Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America

Parke, Hiram H. print view role Auction_House Scholar/Critic/Expert dates 1874-1959 city New York City state NY other cities Strafford, PA; sex M historical notes In 1939, Hiram H. Parke and with Otto Bernet co-founded the auction house Parke-Bernet Galleries. Parke had worked with the auction firm Samuel T Freeman & Co. in Philadelphia and when he moved to New York 1905, he began his own auction firm Hiram H. Parke. In 1918, he sold his company to and joined the firm American Art Association which in 1939 merged with Anderson Galleries. Parke resigned in 1937 two years before starting his new firm with Otto Bernet. Parke-Bernet became America’s largest auction house and in 1964 was purchased by Sotheby’s. decades of activity 1890-1900 1900-1910 1910-1920 1920-1930 1930-1940 1940-1950 updated 10/31/2024 13:33:22 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Search Wikidata Entry Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200 American art auction catalog collection, 1785-1962. see details... see also: Parke-Bernet Galleries Thos. E. Kirby & Co. «  back