman-Widrig, 1976-1988
41
16
5.4: General Inventory, 1962-1989
1.5 Linear feet
Boxes 42-43
Records and cards documenting clients, collectors, consignments, and loans. Materials may include information such as client or collector name, their artistic interests, exhibition information, as well as loan agreements and shipping receipts. Also included are general inventory logs.
Description Container
Client Cards A through Z, 1977-1982
42
1-5
Collector Cards, circa 1977-1982
42
6
Consignment Cards, 1980-1989
42
7-8
Consignments Returned, 1970-1981
42
9-15
Consignments Returned, 1981-1986
43
1-5
Inventory Sheets, 1964-1968
43
6-10
Paintings on Loan Approval Consignment, 1966-1970
43
11
Paintings Returned from Loan Consignment, 1962-1968
43
12-18
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Series 6: Houston Branch Records , 1969-1984
1.2 Linear feet
Boxes 43-45

Houston branch records include announcements, clippings, correspondence, financial information including consignments, income, invoices, and statements, photographs, publicity materials and a research file on Houston art museums.
Arranged alphabetically by subject.
Description Container Select
Announcements and Invitations, 1973-1983
43
19-21
Artists Biographies and Information, circa 1969-1983
43
22
Clippings, 1973-1984
43
23-24
Correspondence, 1969-1973
43
25-26
Correspondence, 1973-1980
44
1-4
Financial - Miscellaneous - Consignments, Statements, Price Lists etc., 1972-1985
44
5-6
Financial - Invoices, 1974-1975
44
7
Financial - Statements, 1972-1978
44
8
Financial - Statements, 1972-1978
45
1-2
Photographs - Gallery, 1973, undated
45
3
Plans & Drawings - Architectural, 1969-1970
45
4
Publicity, 1970-1977
45
5
Research - Houston Museums, 1973-1974
45
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Series 7: Exhibition Announcements , 1953-2016
0.8 Linear feet
Boxes 47-48

Exhibition announcements promote the gallery's exhibitions for artists including Joe Brainard, Shirley Jaffe, Fairfield Porter, Rosemarie Castoro, Alfred Leslie, and many others.
Description Container Select
Exhibition Announcements, undated
47
1
Exhibition Announcements, 1953-1969
47
2-3
Exhibition Announcements, 1970-1989
47
4-5
Exhibition Announcements, 1990-1999
47
6
Exhibition Announcements, 1990-1999
48
1
Exhibition Announcements, 2000-2009
48
2-3
Exhibition Announcements, 2010-2016
48
4

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