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Archives related to: Mercury Galleries (New York, N.Y.)
| title | Bernard Braddon and Sidney Paul Schectman interview, 1981 Oct. 9. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Bernard Braddon and Sidney Paul Schectman operated Mercury Galleries in New York, N.Y., in existence from 1937 to 1940. Held 6th show of The Ten, called the Whitney Dissenters. An interview of Bernard Braddon and Sidney Schectman conducted by Avis Berman for the Archives of American Art's Mark Rothko and His Times oral history project. Braddon and Schectman recall the origins of the Mercury Gallery and their involvement with the artists group The Ten, in which Rothko participated. |
| extent | Sound recording: 2 cassettes : analog. Transcript: 31 p. (on partial microfilm reel) reel 4937 |
| formats | Electronic Resource |
| access | Transcript: Patrons must use microfilm copy. |
| record link | https://www.aaa.si.edu/download_pdf_transcript/ajax?record_id=edanmdm-AAADCD_oh_215625 |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-bernard-braddon-and-sidney-paul-schectman-12316 |
| acquisition information | This interview was conducted as part of the Archives of American Art's Mark Rothko and his Times oral history project, with funding provided by the Mark Rothko Foundation. Others interviewed on the project (by various interviewers) include: Sonia Allen, Sally Avery, Ben-Zion, Ernest Briggs, Rhys Caparn, Elaine de Kooning, Herbert Ferber, Esther Gottlieb, Juliette Hays, Sidney Janis, Buffie Johnson, Jacob Kainen, Louis Kaufman, Jack Kufeld, Katharine Kuh, Stanley Kunitz, Joseph Liss, Dorothy Miller, Robert Motherwell, Betty Parsons, Wallace Putnam, Rebecca Reis, Maurice Roth, Aaron Siskind, Joseph Solman, Hedda Sterne, Jack Tworkov, Esteban Vicente and Ed Weinstein. Each has been cataloged separately. |
| updated | 05/02/2023 12:23:49 |
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| title | Mercury Galleries records, 1937-1943 | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | 7 letters, 1 referring to the Whitney Dissenters exhibit, 1938; a promissory note, 1938, to the Mercury Galleries from artist Harold Anton; notes and writings, including an essay, "Antonism"; a transcript, 1938, of an interview, "What's Wrong with American Art" by Sidney-Paul Schectman and Bernard B. Braddon; clippings; press releases and calendars of events; exhibition announcements and catalogs; miscellaneous printed material, some of which refers to the Artmart; photographs of an exhibition, of Harold Anton, and of works of art by Anton, Cleo Hartwig, Rizzuto, John Rood, Nicholas Takis, and Rachel Mack Wilson. |
| extent | 0.2 linear ft. (on partial microfilm reel). reel 3890 |
| formats | Correspondence Notes Interview Clippings Photographs |
| access | Patrons must use microfilm copy. |
| record link | https://sirismm.si.edu/EADpdfs/AAA.mercgall.pdf |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/mercury-galleries-records-7197 |
| acquisition information | Donated by Bernard B. Braddon, co-owner of the Mercury Gallery. |
| updated | 06/08/2023 16:42:18 |
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