Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Bradley, Margaret, 1894-1978
| title | Otto and Ilse Gerson papers, 1933-1980. |
| repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Otto Gerson married Ilse Goehler in 1939, and together they became important dealers in New York, ca. 1940-1962, bringing works by noted post-war European (and some American) artists to the American market. Records relating to galleries owned and operated by the Gersons, including Fine Arts Associates, Gerson Gallery, and the Marlborough-Gerson Gallery. Among the correspondence with clients, museums, dealers and artists are a 1937 letter from Ernst L. Kirchner to dealer Curt Valentin, letters from Gerhard Marcks, a 1962 letter from Otto to Ilse about improving their life together, a letter detailing cash flow of the estate, and congratulatory letters to Ilse on her retirement from Marlborough-Gerson Gallery. Also includes estimates and invoices for sales of art works, as well as files on Paul Cezanne, Fernand Leger, Jacques Lipchitz, David Smith, Joseph M. Turner, and Fritz Wotruba containing correspondence, financial and sales records and printed material. The Lipchitz file includes a 1942 letter from Lipschitz to Joseph Hirshhorn. Files on collectors Walter Bareiss, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lynde Bradley, Ralph F. Colin, Joseph Hirshhorn, Herbert Klotz, the Georg-Kolbe Museum, Alvin S. Lane, John A. MacAulay, May D. Morton, Joseph Pulitzer, and the Uris Brothers Foundation contain correspondence, purchase invoices, market value affidavits, photographs of works, and a list of collectors of Georges Braque bronzes. A file on the Dina Vierny Gallery (Paris) contains correspondence relating to sales of works by Constantin Brancusi, Fernand Leger, Aristide Maillol and others. Additional business records include certificates of authenticity for works by Georges Braque, Paul Cezanne, Pablo Picasso, and others; purchase and sale records (1948-1963); a sales ledger; balance sheets; audit reports for Fine Arts Associates and Otto Gerson Gallery; merger agreement and related correspondence between Gerson Gallery and Marlborough Gallery; tax return for XYZ Liquidating Corporation; inventories; a stock book; stock lists; and stock cards recording the names of buyers, sellers, and prices. Photographs show the galleries, art works, and the Gersons. Other materials consist of exhibition catalogues, clippings and Ilse Gerson's will. |
| extent | 2.8 linear ft. reels 4049-4053 |
| formats | Correspondence Financial Records Photographs Exhibition Catalogs |
| access | Patrons must use microfilm copy. |
| record link | https://sirismm.si.edu/EADpdfs/AAA.gersotto.pdf |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/otto-and-ilse-gerson-papers-8763 |
| acquisition information | Laurence Schmeckebier, who appraised Ilse Gerson's estate for Indian Head Bank North, suggested that the papers be given to the Archives of American Art. Some artists' files appear to be missing as only six files have been located. The bank's representative has no knowledge of the whereabouts of any additional material. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:47 |
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| title | Milwaukee Art Center. Assistant Director, Exhibitions and Collections Records of John Lloyd Taylor, 1964-1972. |
| repository | Milwaukee Art Center |
| description | Exhibition records regarding planning, scheduling, and research of the shows. Included are records pertaining to a new series "Directions" which explores contemporary art trends and the Mrs. Harry Lynde Bradley traveling exhibitions. Biographical Note John Lloyd Taylor, assistant director of the Art Center from 1967 to 1972, was responsible for management of collections and exhibitions. |
| extent | .8 cubic ft. |
| formats | Administrative Records Exhibition Files Research Files Ephemera |
| access | No restrictions on access. |
| record source | http://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/oclcsearch.html |
| finding aid | Inventory available in repository. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:47 |
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| title | Milwaukee Art Museum. Board of Trustees Records, 1922, 1928, 1952-1981, 1989-[ongoing]. |
| repository | Milwaukee Art Center |
| description | Consists of corporate papers, subject files, minutes, correspondence, reports and manuals. Corporate papers include legal documents, financial contributions, and records of the Art Board of Directors of Milwaukee County War Memorial Center, Inc./Milwaukee Art Center (Museum). Subject files describe the Inaugural of the Mrs. Harry Lynde Bradley wing in the Milwaukee Art Center. Correspondence deals with routine museum administration and the 1975 Inaugural. Minutes document board meetings and date from 1958-1981. Board of Trustee records predating 1957 are found in the predecessor records of Milwaukee Art Association, Milwaukee Art Society and Milwaukee Art Institute (1957-1987). Biographical and Historical Note: Predecessor Milwaukee Art Association held its first election of the board of trustees on April 21, 1887. The board was reorganized in 1909-1910. In addition to the executive committee, various committees support the museum and its predecessors' activities, such as acquisitions, funding, publicity, education, programming, exhibition support, and membership. In 1983 the Emeritus Council was formed, comprised of past board presidents. The Layton Board of Trustees, organized circa 1888, retained their own identity until 1954, when predecessor Milwaukee Art Institute took over the administration of the Layton Art Collection. |
| extent | 8.0 cubic ft. |
| formats | Business Papers Subject Files Ephemera Correspondence Writings |
| access | Some restrictions on access, consult archivist. |
| record source | http://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/oclcsearch.html |
| finding aid | Available in repository. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:47 |
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