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Archives related to: Sidney Janis Gallery
| title | David Herbert papers, circa 1909-1996, bulk 1945-1995 | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Art gallery owner and employee; New York, N.Y. Herbert worked for a number of important contemporary galleries, namely the Betty Parsons Gallery (1951-1953), Sidney Janis Gallery (1953-1959), and the Graham Gallery (1969-1975). In addition, he had his own eponymous gallery (1959-1962), was a private dealer (1964-1969; 1975-1995) and was in partnership with dealer Richard Feigen (1962-1964). The papers of David Herbert consist of scattered records emanating from his work at various art galleries, as well as personal documents such as photographs of occupied Japan, where he served after World War II, and many letters to and from his mother, Sarah Schmerer. Gallery records include appointment calendars; sales books; receipts; list of commissions from the Sidney Janis, David Herbert, and Graham Galleries; and various announcements and catalogs. Also found are correspondence between Herbert and Richard Feigen; files on artists, dealers, and galleries, among them Ellsworth Kelly (whom Herbert discovered and recommended to Betty Parsons, triggering his New York career), Ferus Gallery (containing detailed letters from Irving Blum and Walter Hopps, 1958-1962, relating to its founding), Jeanne Reynal, Anthony Padovano, Sven Lukens, Martha Jackson Gallery, and the Arthur Tooth Gallery; and extensive newspaper clippings on art and the art world (mainly obituaries). Of special interest are two transcripts of radio interviews with Betty Parsons from 1951 and 1952, in which Parsons defends the new and controverial art she showed. |
| extent | 7.0 linear ft. |
| formats | Correspondence Photographs Catalogs Electronic Resource Clippings |
| access | Unmicrofilmed; use requires an appointment and is limited to the Washington, D.C. office. |
| record link | https://sirismm.si.edu/EADpdfs/AAA.herbdavi.pdf |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/david-herbert-papers-6259 |
| acquisition information | Donated 1999 by Jaime Andradre, Herbert's companion. |
| updated | 06/08/2023 16:42:12 |
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| title | Oral history interview with Sidney Janis, 1972 Mar. 21-Sept. 26 | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Art dealer; New York, N.Y.; Operated the Sidney Janis Gallery; d. 1989. An interview of Sidney Janis conducted by Avis Berman for the Archives of American Art's Mark Rothko and His Times oral history project. |
| extent | 3 sound cassettes : analog. |
| formats | Interview Electronic Resource |
| access | ACCESS RESTRICTED; written permission required. Untranscribed; use requires an appointment. |
| record link | n/a |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-sidney-janis-13049 |
| acquisition information | This interview was conducted as part of the Archives of American Art's Mark Rothko and his Times oral history project, with funding provided by the Mark Rothko Foundation. Others interviewed on the project (by various interviewers) include: Sonia Allen, Sally Avery, Ben-Zion, Bernard Braddon, Ernest Briggs, Rhys Caparn, Elaine de Kooning, Herbert Ferber, Esther Gottlieb, Juliette Hays, Buffie Johnson, Jacob Kainen, Louis Kaufman, Jack Kufeld, Katharine Kuh, Stanley Kunitz, Joseph Liss, Dorothy Miller, Betty Parsons, Wallace Putnam, Rebecca Reis, Maurice Roth, Sidney Schectman, Aaron Siskind, Joseph Solman, Hedda Sterne, Jack Tworkov, Esteban Vicente and Ed Weinstein. Each has been cataloged separately. |
| updated | 06/08/2023 16:42:20 |
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| title | Oral history interview with Sidney Janis, 1972 Mar. 21-Sept. 26 | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Interview of Sidney Janis conducted by Paul Cummings for the Archives of American Art. |
| extent | Sound recordings: 12 sound tape reels (22 hours 30 min.) ; 5 in. Transcript: 587 p. |
| formats | Interview Electronic Resource |
| access | Use requires an appointment. ACCESS RESTRICTED written permission required. ALL REQUESTS SHOULD BE FAXED TO CARROLL JANIS. |
| record link | n/a |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-sidney-janis-13049 |
| acquisition information | These interviews are part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others. |
| updated | 06/08/2023 16:42:20 |
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| title | Subject file : Sidney Janis Gallery: miscellaneous uncataloged material. | repository | The Museum of Modern Art |
| description | The folder may include announcements, clippings, press releases, brochures, reviews, invitations, and other ephemeral material. REQUEST THE FILE BY THE CALL PHRASE "SUBJECT FILE" AS WELL AS THE SUBJECT HEADING. Location MoMA Queens Subject Files Call Number mqfs SFQ SIDNEY JANIS GALLERY |
| extent | 1 folder |
| formats | Clippings |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record link | http://library.moma.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?Search%5FArg=%22Sidney%20Janis%20Gallery%22&Search%5FCode=SUBJ%5F&SL=None&CNT=25&PID=14521&BROWSE=2&HC=1&SID=6 |
| record source | https://library.nyarc.org/permalink/01NYA_INST/ai54l4/alma991010282879707141 |
| updated | 11/29/2022 15:49:50 |
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| title | ZADIK: Papers | repository | ZADIK | Central Archive for German and International Art Market Studies |
| description | Information Source: The AAM Guide to Provenance Research by Nancy H, Yeide, Konstantin Akinsha, and Amy L. Walsh, p. 238. |
| formats | Business Papers |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| updated | 09/14/2021 15:20:20 |
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| title | Sidney Janis Gallery exhibition catalogs, 1951-1998. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Complete set of exhibition catalogs from the Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, N.Y., 1951-1998. |
| extent | 178 items (2.0 linear ft.) |
| formats | Exhibition Catalogs |
| access | Unmicrofilmed; use requires an appointment and is limited to AAA's Washington, D.C. office. |
| record link | https://sirismm.si.edu/EADpdfs/AAA.sidnjani.pdf |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/sidney-janis-gallery-exhibition-catalogs-6257 |
| finding aid | Inventory available. |
| acquisition information | Donated 1999 by Carroll Janis, Sidney Janis' son. |
| updated | 06/13/2023 15:06:08 |
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| title | Sidney Janis Gallery Records | repository | Family owned |
| description | The records are held by the family and are not available to the public. |
| formats | |
| access | Not open to the public |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:13 |
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