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Silberman, Abris print view role Dealer/Gallery dates 1896-1968 city New York City state NY other cities Budapest, Hungary; Vienna, Austria; sex M historical notes Abris Silberman was a scholar, collector, and art dealer. Silberman studied art history at Budapest University, and came to the United States in 1928, at the invitation of the art collector, Otto H. Kahn (1867–1934), who had purchased enamels from him. He stayed in New York and opened a branch of his family’s Viennese gallery, E. and A. Silberman Galleries. In 1938, his brother, Elkan Silberman (1892–1952), joined him in operating the New York gallery. The gallery was first located on 57th Street, also operated at 578 Madison Ave, and located later at 1008 Fifth Ave. He married the former Margaret Gordon (1912–1969) in 1932, the marriage ended in divorce in 1954. She established her own art gallery, Picasso Arts, in 1957 it closed in 1965. They had a daughter, Susan Silberman Woodford (husband F. Peter Woodford). updated 03/22/2024 12:09:32 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) Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details Indiana Historical Society William Henry Smith Memorial Library Booth Tarkington collection, ca. 1850-1979. see details... Princeton University Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections Frank Jewett Mather Papers see details... see also: Kahn, Otto Hermann, 1867-1934 Silberman, Margaret, -1969 E. and A. Silberman Galleries (New York, N.Y.) «  back