Askew, R. Kirk (Ralph Kirk), 1903-1974 |
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role
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Dealer/Gallery |
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dates
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1903-1974 |
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city
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New York City |
| state | NY | | other cities | Andover, MA; Cambrdige, MA; East Greenville, PA; |
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sex
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historical notes
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Ralph Kirk Askew was an art dealer who began his career in 1927 with Durlacher Brothers.
In 1937, Askew became the owner of Durlacher Brothers and ran the business from New York until ca. 1969.
Askew and his wife Constance, neé Constance Atwood and the former wife of Arthur McComb, held a Bohemian salon every Sunday during the “R” Months at their brownstone at 166 East 61st Street. New York’s notable avant-garde attended: writers, poets, musicians, artists and dealers alike participated.
Those who frequented the Askew “Saloon” included, among others, Philip Johnson, Carl Van Vechten, Pierre Matisse, Marie Harriman, Aaron Copland, Joseph Losey, Emily Hahn, Archibald Macleish, Paul and Jane Bowles, and Virgil Thompson, Aaron Copland, George Balanchine, Lincoln Kirstein, Marc Blitzstein, and Agnes de Mille.
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decades
of activity | 1930-1940
1940-1950
1950-1960
1960-1970
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10/31/2024 13:33:23 |
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Archives/Repository |
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Collection Details |
Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200 |
R. Kirk Askew papers, 1942-1958 |
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The Getty Research Institute
Research Libraries, Archives and Special Collections |
Durlacher Bros. Records, 1919-1973. |
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Yale University Library
Manuscripts and Archives |
George Dix papers, 1946-1992. |
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Harvard Art Museum Archives
32 Quincy Street |
Paul J. Sachs Papers, 1903-2005. |
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Harvard Art Museum Archives
32 Quincy Street |
Papers of John Coolidge and Agnes Mongan, 1909-2006. |
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Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200 |
Peter Blume papers, 1870-2001 |
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Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200 |
Oral history interview with Charles Alan, 1970 Aug. 20-25. |
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Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200 |
Stephen Greene papers, 1945-1969. |
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Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200 |
Hyman Bloom papers, 1936-1980 |
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