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Weyhe Gallery records, 1921-2014

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Series 1: Administrative Files, circa 1930-circa 1990
0.5 Linear feet
Box 1

Administrative files contain material related to the daily functions of the gallery including advertising proofs, stockholder meeting minutes, business cards and contacts, a few exhibition files, exhibition schedules, lists of artworks in portfolios, forms, five notebooks with recorded activities and reminders, photographs of artwork, information on print and graphic arts organizations, and a few publicity writings about artists and artist recommendations.
Description Container Select
Advertising Proofs, 1955-1957
1
1
Annual Meeting of Stockholders of E.Weyhe, Inc., Minutes, 1965
1
2
Business Cards for E. Weyhe, Inc., circa 1970
1
3
Contacts, circa 1949
1
4
Exhibition of American Woodcuts Prepared by Museum of Modern Art, Lists of Artworks, 1953
1
5
Exhibition for Christmas Sale of Prints for Museum Members, List of Artworks, circa 1955
1
6
Exhibition of Günter Grass Etchings, 1977-1978
1
7
Exhibition, Johnny Friedlaender, 1956-1957
1
8
Exhibition Schedules, 1947-1954
1
9
Form Letters, circa 1940
1
10
Framing Forms, 1958
1
11
Lists of Artwork in Portfolios, circa 1977
1
12
Notebooks, 1965-1980
5 notebooks
1
13-17
Notes, circa 1940-circa 1990
1
18-19
Package Labels, circa 1930s
1
20
Photographs of Artwork, circa 1950-circa 1990
1
21-22
Print and Graphic Arts Organizations, 1951-1957
1
23
Writings, Publicity and Recommendations for Artists, circa 1950-circa 1970
1
24
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Series 2: Correspondence, 1921-2005
3 Linear feet
Boxes 1-4

This series contains mainly incoming correspondence with curators, dealers, museums, clients, and artists regarding sales, loans of artwork, exhibitions, and other professional dealings. Notable correspondence is with Ansel Adams, John Taylor Arms, Alexander Brook, Frank Crowninshield, Mrs. Edsel Ford, Jane Heap, Hilla Rebay, Harry Sternberg, William Stieg, Marion Willard, and from Lynton Kistler to Carl Zigrosser expressing his desire to exhibit his collection of hand-printed lithographs by Jean Charlot, Warren Newcombe, Elise Seeds, Beatrice Wood, Paul Sample, Alexander Archipenko, and others.
The series is arranged alphabetically by person or organization name, subject, city, or state.
Description Container Select
A, 1925-1995
1
25-28
Asano, Emiko (Shuyu Gallery), 1980-1981
1
29
Audubon Prints, Regarding, 1939-1947
1
30
B, 1926-circa 1998
1
31-36
Brook, Alexander, 1962
1
37
C, 1925-1998
1
38-43
D, 1928-2004
2
1-3
E, 1931-1978
2
4-7
Exhibition in Italy, Regarding, 1992-1993
2
8
F, 1930-1998
2
9-15
Frederick Keppel and Co., 1931-1952
2
16
G, 1929-2005
2
17-21
Galerie Alfred Flechtheim, 1922-1929
2
22
Galerie Alfred Flechtheim, 1930-1935
2
23
Gay, Zhenya, 1930-1935
2
24
Glauber, Robert, 1973-1979
2
25
H, 1929-1997
2
26-30
Haffer, Virna, 1929-1930
2
31
I, 1931-1996
2
32-39
J, 1931-1977
2
40-47
John G. Kidd and Sons, Inc., 1935-1936
2
48
John Hanna Incorporated, 1933-1934
2
49
K, 1926-1988
2
50-56
Kaufmann Department Stores, 1930-1931
2
57
Kennedy and Company, 1921-1941
2
58
Kindermart, 1929-1933
2
59
Kistler, Lynton R., 1934-1939
2
60
Kuniyoshi, Yasuo, 1947
2
61
L, 1931-1939
2
62-65
L, 1929-1990
3
1-3
Letter Fragments Regarding Painting by Blake, undated
3
4
M, 1929-1999
3
5-14
Michigan State University (Dr. Love), 1964-1973
3
15
N, 1929-1992
3
16-23
O, 1931-1957
3
24-27
P, 1931-1952
3
28-34
P, 1926-1965
4
1-4
Q, 1935-1955
4
5
R, 1929-1991
4
6-7
S, 1922-1991
4
8-18
Sanso, Juvenal, 1963
4
19
Shaub, Paul, 1977-1986
4
20
Siegl, Helen, 1965-1967
4
21
Smith, Donald, 1991-1992
4
22
Smithsonian Institution, National Collection of Fine Arts, 1963-1971
4
23
T, 1929-1989
4
24-29
Tahir Gallery, 1966-1972
4
30
Tenth Street Print Shop (Minneapolis), 1932-1933
4
31
U, 1942-1997
4
32
V, 1924-1956
4
33
W, 1924-1998
4
34-37
Woodcuts, Regarding, 1969-1970
4
38
Y, 1939-1983
4
39
Z, 1939-1969
4
40
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Series 3: Artist Files, 1930-2002
0.8 Linear feet
Boxes 4-5

Artist files consist of correspondence, printed material, and business records for artists of interest or artists represented by the gallery. Files for Antonio Frasconi, Wanda Gág, Ursula Hanke-Förster, Rudy Pozatti, and Edward John Stevens contain significant amounts of correspondence and business records regarding the sale and loan of prints.
Description Container Select
Artist Resumes and Biographies, circa 1960s
4
41
Bolotowsky, Ilya, circa 1972
4
42
Caesar, Doris, 1957
4
43
Dwight, Mabel, 1982-1995
4
44
Frasconi, Antonio, circa 1955-1974
4
45-47
Fuertes, Louis, 1956-1979
4
48
Gág, Wanda, circa 1967-circa 1987
5
1-2
Galicia, Jose Luis, 1980-1987
5
3
Gebhart, Frank, 1947-1948
5
4
Gelb, Jan, circa 1948
5
5
Gikow, Ruth, 1946-1947
5
6
Goldstein, Milton, 1947-1953
5
7
Gottlieb, Harry, 1940-1947
5
8
Gramatté, Walter, 1930
5
9
Grausman, Philip, circa 1975
5
10
Greenbaum, Dorothea, 1932-1940
5
11
Gropper, William, 1931-1943
5
12
Hanke-Förster, Ursula, circa 1960-1979
5
13-17
Isaac, Joanne, 1979
5
18
Jacquemain, Patti, circa 1978
5
19
Kent, Rockwell, 1990-2002
5
20
Kovacs, Alan, circa 1974
5
21
Krause, Glen, 1956-1957
5
22
Leufert, Gerd, 1954-1955
5
23
Naeve, Lowell, 1957
5
24
Pierce, Leona, 1957
5
25
Pozatti, Rudy, 1957-1987
5
26
Quastler, Gertrude, 1957
5
27
Rosenblatt, Suzanne, 1987
5
28
Scoville, Jonathan, 1976-1987
5
29
Siegl, Helen, 1957-1972
5
30
Silva, Guillermo, 1962-1963
5
31
Spofford, Sally, 1969-1975
5
32
Steg, J.L., 1957-1969
5
33
Stevens, Edward John, circa 1947-1977
5
34-35
Watteau, Jean-Antoine, circa 1985
5
36
Weschler, Anita, 1971-1975
5
37
Weston, Brett, 1957
5
38
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Series 4: Financial Records, 1926-2009
9.2 Linear feet
Boxes 5-14, 17

Consignment invoices, sales ledgers, loan records, report of sales forms, and sales invoices make up the majority of this series. Note that sales invoice numbers are often referenced on other records in the collection. Other records in this series include appraisals, invoices for gallery expenses, purchase orders, quotes, receipt of artwork note cards, and shipping and consulate forms relating to artwork acquired from Europe.
For alphabetized records, the material is typically arranged by artist or client name.
Description Container Select
Appraisal, 1990
5
39
Consignment Invoices, 1966-1970
5
40-43
Consignment Invoices, 1987-2009
5
44
Invoices for Expenses, 1928-1991
5
45
Ledger, Gallery Sales, 1987-1993
6
1
Ledger, Sales by Artist, 1980-circa 1991
6
2-3
Ledger, Sales by Date, February 1944-December 1944
6
4
Ledger, Stock American Prints and Watercolors, 1980-1983
6
5
Loan Records, General, 1926-1999
6
6
Loan Records, A-W, 1960-1981
6
7
Loan Records, A-C, 1967-1991
6
8-9
Loan Records, H-P, 1966-1977
6
10
Loan Records, R-W, 1971-1987
6
11
Loan Records, A-C, 1970-1985
6
12
Loan Records, D-L, 1970-1990
6
13
Loan Records, M-N, 1970-1990
6
14
Loan Records, O-R, 1970-1990
6
15
Loan Records, S-Z, 1970-1990
6
16-17
Loan Records, Dealer A-I, 1965-1986
6
18
Loan Records, Dealers J-M, 1970-1980
6
19
Loan Records, Dealers M-Z, 1966-1993
6
20-21
Loan Records, Dealers A-Z, 1967-1973
7
1-2
Loan Records, Galleries and Museums, 1966-1992
7
3
Loan Records, Individuals A-Z, 1967-1970
7
4
Loan Records, Return Receipt Forms M, 1964-1974
7
5
Print Price and Inventory Lists, 1934-circa 1989
7
6
Purchase Orders, circa 1954-1991
7
7
Quotes, circa 1950s
7
8
Receipt of Artwork, Note Cards, circa 1940-circa 1979
17
Receipt of Artwork, Original Envelope for Portion of Note Cards, circa 1972
7
9
Report of Sales, General, 1952-circa 1986
7
10-12
Report of Sales, A-B, 1947-1989
7
13
Report of Sales, C-D, 1978-1991
7
14
Report of Sales, E-F, 1978-1990
7
15
Report of Sales, G-I, 1978-1990
7
16
Report of Sales, J-K, 1954-1987
7
17
Report of Sales, L-W, 1950-circa 1991
7
18
Report of Sales, P, 1951-1969
7
19
Report of Sales, S, 1949-1997
7
20-23
Report of Sales, Fragments, circa 1973
7
24
Sales Invoices, G12454-12699, January 2, 1957-March 18, 1957
7
25-27
Sales Invoices, G12700-13632, March 19, 1957-December 31, 1957
8
1-9
Sales Invoices, B8247-9399, September 1, 1961-December 28, 1961
8
10-20
Sales Invoices, B9400-9933, December 29, 1961-February 27, 1962
8
21-25
Sales Invoices, G18589-18999, March 1-September 11, 1962
8
26-29
Sales Invoices, G19000-19299, September 11-December 19, 1962
9
1-3
Sales Invoices, G19300-19905, December 19, 1962-June 27, 1963
9
4-9
Sales Invoices, G22490-23299, January 4-December 16, 1966
9
10-17
Sales Invoices, G23300-23999, December 16, 1966-December 14, 1967
9
18-24
Sales Invoices, G24000-24599, December 14, 1967-December 10, 1968
9
25-30
Sales Invoices, G24600-24999, December 10, 1968-September 9, 1969
9
31-34
Sales Invoices, G25000-25599, September 10, 1969-December 9, 1970
10
1-6
Sales Invoices, G25600-26055, December 9, 1070-December 31, 1971
10
7-10
Sales Invoices, B52005-52799, June 15, 1979-December 27, 1979
10
11-18
Sales Invoices, B52800-53427, December 27, 1979-March 31, 1980
10
19-24
Sales Invoices, B59800-60599, December 23, 1985-February 14, 1987
10
25-32
Sales Invoices, B60600-61433, February 19, 1987-April 7, 1989
11
1-9
Sales Invoices, G28584-29892, July 19, 1979-March 23, 1989
11
10-22
Sales Invoices, B56628-57899, July 1, 1982-November 2, 1983
11
23-35
Sales Invoices, B57900-59799, November 2, 1983-December 23, 1985
12
1-19
Sales Invoices, General, 1983-2002
12
20-21
Sales by Artist and Subject, 1958-1961
12
22-29
Sales by Artist and Subject, 1962-1971
13
1-20
Sales by Artist and Subject, 1962-1973
13
21-23
Sales Invoices for Weyhe Bookshop, 1959-1960
13
24-29
Sales Invoices for Weyhe Bookshop, 1959-1960
14
1-3
Shipping and Consulate Forms, 1929-1991
14
4
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Series 5: Printed Materials, 1930-2014
0.8 Linear feet
Box 14, OV 18

Printed materials include booklets and pamphlets, bulletins and journals, photocopies of sales catalogs beginning with catalog #2 dating from the 1920s for the Weyhe Gallery, sales catalogs for Peter H. Deitsch, clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs, postcards, posters, and press releases.
Description Container Select
Booklets and Pamphlets, circa 1946-2014
14
5-6
Bulletins and Journals, 1930-1984
14
7
Catalogs of Prints for Sale at Weyhe Gallery, #2, 69-79, circa 2000
The material in these files are photocopies of original sales catalogs dating from 1932 to 1951 of prints and books.
14
8-12
Catalog of Prints at Peter H. Deitsch, 1961-1962
14
13
Clippings, 1951-1993
14
14
Exhibition Announcements, 1947-2014
14
15
Exhibition Catalogs, 1945-2014
14
16-19
Postcards, circa 1971
14
20
Posters, 1977
18
Press Releases, circa 1956-1999
14
21
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Series 6: Scrapbooks, circa 2000
1 Linear foot
Boxes 14-16

The scrapbooks are photocopies of clippings dating from 1919 to 1951 regarding prints, artists, and the gallery. Each of the 8 volumes includes a list of each article arranged alphabetically by name or subject and a list arranged by page number.
Description Container Select
Volume 1: November 1919-December 1930 (Part 1 of 2), circa 2000
14
22
Volume 1: November 1919-December 1930 (Part 2 of 2), circa 2000
15
1
Volume 2: December 1922-December 1926, circa 2000
15
2-3
Volume 3: February 1927-March 1928, circa 2000
15
4-5
Volume 4: February 1928-March 1929, circa 2000
15
6-7
Volume 5: March 1929-October 1930 (Part 1 of 2), circa 2000
15
8
Volume 5: March 1929-October 1930 (Part 2 of 2), circa 2000
16
1
Volume 6: October 1930-June 1932, circa 2000
16
2-3
Volume 7: September 1930-December 1951, circa 2000
16
4-5
Volume 8: March 1932-July 1946, circa 2000
16
6

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