Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Brandus, Edward
| title | Brandes, Edward, 1905: Byron Company Collection | repository | Museum of the City of New York |
| description | Brandes, Edward, Dealer in Paintings -Paintings hanging on a wall at Jas. P Silo's auction room. -Byron Company (New York, NY) -gelatin silver print, 1905 -93.1.1.1694 Brandes, Edward, Dealer in Paintings -Photographs, Prints & Drawings -Byron Company (New York, NY) -gelatin silver print, 1905 -93.1.1.1695 Brandes, Edward, Dealer in Paintings -Paintings hanging on a wall at Jas. P Silo's auction room. -Byron Company (New York, NY) -gelatin silver print, 1905 -93.1.1.1696 Brandes, Edward, Dealer in Paintings -Paintings hanging on a wall at Jas. P Silo's auction room. -Byron Company (New York, NY) -gelatin silver print, 1905 -93.1.1.1697 Brandes, Edward, Dealer in Paintings -Paintings hanging on a wall at Jas. P Silo's auction room. -Byron Company (New York, NY) -gelatin silver print, 1905 -93.1.1.1698 Brandes, Edward, Dealer in Paintings -Paintings hanging on a wall at Jas. P Silo's auction room. -Byron Company (New York, NY) -gelatin silver print, 1905 -93.1.1.1699 Brandes, Edward, Dealer in Paintings -Paintings hanging on a wall at Jas. P Silo's auction room. -Byron Company (New York, NY) -gelatin silver print, 1905 -93.1.1.1700 Historical Note Byron Company (24,174 images) For half a century, the Byron Company (1892-1942) was one of New York City's preeminent commercial photography studios. Two major areas of specialization - stage and ship photography - provided steady work for the firm while it pursued thousands of other commissions. Important subjects include New York’s social elites, street scenes, sports, buildings, and workplaces. |
| extent | 7 items |
| formats | Photographs Digital Collection |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://collections.mcny.org |
| acquisition information | Byron Company (New York, NY) |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:30:04 |
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| title | M. Knoedler & Co. records, approximately 1848-1971 | repository | The Getty Research Institute |
| description | The records of M. Knoedler & Co. document the business of the prominent American art dealer from the mid-19th century to 1971, when the Knoedler Gallery was acquired by Armand Hammer. The archive traces the development of the once provincial American art market into one of the world's leading art centers and the formation of the private art collections that would ultimately establish many of the nation's leading art museums, such as the Frick Collection and the National Gallery of Art. It brings to the foreground the business side of dealing as artworks shuttled back and forth among Knoedler, fellow dealers, and collectors, documenting developments in art connoisseurship, shifting tastes, the changing role of art in American society, and the essential role of private collectors in the formation of public American art collections. The records provide insight into broader economic, social and cultural histories and the nation's evolving sense of place in the world. The Knoedler Gallery became one of the main suppliers of old master and post-Impressionist paintings in the United States. Financial records of the firm provide crucial provenance information on the large number of artworks in American museums that were sold by the gallery. The archive includes stock books, sales books and commission books; correspondence with collectors, artists, art dealers and other associates; photographs of the artworks sold by the gallery; records from the firm's offices in London, Paris and other cities; exhibition files; framing and restoration records, and records of the firm's Print Department. Selected portions of the archive have been digitized and made available online. Connect to selected digitized portions of the archive. Arranged in 14 series: Series I. Stock books; Series II. Sales books; Series III. Commission books; Series IV. Inventory cards; Series V. Receiving and shipping records; Series VI. Correspondence; Series VII. Photographs; Series VIII. Exhibition files; Series IX. American Department records; Series X. Framing and restoration records; Series XI. Print Department records; Series XII. Other financial records; Series XIII. Library cards, scrapbooks, and research materials; Series XIV. Knoedler family papers Biographical/Historical Note: M. Knoedler & Co. was a successor to the New York branch of Goupil & Co., an extremely dynamic print-publishing house founded in Paris in 1827. Goupil's branches in London, Berlin, Brussels, and The Hague, as well as New York, expanded the firm's market in the sale of reproductive prints. The firm's office in New York was established in 1848. In 1857, Michael Knoedler, an employee of Goupil and a manager for the firm, bought out the interests in the firm's New York branch, conducted the business under his own name, and diversified its activities to include the sale of paintings. Roland Knoedler, Michael's son, took over the firm in 1878 and with Charles Carstairs opened galleries in Paris and London. In 1928, the management of the firm passed to Roland's nephew Charles Henschel, Carman Messmore, Charles Carstairs and Carstairs' son Carroll. In 1956 Henschel died, and E. Coe Kerr and Roland Balaÿ, Michael Knoedler's grandson, took over. In 1971 the firm was sold to businessman and collector Armand Hammer. The gallery closed in November 2011. |
| extent | 3042.6 linear feet (5550 boxes, 17 flat file folders). |
| formats | Auction Catalogs Business Records Correspondence Financial Records Ephemera |
| access | Open for use by qualified researchers, with the following exceptions. Boxes 77, 262-264, 1308-1512, 1969-1974, 3592-3723 are restricted due to fragility. Box 4468 is restricted until 2075. |
| record link | http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa2012m54 |
| record source | http://primo.getty.edu/GRI:GETTY_ALMA21129976460001551 |
| contact information | Contact gallery's archivist |
| finding aid | At the Getty Research Institute and over their website. |
| acquisition information | Acquired in 2012. |
| updated | 05/29/2018 14:44:15 |
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| title | Art Collecting Files of Henry Clay Frick, 1881-1925, undated | repository | The Frick Collection and Frick Art Reference Library |
| description | Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919), a Pittsburgh coke and steel industrialist, began forming his art collection in 1881, and continued to acquire works of art until his death in 1919. He bequeathed his New York City residence, furnishings, and art collection to be established as a public art gallery called The Frick Collection, which opened to the public in December 1935. This collection contains correspondence, invoices and financial records, catalogs, inventories, registers, notes, narrative descriptions, and printed material documenting the selection, purchase, exhibition, and disposition of art works in his collection from the years 1881 to 1925, with the bulk of the papers documenting purchases. Scope: The Art Collecting Files of Henry Clay Frick, 1881-1925 and undated, consist of correspondence, invoices and financial records, catalogs, inventories, registers, notes, narrative descriptions, and printed material documenting the selection, purchase, exhibition, and disposition of works of art in Frick's collection. A small number of items in the collection date from after Frick's death, including a catalog and documents regarding claims against the Frick Estate. This is a digital collection that unites the collections formerly known as the Henry Clay Frick Art Collection Files and the Henry Clay Frick Papers, Series I: Art Files. These materials have been supplemented with scanned items from the Henry Clay Frick Papers, Series II: Correspondence, Series III: Voucher Files, Series V: Subject Files, the One East 70th Street Papers, and the Eagle Rock Papers. This digitized material is available by clicking the folder titles within the container list below or through Frick Digital Collections. Materials are arranged in six series: I: Purchases, 1881-1921 and undated; II: Catalogs and Works Exhibited, 1906-[1925]; III: Inventories and Lists, 1903-circa 1925 and undated; IV: Correspondence, Correspondence, 1895-1921; V: Art Not Purchased, Art Not Purchased, 1897-1919; and VI: Printed Material and Miscellanea, 1897-1917 and undated. The bulk of the collection is contained in Series I: Purchases, 1881-1921 and undated, which consists of bill books, registers, and purchase files. Documentation varies greatly from one painting to another, but may include correspondence with dealers, artists, financial institutions, and others connected with the transaction; invoices; canceled checks; vouchers; shipping and insurance documents; descriptions of art works; biographical information about artists or portrait subjects; and newspaper clippings. Many files contain red expanding wallet envelopes used by Frick's office staff to house documents pertaining to his acquisitions. These are referred to in the container list below as "red envelopes." In some cases, acquisition documentation may be limited to only a red envelope, or to purely transactional papers such as receipts and vouchers. Bound volumes are grouped first in this series, followed by acquisition files arranged chronologically. Series II: Catalogs and Works Exhibited, 1906-[1925] contains information about paintings loaned for public exhibition, as well as published and unpublished descriptions of Frick's collection. Arranged chronologically, these files document loans to museums, galleries, societies, and for fundraising purposes during the first World War. Among the institutions to whom he lent paintings are the Metropolitan Museum of Art and M. Knoedler & Co., both in New York, and the Museum of Fine Arts and the Copley Society, both located in Boston. For more information about public access to Frick’s collection, see the requests to visit his galleries in Series IV: Correspondence. In addition to loan documentation, this series also contains published catalogs of Frick’s collection, issued in 1908, 1915, and [1925], as well two handwritten catalogs compiled by his daughter, Helen Clay Frick, circa 1910. Series III: Inventories and Lists, 1903-circa 1925 and undated, contains accounting summaries, lists of paintings, and inventories of art objects and furniture at various Frick residences. A number of the inventories and lists contained here seem to have been prepared for bookkeeping or insurance purposes. Inventories and lists may document works by particular artists, paintings returned to the dealer, or works moved between Frick’s homes in Pittsburgh, New York, and Massachusetts. Files are arranged chronologically. Series IV: Correspondence, 1895-1921, contains files of Frick’s correspondence with art dealers and publishers, along with numerous requests to visit his gallery. Topics discussed may include potential works for acquisition, the activities of other collectors and dealers, and the reproduction of works for publication. Requests to visit Frick’s gallery were made by individuals and groups who wished to see the collection while it was still housed in a private residence, and provide some insight into the extent to which Frick allowed the public to view his collection. This series also contains a letterpress copybook of Frick's replies on various matters related to art collecting and the administration of his collection. Correspondents in the letterbook include Charles Carstairs, Roland F. Knoedler, Alice Creelman, Roger Fry, and Joseph Duveen. Series VI: Printed Material and Miscellanea, 1897-1917 and undated, contains photographs of works purchased by Frick and later returned, catalogs from American and British galleries, notes, and a handful of articles about Frick’s collection published during his lifetime. The catalogs contained here largely concern the sale of works on paper, furniture, and decorative arts objects. While Frick did purchase selected items from George B. Warren's collection of porcelains, it has not been confirmed whether or not Frick acquired items from any of the other catalogs here. |
| extent | 15.5 Linear feet (20 boxes, 5 volumes, and 3 containers of oversize material) |
| access | Contact the Archives at the Frick Art Reference Library for access restrictions. |
| record link | https://www.frick.org/sites/default/files/FindingAids/ArtCollectingFiles.html |
| record source | https://library.frick.org/permalink/01NYA_INST/1qqhid8/alma991010196349707141 |
| acquisition information | Gifts of Helen Clay Frick, 1953-1954, and the Helen Clay Frick Foundation, 2015. Digitized through a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, 2015-2016. |
| updated | 08/30/2022 11:08:11 |
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| title | Carnegie Institute, Museum of Art records, 1883-1962, bulk 1885-1940 | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Box 22, folder 5: Brandus, Edward, 1907-1911, 1905 Collection Summary: The records of the Carnegie Institute, Museum of Art measure 264.3 linear feet and date from 1883-1962, with the bulk of the material dating from 1885-1940. The collection includes extensive correspondence between the museum's founding director, John Beatty, and his successor, Homer Saint-Gaudens, with artists, dealers, galleries, collectors, museum directors, representatives abroad, shipping and insurance agents, and museum trustees. The collection also includes Department of Fine Arts interoffice memoranda and reports; loan exhibition files; Carnegie International planning, jury, shipping, and sale records; Department of Fine Arts letterpress copy books, and a copy of the original card catalog index to these records. Biographical/Historical Note The Carnegie Institute Museum of Art was established in 1895 by industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. |
| extent | 264.3 linear feet |
| access | Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information. |
| record link | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/carnegie-institute-museum-art-records-7343 |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/carnegie-institute-museum-art-records-7343 |
| acquisition information | The Carnegie Institute, Museum of Art records were loaned for microfilming in 1966 and later donated to the Archives of American Art in 1972. A small addition of scattered correspondence was donated 2017 by Carnegie Museum of Art via Elizabeth Tufts-Brown, Registrar. |
| updated | 10/29/2018 17:56:58 |
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