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Archives related to: Alan Gallery (Charles Alan)
| title | Alan Gallery records, 1953-1970. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Correspondence with artists; general business correspondence, 1953-1969; legal documents (some pertaining to owner Charles Alan's separation from the Downtown Gallery and establishment of the Alan Gallery); business records, including price lists, inventories, loan agreements, purchase and consignment records, receipts for purchases, and general ledgers; a card file of gallery stock; two card files recording purchases; two scrapbooks of printed materials on gallery exhibitions; paid bills, statements, tax and insurance records; and photographs (reel 1400) of Landau-Alan Gallery stock, and of Alan Gallery artists. Correspondents include: Paul Adkins, Oliver Andrews, Richard Boyce, William Brice, Paul Burlin, Carroll Cloar, George M. Cohen, Bruce Conner, Robert Cremean, Robert D'Arista, David Fredenthal, Louis Guglielmi, Richard Hunt, Herbert Katzman, William King, Jonah Kinigstein, Robert Knipschild, John Latham, Jacob Lawrence, Wesley Lea, Julian Levi, Jack Levine, Edmund Lewandowski, Robert Malaval, Marcia Marcus, Walter Meigs, Edward Millman, George L.K. Morris, Robert C. Morris, Edward Moses, Gastone Novelli, Yutaka Ohashi, Nathan Oliveira, Charles Oscar, Eileen Pendergast, Robert Preusser, Easton Pribble, Mitchell Siporin, Jack Squier, Reuben Tam, John Thomas, Robert S. Titus, Bryan Wilson, and Karl Zerbe. Included in the collection are photographs of the following artists/and or works of art: Paul Adkins, Aubrey Beardsley, Richard Boyce, Robert Cremean, William Dole, Edwin Hewitt Collection, John Denman Collection, Paul Klee, Gustave Klimt, Jack Levine, E. L. T. Mesens, Elie Nadelman, Charles Oscar, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Eileen Prendergast, Joseph Stella, and Clara McDonald Williamson. Organization: Artist correspondence is arranged alphabetically; business correspondence is arranged chronologically. The gallery stock card file is arranged alphabetically by artist; one of the two card files listing works purchased from the Alan Gallery is arranged alphabetically by artist; the other is arranged alphabetically by purchaser. |
| extent | 15 linear ft. (on 14 microfilm reels). reels 1379-1391 and 1400 |
| formats | Correspondence Business Records Legal Files Financial Records Inventories |
| access | Patrons must use microfilm copy. Photographic negatives, transparencies of works of art, paid bills, statements, and tax and insurance records are not microfilmed; Unmicrofilmed; stored off site. Contact Chief of Reference Services Washington, D.C. office for access guidelines. |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/alan-gallery-records-5778 |
| acquisition information | Donated 1971 by Charles Alan the founder of the Alan Gallery. |
| updated | 04/24/2025 09:08:28 |
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| title | Oral history interview with Charles Alan, 1970 Aug. 20-25. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | An interview of Charles Alan conducted 1970 Aug. 20-25, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art. Alan speaks of studying scene and stage design; attending Yale School of Drama; doing illustrations for various publications; traveling and studying in Europe; working as a set designer for MGM and Warner Brothers; his experiences working at the Downtown Gallery; his thoughts and recollections about Edith Halpert; leaving Downtown Gallery and starting his own gallery; his opinions on the future of small galleries in New York; museum purchases; Edith Halpert’s art collection; selling his gallery to Felix Landau; and various thoughts concerning the art world. He recalls Norman Bell Geddes, Edith Halpert, Stuart Davis, Julien Levy, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Kirk Askew, Raymond Breinin, Ben Shahn, George Washburn, Edward Root, Joe Hirshhorn, John Marin, John Marin Jr., Lawrence Allen, Georgia O’Keeffe, William Harnett, Julian Levi, Jack Levine, Karl Zerbe, Bruce Conner, Richard Baker, Paul Sachs, and many others. |
| extent | Sound recording: 2 sound tape reels ; 5 in. Transcript: 37 p. |
| formats | Sound Recording Transcript Online Transcript |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record link | https://www.aaa.si.edu/download_pdf_transcript/ajax?record_id=edanmdm-AAADCD_oh_212203 |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-charles-alan-11699 |
| acquisition information | Part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958. |
| updated | 10/03/2025 11:58:55 |
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| title | Oral history interview with Charles Alan on Aline Saarinen, 1973 February 17 | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | An interview of Charles Alan conducted by Paul Cummings for the Archives of American Art. Alan reminisces about his sister, Aline Saarinen. He touches upon her educational background; her work for ART NEWS magazine and the NEW YORK TIMES; and research for her book, THE PROUD POSSESSORS, and an unpublished biography of Stanford White. He discusses Saarinen's television career with NBC News; and her relationships with Edgar Kaufman, Jr., Joseph Louchheim, John McAndrew, Elizabeth Shaw, Frank Stanton and others. Alan also comments on Eero Saarinen's personality, architectural projects, and work methods. |
| extent | 1 sound tape reel ; 5 in. (31 p. transcript) |
| formats | Sound Recording Transcript |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-charles-alan-aline-saarinen-12458 |
| acquisition information | Part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958. |
| updated | 10/03/2025 11:58:55 |
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