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Archives related to: Kraushaar Galleries
| title | Kraushaar Galleries records, 1877-2006 |
| repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | The records of New York City Kraushaar Galleries measure 106.3 linear feet and 0.181 GB and date from 1877 to 2006. Three-fourths of the collection documents the gallery's handling of contemporary American paintings, drawings, and sculpture through correspondence with artists, private collectors, museums, galleries, and other art institutions, interspersed with scattered exhibition catalogs and other materials. Also included are John F. Kraushaar's estate records; artists' files; financial ledgers documenting sales and gallery transactions; consignment and loan records; photographs of artwork; sketchbooks and drawings by James Penney, Louis Bouché, and others; and two scrapbooks. There is a 6.0 linear foot unprocessed addition to this collection donated in 2022 that includes correspondence with artists, galleries, organizations and individuals regarding works of art, filed alphabetically by year. Materials date from circa 1959-1999, with the bulk from 1990-1999. |
| extent | 106.3 Linear feet; 0.181 Gigabytes |
| formats | Clippings Correspondence Financial Records Photographs Catalogs |
| access | This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. A fragile original scrapbook is restricted. Contact Reference Services for more information. |
| record link | https://sirismm.si.edu/EADpdfs/AAA.kraugall.pdf |
| record source | http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/kraushaar-galleries-records-7781 |
| finding aid | https://sirismm.si.edu/EADpdfs/AAA.kraugall.pdf |
| acquisition information | 53.5 linear feet of records were donated to the Archives of American Art by Kraushaar Galleries in three separate accessions in 1959, 1994, and 1996. Katherine Kaplan of Kraushaar Galleries donated an additional 38.4 linear feet in 2008-2009 and an additional 8.4 linear feet in 2012-2017 and 6.0 linear feet in 2022. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:26 |
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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 | 02/14/2025 10:07:34 |
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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 | 02/14/2025 10:07:34 |
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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 | 02/14/2025 10:07:45 |
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