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Schaefer, Bertha, 1895-1971 print view role Dealer/Gallery dates 1895-1971 city New York City state NY sex F historical notes Interior designer and gallery director. Graduated from the Mississippi State College for Women and the Parsons School of Design. In 1924, she opened Bertha Schaefer Interiors. In 1944, she opened the Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York City primarily to show the work of American painters and sculptors, but eventually included European artists. In 1972, following her death, the gallery's name was changed to the New Bertha Schaefer Gallery. decades of activity 1920-1930 1930-1940 1940-1950 1950-1960 1960-1970 1970-1980 updated 10/31/2024 13:33:16 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 Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200 Bertha Schaefer papers and gallery records, 1909-1975, bulk 1940-1965 see details... Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200 Bertha Schaefer interview, 1970 April 20-1970 April 22. see details... Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200 Louis Newman interviews with Molly Barnes and Will Barnet, 2005-2006. see details... «  back