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Parke-Bernet Galleries print view role Auction_House dates 1937-1964 city New York City state NY sex n/a historical notes Parke-Bernet was founded in 1937, by a group of former employees from the American Art Association, the group included, Otto Bernet (1881–1945), Hiram H Parke (1874–1959), Leslie A. Hyam (1901–1963), Lewis Marion, and Mary Vandergrift (1901–1991). By 1964, having become America’s largest auction house, and a year after the death of it's last living founder, Leslie Hyam, it was purchased by Sotheby & Co. (London, England). There after the firm became Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co., and now known only as Sotheby’s. decades of activity 1940-1950 1950-1960 1960-1970 updated 03/22/2024 12:09:30 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNAF) Search Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Search Wikidata Entry Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details National Gallery of Art, Image Collection 2000B South Club Drive Dealer Photo Archives: Parke-Bernet see details... Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200 Francis Patrick Garvan papers, [ca. 1913-1956]. see details... University of California, Santa Barbara Department of Special Collections Auction catalogs, 1938-1990. see details... Rosenbach Museum & Library 2008-2010 DeLancey Place Rosenbach Company Correspondence, 1903-1953. see details... Dartmouth College Rauner Special Collections Library Earle J. Bernheimer Letter, 1951 January 13, 1951. see details... Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200 Stable Gallery records, 1916-1999 (bulk 1953-1970) see details... Grolier Club 47 East 60th Street Records of the Library Endowment Fund and of the Development Fund, 1920- (bulk 1964-) see details... Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200 Hudson D. Walker papers, 1920-1982. see details... University of California, Santa Barbara Department of Special Collections Trade catalogs of artwork, 1887-1975 see details... University of California, Santa Barbara Department of Special Collections Trade catalogs of furniture, 1890-1956. see details... Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200 American art auction catalog collection, 1785-1962. see details... see also: Bernet, Otto Parke, Hiram H. Hyam, Leslie A. American Art Association Sotheby’s (Firm) «  back