Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Fifth Avenue Gallery
| title | Fifth Avenue Gallery records, 1962. |
| repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Fifteen photographs of the Fifth Avenue Gallery taken by Clarence John Laughlin; and exhibition announcements. |
| extent | 18 items (on 1 partial microfilm reel) reel 1685 |
| formats | Photographs |
| access | Patrons must use microfilm copy. |
| record link | n/a |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/fifth-avenue-gallery-records-8113 |
| acquisition information | Lent for microfilming, 1979, by Pauline Evans, founder and director of the gallery. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:27 |
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| title | Miscellaneous art exhibition catalog collection, 1813-1953, bulk 1915-1925 |
| repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Executor sale catalogs, including "William Bradford, A.N.A." [1892]; "Catalogue of Paintings by the Late George Inness, N.A. ...1895"; and "Oil Paintings by the Late Wm. L. Picknell... 1900". The Bradford catalog is inscribed in ink, on the cover "Permission is hereby give to Robert Sommerville, Esq., auctionneer, to sell the paintings enumerated in the within catalogue..." Bio / His Notes: Art gallery, auction house; 366 Fifth Ave., New York, N.Y. Auctioneers were Robert Somerville and James P. Silo. Contained in: Miscellaneous art exhibition catalog collection, 1887-1934 bulk 1915-1925 |
| extent | ca. 30,000 items (on 559 microfilm reels) |
| formats | Microfilm Auction Catalogs Exhibition Catalogs |
| access | Patrons must use microfilm copy. |
| record link | https://sirismm.si.edu/EADpdfs/AAA.archamea.pdf |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/miscellaneous-art-exhibition-catalog-collection-9520 |
| finding aid | A list of auction houses and related microfilm reel numbers is available at AAA offices. In addition, the Washington, D.C. reference desk's copy of Harold Lancour's "American Art Auction Catalogs: A Union List" (1944) has been annotated with reel and frame numbers. |
| acquisition information | Contained in: Miscellaneous art exhibition catalog collection, 1887-1934 bulk 1915-1925 |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:45 |
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