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titleJacques Seligmann & Co. records
repositoryArchives of American Art
descriptionThe records of Jacques Seligmann & Co. measure approximately 203.1 linear feet and date from 1904 to 1978, with bulk dates from 1913 to 1974. The collection includes extensive correspondence files, reference material on American and European collectors and their collections, inventory and stock records, financial records, exhibition files, auction files, and the records of subsidiary companies. The collection is an invaluable resource in tracing the provenance of particular works of art and provides a comprehensive view of the activities of collectors and art dealers in the years leading up to and following World War II.
extent203.1 Linear feet
formatsGallery Records
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record linkhttps://transcription.si.edu/project/15390
finding aidhttps://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/jacques-seligmann--co-records-9936
acquisition informationThe records of the Paris and New York art dealer Jacques Seligmann & Co., Inc., were donated to the Archives of American Art in 1978 by Mrs. Ethlyne Seligman, widow of Germain Seligman. A small addition of 19 linear feet was donated in 1994.
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