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Gelman, Jacques

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role Collector
dates 1912-1986
city New York City
stateNY
other citiesSaint Petersburg, Russia; Mexico City, Mexico;
sex M
historical notes Jacques Gelman was an art collector, European and Mexincan film producer and distributor. He and his wife, nee Natasha Zahalka (Moravia, now Czech Republic), collected 20th century European and Mexican paintings.

The Gelman collection included work by Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, José Clemente Orozco, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Rufino Tamayo, Gunther Gerszo, Maria Izquierdo, Leonora Carrington, Carlos Merida, Carlos Orozco Romero, Juan Soriano, Agustin Lazo, Matisse, Picasso, Braque, Bonnard, Derain, Miro, Dali, Tanguy, Balthus and others.

Natasha bequeathed some work from their collection to The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The remaining works from the Gelman Estate are overseen by the Vergel Foundation (New York and Mexico City).
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1940-1950
1950-1960
1960-1970
1970-1980
1980-1990
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Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details
The Museum of Modern Art
Library and Archives
Artist file: Gelman, Jacques; miscellaneous uncataloged material. see details...
The Museum of Modern Art
Library and Archives
William S. Lieberman Papers, 1948-1984 see details...
The Museum of Modern Art
Library and Archives
Department of Circulating Exhibitions Records, 1931-1990 see details...

see also:
Gelman, Natasha