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Archives related to: Robles, Esther
| title | Esther Robles interviews, 1981 Aug. 24-Aug. 31. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Interview 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.) |
| extent | 7 sound cassettes (125 p. transcript) |
| formats | Sound Recording Transcript |
| access | Use requires an appointment. |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| 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 | 03/16/2023 10:30:04 |
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| title | Organization of Art Sponsors records, 1970-1976. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | UNMICROFILMED: 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. |
| extent | 6.0 linear ft. (partially microfilmed on partial reel) |
| formats | Administrative Records Correspondence Printed Materials |
| access | Unmicrofilmed: 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 source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | The 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. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:09 |
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| title | Will Barnet papers, 1938-2000. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | REEL 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. |
| extent | ca. 10.0 linear ft. (partially microfilmed on 6 reels) reels N68-22, N68-35, N69-46, N69-126, N70-48, and 98 |
| formats | Microfilm Exhibition Catalogs Writings Correspondence Ephemera |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | Microfilmed 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. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:09 |
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| title | Esther Robles Gallery records, 1947-1986. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Artist'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. |
| extent | 24.8 linear ft. |
| formats | Business Papers Artist Files Correspondence Inventories Photographs |
| access | Use requires an appointment. |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | Donated 2005 and 2009 by Robert Robles, husband and business partner of Esther Robles who died in 2001. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:09 |
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| title | KPFK "Art Scene" interviews, 1962-1964. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Taped 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 |
| extent | 38 sound tape reels : analog ; 7 in. |
| formats | Sound Recording |
| access | Untranscribed; 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 source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | Donated 1997 by Marian Gore. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:09 |
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| title | Doris Kreindler papers, [ca. 1930-1975]. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Biographical 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. |
| extent | 1.6 linear ft. |
| formats | Business Papers Financial Records Correspondence Scrapbooks Ephemera |
| access | Unmicrofilmed: use requires an appointment and is limited to Washington, D.C. storage facility. |
| record link | http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/searchimages/index.cfm/collections/digitalcollections/searchimages/index.cfm?fuseaction=Items.BrowseItems&filter_type=Collection&filter_key=5755&mode=browse&search_letter= |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| finding aid | Inventory of photographs of works of art available in AAA offices. |
| acquisition information | Material donated 1973-1985 by the Doris Kreindler estate, via Mrs. Harold Koffman. Reproduction: Approx. half of all exhibition catalogs are photocopies. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:09 |
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| title | Robert Cremean photographs, [ca. 1960]. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Twelve 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. |
| extent | 12 items |
| formats | Photographs |
| access | Use requires an appointment. |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | Donated 2006 by Robert D. Ehrlich, American art collector. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:10 |
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| title | Oral history interview with Betty M. Asher, 1980 June 30 and 1980 July 7 | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | An 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. |
| extent | 4 sound cassettes; Transcript: 59 p. |
| formats | Sound Recording Transcript Online Transcript |
| access | Online Transcript |
| record link | http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-betty-m-asher-12547 |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | Part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:10 |
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