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Archives related to: Kraushaar Galleries
| title | Kraushaar Galleries records, 1901-1968 (bulk 1926-1968) | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | The records of the Kraushaar Galleries consist primarily of correspondence between John and Antoinette Kraushaar and the painters, sculptors and other artists whom they represented or whose work they handled, private collectors, galleries, museums, and other art institutions in the United States, South America, Canada, and Europe. Also found are exhibition catalogs, artwork, photographs of artwork, financial and insurance records, receipts, and miscellaneous notes. The collection reflects all activities conducted in the day-to-day operation of the business and relates to the acquisition, loan, sale, and exhibition of art by twentieth-century American artists and European artists of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The records document specific arrangements for loans and exhibitions, artist-dealer relations, relationships with public and private collectors, interaction with art dealers, and routine requests for information. Correspondents include artists Humbert Albrizio, Bernard Arnest, Peggy Bacon, Gifford Beal, Reynolds Beal, Louis Bouché, Russell Cowles, Leonard DeLonga, Charles Demuth, Kenneth Evett, William Dean Fausett, Vaughn Flannery, William Glackens (and his widow, Edith, following his death in 1938), Ernst Halberstadt, Tom Hardy, John Hartell, John Heliker, Gaston Lachaise, Robert Laurent, James Lechay, Harriette Miller, Carl Morris, James Penney, Charles Prendergast (regarding his work and work of his brother, Maurice), Boardman Robinson, Henry Schnakenberg, John Sloan, Vernon Smith, and Esther Williams; collectors Preston Harrison, Duncan Phillips, Elizabeth S. Navas (regarding her work to assemble the Roland P. Murdock Collection of the Witchita Art Museum) and others; and institutions, among them the Art Institute of Chicago, Carnegie Institute, Cleveland Museum of Art, Lehigh University (Ralph L. Wilson), Museum of Modern Art, New Britain Institute (Alix W. Stanley), Toledo Museum of Art, University of Nebraska Art Dept. (Dwight Kirsch), and the Whitney Museum of American Art; and European art dealers, such as Alex. Reid & Lefevre, Ltd., Ernest Brown and Co., Etienne Bignou, Paul Guillaume, J. Allard, and others. The Photographs series consists of 222 undated photographs of works of art taken by various studios, presumably shown to customers and used by Kraushaar Galleries for advertising. (These are in addition to photographs contained within Series 1-3). The artwork consists of 2 items: an print, ca. 1926, from Marguerite and William Zorach conveying a Chrismas greeting, and a print by an unidentified artist, ca. 1938. REELS NKR 1-NKR 3: Records lent for microfilming in 1956 include: a clipping book, 1907-1930, containing primarily reviews of exhibitions; loose clippings, 1930-1946; photographs of paintings shown, photographed by Peter A. Juley & Son and by Colten; and a group of photographs and clippings related to George Luks. |
| extent | 53.5 linear feet |
| formats | Clippings Correspondence Financial Records Photographs Catalogs |
| access | Microfilmed portion must be consulted on microfilm. Use of unmicrofilmed portion requires an appointment. Authorization to publish, quote or reproduce requires written permission from: Katherine Kaplan, Kraushaar Galleries, 724 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10019 |
| record link | http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/kraushaar-galleries-records-7781 |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| finding aid | Published finding aid: A Finding Aid to the Records of the Kraushaar Galleries by Stephanie L. Ashley. Electronic finding aid available at http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/findingaids/kraugall.htm |
| acquisition information | Material on reels NKR 1-NKR 3 lent for microfilming 1956 by Kraushaar Galleries. The unfilmed photographs were donated in 1959 by the Galleries and merged with 50 ft. of records donated by Kraushaar Galleries, 1994 and 1996. |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:29:43 |
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| title | Peggy Bacon papers, 1893-1973 (bulk 1900-1936) | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | The papers of printmaker, illustrator, caricaturist, and writer Peggy Bacon measure 3.6 linear feet and date from 1893 to 1973, with the bulk of materials dating from 1900 to 1936. Much of the collection consists of family correspondence, although writings, photographs, artwork, and personal business records from Bacon's late career are also found. Correspondence is found between Peggy Bacon and her parents, Elizabeth and Charles Roswell Bacon. Letters to her mother describe in detail her life as an art student and artist at the Art Students League; summer schools in Port Jefferson, Long Island and Provincetown, Mass.; the Woodstock artists' colony; and her early years in New York City. Letters from her husband, Alexander Brook, to her mother are also present. Letters to Bacon include letters from her early teacher Jonas Lie, and from friends and fellow artists Catherine Wiley, Dorothy Varian, Katherine Schmidt, Anne Rector Duffy, and others. Her parents' extensive correspondence includes letters to her father from the artists Jules Adler, Rudolph Bunner, Ira Remsen, and Charles Downing Lay. The collection also contains Peggy Bacon's school reports and writing assignments, a marriage certificate, scattered poetry manuscripts and notes by Peggy Bacon, and fiction manuscripts by Charles Roswell Bacon. Personal business records date from the 1960s and 1970s and include publisher's royalty statements, gallery sales statements, and scattered business correspondence with Antoinette Kraushaar and other staff at the Kraushaar Galleries. Photographs depict Bacon and her family, friends, homes, and works of art. Artwork includes several original drawings and sketches by Bacon, as well as artwork by Alexander Brook, Charles Roswell Bacon, and others. Bio / His Notes: Printmaker, painter, caricaturist, illustrator, poet, and writer (of childrens' books). Born Margaret Frances Bacon on May 2, 1895. Grew up in Ridgefield, Conn. Studied at the Art Students' League. Married Alexander Brook. Lived in Cape Porpoise, Me. Died January 3, 1987. Notes: The collection has been digitized and is available online via AAA's website. Printed materials, photographs of works of art, and papers primarily relating to Bacon's relatives have not been digitized and are available on 35 mm microfilm reels 892-899 at Archives of American Art offices, and through interlibrary loan. |
| extent | 3.6 linear ft. |
| formats | Digital Collection Correspondence Writings Photographs Artwork |
| access | The bulk of the collection has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art's website. Use of materials not digitized requires an appointment. |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| finding aid | Collection available on-line at http://www.aaa.si.edu/collectionsonline/bacopegg/ |
| acquisition information | Donated 1973 by Peggy Bacon. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:57 |
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| title | Geoffrey Clements photographic negatives and papers, [ca. 1950-2004]. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | 60,000 negatives and slides of photographs of works of art taken by Clement's and others for art galleries and artists' portraits. Included are ledger books presumably corresponding to the negatives, listing artist, title, gallery and other miscellaneous information. Also found are photographs taken of Whitney Museum of American Art exhibitions; Clement's correspondence with artists (ca. 250 items); and negatives purchased by Clements of works of art taken by Oliver Baker, a colleague of Clements. ADDITION: 634 negatives of works of art taken by Clements and Oliver Baker for Kraushaar Galleries in New York. Bio / His Notes: Fine art photographer; New York, N.Y. |
| extent | ca. 60,000 items; addl. 0.8 linear feet. |
| formats | Photographs Financial Records Correspondence |
| access | Use requires an appointment. |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | Donated 2000 by Geoffrey Clements and in 2004 by Kraushaar Galleries. In 1999 Kraushaar Galleries purchased Clements' negatives for images of works of art which were in the gallery's collection. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:57 |
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| title | Henry G. Keller and Family | repository | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| description | See Box 1, 5. Keller, Henry G., correspondence with C.W. Kraushaar Art Galleries, 1926-1948 |
| extent | Contact repository for further details |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record link | http://library.clevelandart.org/museum_archives/finding_aids/henry_keller/index.php |
| record source | http://library.clevelandart.org/museum_archives/finding_aids/ |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:11 |
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