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titleOral history interview with Esther Robles, 1981 August 24-31
repositoryArchives of American Art
descriptionInterview of Esther Robles conducted by Ruth Bowman for the Archives of American Art. Robles speaks of her family background; early art training; opening her own gallery in the 1940s; exhibitions at the gallery and artists who exhibited;

the art community in Los Angeles and some of the problems in being a dealer there; her dedication to showing a variety of artists; working on the U.S. Treasury Department's Art Advisory Panel; and the closing of her gallery. She recalls Stanton MacDonald-Wright. Also present is Robles' husband, Robert.

Bio / His Notes:
Gallery director (Los Angeles, Calif.)

extent7 sound cassettes (125 p. transcript)
formatsSound Recording Transcript
accessUse requires an appointment.
record linkn/a
record sourcehttps://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-esther-robles-12778
acquisition informationThese 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.
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titleOrganization of Art Sponsors records, 1970-1976.
repositoryArchives of American Art
descriptionUNMICROFILMED: Correspondence, membership lists, minutes, and by-laws, from 1970-1976.

REEL 3161: Two v. of the journal "The Lively Arts/West," numbered folio 1 and 2, an intended publication of the Organization of Art Sponsors. The journals include information about the Organization of Art Sponsors; a biographical sketch of the journal's editor, Esther Waggoner Robles; and reports on California artists, galleries, and museums.

Bio / His Notes:
A non-profit group created to support and promote contemporary artists and galleries in the Los Angeles area. Esther Waggoner Robles was president, as well as editor of "The Lively Arts/West."

Additional forms:
35mm microfilm reel 3161 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.


extent6.0 linear ft. (partially microfilmed on partial reel)
formatsAdministrative Records Correspondence Printed Materials
accessUnmicrofilmed: Use requires an appointment and is limited to AAA's Washington, D.C. office. 2 v. Journal: "The Lively Arts/West": Patrons must use microfilm copy.
record linkn/a
record sourcehttps://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/organization-art-sponsors-records-8530
acquisition informationThe 2 journals on reel 3161 were donated in 1973 by Esther Waggoner Robles. Her widower, Robert Robles, donated the 6 ft. of unmicrofilmed records in 2002.
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titleWill Barnet papers, 1897
repositoryArchives of American Art
descriptionREEL N68-22: Paintings of Barnet by James T. Farrell, 1950; exhibition catalogs, 1960-1968; general correspondence, correspondence regarding exhibitions, juries, lectures, teaching, correspondence with museums, art organizations, colleges and universities, dealers, and letters from artists; personal photographs; writings; magazine articles; press releases; and clippings.

REEL N68-35: Writings; drafts of letters; biographical outline; correspondence, 1952-1960; articles and notes about Barnet; clippings; and exhibition catalogs and announcements.

REEL N69-46: Correspondence with artists; writings; drafts of letters; general correspondence; photographs of Barnet including two of him in his studio, 1949 and 1951; ten photographs of Barnet at the Art Student's League lecturing to classes and with artists Byron Browne, Robert Brockman, Reginald Marsh; four group photos of Barnet with Joe Hirsch, Dore Ashton, and Bates Lowry, 1967 and 1968; and of his work; and printed material.

REEL N69-126: Correspondence with museums, galleries and others; sketchbooks; studies; notes and writings; photogrpahs; exhibition catalogs; and miscellany.

REEL N70-48: Writings by Barnet; and a typescript of a book about him by an unidentified author.

REEL 98: Correspondence, writings; photographs; Art Students' League publications; exhibition catalogs and announcements; clippings; and biographical data.

UNMICROFILMED (4.8 ft.) Biographical material; letters, 1940-1982, mainly from artists and galleries; legal and financial records, including price lists, receipts, and income tax records; notes and writings, 1940-1979, by and about Barnet, including transcripts of lectures and discussions; typescripts of interviews, 1968-1982; sketchbooks and 2 art works, 1959-1962;

subject files, 1952-1976; photographs, 1939-1981, of Barnet, his work and an Art Student League dinner; exhibition announcements and catalogs; clippings; press releases; sound recordings and transcripts of lectures, interviews, and discussions, an 8 mm film transferred to VHS of an exhibition at Hirschl & Adler, 1966; and a videotape, 1981, of Barnet.

Among the correspondents are Daisy Barr, Bertha Schaefer Gallery, Cameron Booth, Minna Citron, Worden Day, Emily Genauer, Arthur Heintzelman, Jacob Kainen, Jacob Lawrence, George L. K. Morris, Seong Moy, Mike Nevelson, Henry Pearson, Esther Robles, Jack Shadbolt,

Arnold Singer, George Swinton, John Von Wicht, and the Waddell Gallery. Subjects of photographs include Barnet, Ture Bengtz, Bryon Browne, Alexander Calder, Stuart Davis, Adolf Dehn, Ernest Fiene, Alfred Jenson, Dong Kingman, Reginald Marsh, Lee Salk, Ben Shahn, Raphael Soyer, and Art Students League.

General correspondence, 1962-1991; photographs of Barnet in his studio, with friends, and at events; "Will Barnet: Artist and Teacher," dissertation by Peter Barnet, New York University School of Education, 1974; and printed matter, 1960-1994, consisting of exhibition catalogs, announcements, reviews, and articles.

ADDITION:
Includes correspondence, photographs, videotapes, and audiocassettes of lectures by, and interviews with Barnet from 1970-1998.

Among the correspondents are Richard Anuskiewicz, Ethel Baziotes, Robert Blackburn, Christina Bothwell, Walker Cain, Worden Day, Francoise Gilot, Francine du Plessix Gray, John Hultberg, Everett Ray Kinstler, Mike Nevelson, George Picken, Anne Poor, Paul Resika, Clare Romano, Angelo Savelli, Harry Sternberg and Steve Wheeler.

Among the photographs are Barnet at the printing press at the Art Students League (1930s), and with James Brooks, Everett Ray Kinstler, and Robert Motherwell (1980s); group portraits of Art Students League dinners (1950's) with Julien Levy, Theodoros Stamos, Vytlav Vytacil and William Zorach;

and photographs of Barnet with Isabel Bishop, Robert Beverly Hale, and Nike; and unpublished images include the Famous Artists School in Westport, Conn. showing Barnet with Stuart Davis (1954).

Bio / His Notes:
Painter and printmaker; New York, N.Y. Born in Beverly, Massachusetts, Barnet studied at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts School from 1927 to 1930, and at the Art Students League from 1930 to 1933.

He taught at the Art Students League beginning in 1936, and at the Cooper Union Art School from 1945 to 1965, as well as working as an instructor, visiting critic or professor at many other institutions.

extentca. 10.0 linear ft. (partially microfilmed on 6 reels) reels N68-22, N68-35, N69-46, N69-126, N70-48, and 98
formatsMicrofilm Exhibition Catalogs Writings Correspondence Ephemera
accessContact repository for restrictions and policies.
record linkhttps://sirismm.si.edu/EADpdfs/AAA.barnwill.pdf
record sourcehttps://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/will-barnet-papers-8871
acquisition informationMicrofilmed material lent for filming 1968-1970; materials on reels N68-35, N69-46, and 98 subsequently donated with the exception of scattered items. The unmicrofilmed material was donated 1968-2001. Location of Original: Material on reels N68-22, N69-126, and N70-48 was lent for microfilming. Originals returned to Barnet after microfilming.
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titleEsther Robles Gallery records, 1947-1986.
repositoryArchives of American Art
descriptionArtist's files, including business correspondence, price lists and invoices, newspaper and magazine clippings, press releases, photographs and slides, exhibition announcements, and catalogs and brochures from artists represented by the Esther Robles Gallery.

Bio / His Notes:
Art gallery; Los Angeles, Calif. Est. 1947. Closed 1979.

Organization:
Files are arranged alphabetically.


extent24.8 linear ft.
formatsBusiness Papers Artist Files Correspondence Inventories Photographs
accessUse requires an appointment.
record linkn/a
record sourcehttps://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/esther-robles-gallery-records-13351
acquisition informationDonated 2005 and 2009 by Robert Robles, husband and business partner of Esther Robles who died in 2001.
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titleMarian Gore "Art Scene" interviews and papers, 1958-1969
repositoryArchives of American Art
descriptionTaped interviews of contemporary artists, art gallery owners, historians, and museum directors for Los Angeles radio station KPFK's "Art Scene" program from 1962-1964, conducted by volunteer interviewer, Marian Gore.

Interviewees include Michel Albert, Josef Albers, Joan Ankrum, Streeter Blair, Nick Brigante, Robert Cremean, José Luis Cuevas, James Elliott, Claire Falkenstein, Balcomb Greene, Paul Gerchik, Jurgen Hansen, Walter Hopps, Roger Kuntz, Rico Lebrun, Dr. Thomas Leavitt,

Jacques Lipchitz, Mario Luna, Robert Mallary, Louise Nevelson, Emilio Ortiz, Esther Robles, Otto Schniede, Fritz Schwaderer, Rufino Tamayo, Esteban Vicente, Robert Wark, and June Wayne. Gore's biographical files on the interviewees are also included
extent38 sound tape reels : analog ; 7 in.
formatsSound Recording
accessUntranscribed; use requires an appointment and is limited to AAA's Washington, D.C. office. Researchers must obtain copyright clearance from interviewees prior to publication or airing.
record linkhttps://sirismm.si.edu/EADpdfs/AAA.goremari.pdf
record sourcehttps://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/marian-gore-art-scene-interviews-and-papers-6118
acquisition informationDonated 1997 by Marian Gore.
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titleDoris Kreindler papers, [ca. 1930-1975].
repositoryArchives of American Art
descriptionBiographical sketches, art society memberships and invitations, andKreindler's will; letters from Hans Hoffman, Jacob Kainen, Esther Robles, and others, undated, 1938-1974; a lecture, "Abstraction - Its Full Meaning," presented by Kreindler in 1957;

miscellaneous notes; 5 gallery guest books from her shows at Jacques Seligmann gallery, undated, 1952-1967; gallery receipts; exhibition catalogs, undated, 1930-1975; printed materials;

5 scrapbooks containing letters, photographs, and printed materials; and 4 photographs of Kreindler and ca. 400 of her art works.

Bio / His Notes:
Painter, etcher, educator & lithographer; New York, N.Y.

extent1.6 linear ft.
formatsBusiness Papers Financial Records Correspondence Scrapbooks Ephemera
accessUnmicrofilmed: use requires an appointment and is limited to Washington, D.C. storage facility.
record linkhttps://sirismm.si.edu/EADpdfs/AAA.kreidori.pdf
record sourcehttps://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/doris-kreindler-papers-5755
finding aidInventory of photographs of works of art available in AAA offices.
acquisition informationMaterial donated 1973-1985 by the Doris Kreindler estate, via Mrs. Harold Koffman. Reproduction: Approx. half of all exhibition catalogs are photocopies.
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titleRobert Cremean photographs, [ca. 1960].
repositoryArchives of American Art
descriptionTwelve photographs including eleven of a Robert Cremean sculpture exhibition at the Esther Robles Gallery in Los Angeles, ca. 1960 (two showing Cremean), and a photograph of the sculpture "Three Figures" by Cremean, ca. 1960, photographer unknown.

Bio / His Notes:
Sculptor; Los Angeles, Calif.



extent12 items
formatsPhotographs
accessUse requires an appointment.
record linkn/a
record sourcehttps://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/robert-cremean-photographs-13387
acquisition informationDonated 2006 by Robert D. Ehrlich, American art collector.
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titleOral history interview with Betty M. Asher, 1980 June 30 and 1980 July 7
repositoryArchives of American Art
descriptionAn interview of Betty M. Asher conducted 1980 June 30 and 1980 July 7, by Thomas H. Garver, for the Archives of American Art.

Asher speaks of her family; education; her marriage to Dr. Leonard Asher; buying her first prints and painting from the Associated American Artists Gallery; and early purchases at the Little, Bowinkle, and Green Galleries in Los Angeles. She discusses her interest in abstract expressionism; buying art in Mexico and New York; dealers including Irving Blum, Virginia Dwan, Paul Kantor, Felix Landau, Ernest Raboff, Esther Robles, and Ileana Sonnabend; activities and members of the Modern and Contemporary Art Council of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; her work for Maurice Tuchman; Walter Hopps and the Pasadena Art Museum; and exhibitions and funding of the Asher/Faure Gallery.

Biographical/Historical Note:
Betty M. Asher (1914-1994) was an art collector and art dealer of Beverly Hills, Calif.

extent4 sound cassettes; Transcript: 59 p.
formatsSound Recording Transcript Online Transcript
accessOnline Transcript
record linkhttps://www.aaa.si.edu/download_pdf_transcript/ajax?record_id=edanmdm-AAADCD_oh_211936
record sourcehttps://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-betty-m-asher-12547
acquisition informationPart of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958.
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