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| title | Estelle Gross interview, 1989 Apr. 5. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | An interview of Estelle Gross conducted by Marina Pacini for the Archives of American Art Philadelphia Project. Gross speaks of her background and education; opening the Gross McCleaf Gallery in Philadelphia; the artists represented, including Larry Day, Edith Emerson, Violet Oakley, Humbert Howard, Jimmy Lueders, Jane Piper, Carroll Tyson, Roswell Weidner, Harold Weston, Arthur B. Carles, and Hobson Pittman; the Philadelphia art scene including other galleries, the art press, collectors and changes over the past twenty years. Gross also discusses her studies under Hobson Pittman |
| extent | 2 sound cassettes + transcript (63 p.) (on partial microfilm reel) |
| formats | Microfilm Sound Recording Transcript Interview |
| access | Transcript: Patrons must use microfilm copy. |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | This interview is part of the Archives' Oral History Program, started in 1959 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others. |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:29:55 |
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| title | Gross McCleaf Gallery selected artists' files, 1947-1986. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Thirteen artists' files containing resumes, letters, consignment lists, photographs and slides of works, clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs on Arthur B. Carles, Larry Day, Edith Emerson, Humbert Howard, Jimmy Lueders, Violet Oakley, Jane Piper, Hobson Pittman, Fairfield Porter, Carroll S. Tyson, Roswell Weidner, Neil Welliver, and Harold Weston. The Day, Howard, and Pittman files also contain photographs. Bio / His Notes: Art gallery; Philadelphia, Pa. Founded in 1969 as the Marlin McCleaf Gallery. After Marlin McCleaf's departure in December 1969, the gallery was incorporated as the Gross McCleaf Gallery, with Estelle Gross as the sole proprietor. |
| extent | 0.8 linear ft. (on 2 microfilm reels) reels 4155-4156 |
| formats | Business Papers Exhibition Files Photographs Exhibition Catalogs Ephemera |
| access | Patrons must use microfilm copy. |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | Selected from gallery records for microfilming. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:56 |
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