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Archives related to: Galleria dell’Ariete
| title | Galleria dell’Ariete records, 1955-1993. | repository | The Getty Research Institute |
| description | The Galleria dell’Ariete records contain all of the surviving business papers of the gallery from its foundation by Beatrice Monti della Corte in 1955 to its closure, as a gallery, in 1979, plus papers connected with her continued activities under the Galleria’s name during the following few years. Also included are the business records of the Galleria’s offshoot, Ariete Grafica, from its opening in 1970 to the mid-1980s. These records comprise correspondence (letters received and copies of letters sent) with dealers, collectors, and artists in many countries; business records including accounts and stock cards, which give extensive information on the acquisition, sale and movement of works of art; and business diaries and minute books, the earliest of which include the articles of association and the statutes of the Galleria. The correspondence is arranged by region (Europe, the United States, and Asia) and then chronologically. Artists represented in the collection include: Appel, Arakawa, Cascella, Castellani, Dorazio, Sam Francis, Helen Frankenthaler, King, Merlotti, Saura, Sutherland, Takahashi, and Tapies, among others. These materials are supplemented by an extensive file of press clippings, which include notices about specific exhibitions at the Galleria, articles about artists, and some items of general interest about art and culture. There is a complete run of catalogs for the Galleria’s exhibitions from 1955-1979, with related ephemera, and a collection of pages of signatures from visitors’ books put out for some of the exhibitions. A comprehensive photographic archive documents works of art and exhibitions, and includes photographs of artists and other individuals, and of gallery activities. Photographers include Carlo Cisventi, Ugo Mulas, Hans Namuth, and Vicenzo Satta, among others. Additional Authors or Names: Appel, Karel, 1921-2006. Arakawa, Shsaku, 1936-. Castelli, Leo. Cisventi, Carlo. Francis, Sam, 1923-1994. Frankenthaler, Helen, 1928-. King, Phillip, 1934-. Monti della Corte von Rezzori, Beatrice. Mulas, Ugo. Namuth, Hans. Parsons, Betty. Satta, Vincenzo, 1937-. Saura, Antonio, 1930-1998. Scordia, Antonio, 1918-. Sonnabend, Ileana. Sutherland, Graham Vivian, 1903-1980. Takahashi, Sh . Tàpies, Antoni, 1923- Betty Parsons Gallery. Kasmin Limited. Leo Castelli Gallery. |
| extent | ca. 40 linear ft. (77 boxes, 2 flat file folders) |
| formats | Clippings Correspondence Financial Records Notebooks Scrapbooks |
| access | Open for use by qualified researchers. |
| record link | http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cat525195 |
| record source | http://library.getty.edu/vwebv/searchBasic |
| finding aid | Inventory available in the repository; folder-level control. |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:29:56 |
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