Object Details
Collection Creator
Downtown Gallery
Collection Citation
Downtown Gallery records, 1824-1974, bulk 1926-1969. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents note
Printed matter produced by others (3 linear feet) includes exhibition catalogs; checklists; invitations and announcements; newsclippings; press releases; and press kits. This material relates to shows that included works loaned by the Downtown Gallery, or concerns the Edith Gregor Halpert Collection and other subjects related to Halpert and the Downtown Gallery.
There are also publications which include miscellaneous brochures, reports, directories, prospectuses, and catalogs of a variety of organizations, associations, museums, and foundations; most, but not all, are art related. Of particular interest are Standards for Print Dealers, formulated by the Print Council of America (undated); How It Happened, by Albert C. Barnes (undated); Where to Buy American Art (undated); A Disgrace to Philadelphia , by Albert C. Barnes (1938); The Progressive Decay of the Pennsylvania Museum of Art, by Harry Fuiman, Esq., of the Philadelphia Bar (1938), published by Friends of Art and Education; Memorial Service for Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. (May 23, 1948); and Spatialism 5: Don Avigliano, John Moshisky, Stephane Zarhadka (1949).
Additionally, a selection of twenty-five volumes from the library of Edith Gregor Halpert has been retained, but not microfilmed.
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Sponsor
Funding for the processing, microfilming and digitization of the microfilm of this collection was provided by the Henry Luce Foundation. Glass plate negatives in this collection were digitized in 2019 with funding provided by the Smithsonian Women's Committee.
Date
1824-1865, 1920-1969, undated
Archival Repository
Archives of American Art
Identifier
AAA.downgall, Subseries 7.2
Type
Archival materials
Arrangement note
In general, material is arranged by record type and then chronologically. Some of the newsclipping files are arranged by topic.
Collection Rights
Prior to publishing information regarding sales transactions, researchers are responsible for obtaining written permission from both artist and purchaser involved. If it cannot be established after a reasonable search whether an artist or purchaser is living, it can be assumed that the information may be published 60 years after the date of the sales transaction. Contact Reference Services for more information.
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Collection Restrictions
The microfilm of this collection has been digitized and is available online via the Archives of American Art website.
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Record ID
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