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Archives related to: East and West Gallery
| title | Leonid and Ethel Gechtoff papers, 1918-1958. |
| repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Leonid Gechtoff was a Russian landscape painter who emigrated to this country in 1922; settling in Philadelphia, Pa. in 1923, where he remained until his death in 1941. His wife Ethel Gechtoff ran a Gallery in San Francisco 1956-1958. Letters recieved, including several from J. Edgar Hoover concerning a painting by Leonid Gechtoff, 1935-1938; two autographed photographs of Hoover; photographs of Leonid Gechtoff and his work; a scrapbook, ca. 1918-1929, containing letters, photographs, exhibition catalogs, clippings and printed miscellany; naturalization papers for Ethel Gechtoff; and material concerning her East & West Gallery in San Francisco, 1956-1958, including leases, exhibition announcements, clippings, and a price list for works of art. |
| extent | .2 linear ft. (on partial microfilm reel). reel 2346 |
| formats | Correspondence Photographs Scrapbooks Exhibition Catalogs Clippings |
| access | Patrons must use microfilm copy. |
| record link | n/a |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/leonid-and-ethel-gechtoff-papers-8200 |
| acquisition information | The donor, Sonia Gechtoff, is the daughter of Leonid and Ethel Gechtoff, and also a painter. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:27 |
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