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Archives related to: Ward, Eleanor, 1912-1984
| title | Ward, Eleanor, 1912-1984 interviewee. |
| repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | An interview of Eleanor Ward conducted by Paul Cummings for the Archives of American Art. Ward speaks of her family background and early interest in art; starting the Stable Gallery; the first Stable Annual Exhibition, 1953; Abstract Expressionist artists she showed; the success of the Stable Gallery's shows; her own collection; collectors; the gallery's move to 74th Street; the gallery scene in New York; finding new artists; the influence of critics; the reasons for the closing of the Stable Gallery. She recalls Joseph Cornell, Andy Warhol and other artists. |
| extent | Sound recording: 1 sound tape reel ; 5 in. 16 p. transcript. |
| formats | Sound Recording Transcript |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record link | n/a |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-eleanor-ward-11677 |
| acquisition information | Part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:29 |
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| title | Stable Gallery records, 1916-1999 (bulk 1953-1970) |
| repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Records include Artist Files containing a wide variety of materials, such as biographical notes, correspondence, price lists, sales and payment information, printed matter, and photographs. Also included are administrative and financial records, printed matter, sketchbooks and drawings, photographs; personal papers and estate records of gallery founder and owner Eleanor Ward; an interview of Ward, 1969-1970; a video tape of the 1973 Robert C. Scull Collection auction at Sotheby Parke Bernet; and a history of the gallery by Alan Groh, Ward's assistant. Artist files for: Jeremy Anderson, Janice Biala, Robert Birmelin, Varujan Boghosian, Elie Borgrave, Ernest Briggs, James Brooks, Daniel Brustlein, Fritz Bultman, Paul Burlin, Alberto Burri, John Cage, Nicholas Carone, Giorgio Cavallon, Janet Chase, Joseph Cornell, Jan Cox, Elaine de Kooning, Richard Diebenkorn, Thomas Downing, Edward Dugmore, Robert Engman, Ernesto, John Ferren, Joseph A. Fiore, Ron Garrigues, Robert Goodnough, John Graham, Dorothy Heller, Solomon Hyde, Robert Indiana, Robert Insley, Alex Katz, Lee Krasner, Michael Loew, Conrad Marca-Relli, Marisol, Fred Mitchell, Joan Mitchell, Kyle Morris, Robert Motherwell, Lowell Nesbitt, Isamu Noguchi, John Opper, George Earl Ortman, Stephen Pace, Walter Plate, Jeanne Reynal, Oli Sihvonen, Richard Stankiewitz, Paul Thek, Cy Twombly, Jack Tworkov, Andy Warhol, Neil Welliver, Robert Zakanych, Henrique Zanartu, and Wilfred Meynell Zogbaum. |
| extent | 2.8 linear ft. (filmed on 3 microfilm reels) reels 5821-5823 |
| formats | Photographs Correspondence Drawings Financial Records |
| access | Patrons must use microfilm copy. |
| record link | https://sirismm.si.edu/EADpdfs/AAA.stabgall.pdf |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/stable-gallery-records-7428 |
| finding aid | http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/findingaids/stabgall.htm |
| acquisition information | Donated 1984 by Alan Groh, Eleanor Ward's assistant at the Stable Gallery and the executor of her estate; in 1997 by Buzz Miller, Groh's partner; and a final small addition by Paul Gardner, Miller's executor, 1999. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:32 |
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