Kootz Gallery records

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Kootz Gallery records

1923-1966

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The records of modernist New York City Kootz Gallery measure 7.1 linear feet and date from 1923-1966. They consist of scattered correspondence and exhibition files; photograph files of artists, including ones for Picasso, William Baziotes, and Hans Hofmann, among many others; 23 scrapbooks, photographs and slides of the gallery and exhibitions; and scattered personal papers of Samuel M. Kootz.There are two folders of scattered routine incoming letters. Three folders of exhibition files contain limited documentation of the 1952 Kootz Gallery exhibition "To South America," and printed material related to the 1951 exhibition "Art for a Synagogue" held at the Synagogue of Congregation B'nai Israel in Millburn, New Jersey.Artists' Photograph Files contain mostly photographs of 52 artists, their artwork, and their exhibitions. In addition to photographs, there is one folder of artists' autographs. Pablo Picasso and Hans Hofmann's close friendship with Kootz is reflected in this series, as numerous informal personal photos are found in their respective files. A few folders also contain documents, such as transcript notes for a lecture and other writings by Hans Hofmann and a brief review of the work of Georges Braque and David Hare.Printed Material consists of exhibition announcements and catalogs, advertisements, and newspaper and magazine clippings on the gallery and artists associated with the gallery. There are catalogs for Kootz Gallery exhibitions, including "The Intrasubjectives" show of 1949.Twenty-three scrapbooks date from 1931 through 1966 and include exhibition announcements, catalogs, photographs, clippings, and miscellaneous printed material. Scrapbook 1, 1947-1948, focuses on Pablo Picasso. Scrapbooks 2-21 document approximately one year of Kootz Gallery events and press coverage from 1945 to 1966, and Scrapbooks 22-23, 1950-1958, focus on architectural models and exhibitions.Photographic material includes photographs, transparencies, and slides of Kootz Gallery New York and Kootz Gallery Provincetown; interior design photographs showcasing Kootz Gallery artwork hanging in office and residential spaces; group and unidentified exhibitions; group and unidentified artists/artwork; and informal photographs of Samuel Kootz and of his wife, Jane.Samuel Kootz Personal Papers consist of a cocktail party invitation and a copy of the 1923 <emph render="italic">Phi Epsilon Pi Quarterly</emph>, Vol. 6, No. 1.

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Kootz Gallery (N.Y.)

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Kootz Gallery (1945-1966) was an art gallery in New York, N.Y. Kootz Gallery was founded 1945 by Samuel M. Kootz. From the description of Kootz Gallery records, 1923-1966. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 756821032 ...

Ferber, Herbert, 1906-1991

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Herbert Ferber, 1906-1991, sculptor and painter of New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Herbert Ferber, 1981 June 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 233007155 Sculptor, painter; New York, N.Y. Died 1991. From the description of Herbert Ferber interviews, 1968 Apr. 22-1969 Jan. 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220185963 Herbert Ferber (1906-1991) was a sculptor and painter in New York, N.Y. From the description of...

Steffert, Leo

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Western Round Table of Modern Art (1949 : San Francisco, Calif.)

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Kootz Gallery (N.Y.)

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Art gallery; New York, N.Y. Founded 1945. Closed 1966. From the description of Kootz Gallery records, 1931-1966. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122370497 ...

Machado, William C.

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Kootz Gallery (N.Y.)

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Kootz Gallery (1945-1966) was an art gallery in New York, N.Y. Kootz Gallery was founded 1945 by Samuel M. Kootz. From the description of Kootz Gallery records, 1923-1966. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 779476920 ...

Leiter, Saul, 1923-2013

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Schneider, Gérard, 1896-.

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Lassaw, Ibram, 1913-2003

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Sculptor; East Hampton, N.Y.; b. May 4, 1913, Alexandria, Egypt; d. Dec. 30, 2003 at the age of 90. From the description of Ibram Lassaw papers, 1928-2003. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82983829 From the description of Ibram Lassaw interview, 1968 Aug. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220187509 Ibram Lassaw (1913-2003) was a sculptor in East Hampton, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Ibram Lassaw, 1968 Aug. 26 [sound recording]....

Léger, Fernand, 1881-1955

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French painter. From the description of Letters and manuscripts of Fernand Léger, 1918-1955. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 81728195 ...

Jacobsen, Robert, 1912-1992

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Hare, David, 1917-1992

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Sculptor; New York City. Died 1992. From the description of David Hare papers, 1944-1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122648004 David Hare, b. 1917; d. 1992, Sculptor of New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with David Hare, 1968 Jan. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646397088 David Hare (1917-1992) was a sculptor from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with David Hare, 1968 Jan. 17. (Un...

Braque, Georges, 1882-1963

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French painter. From the description of Letter, 1905 July 13, Honfleur. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 80147574 From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : Varengeville, to John Rewald, 1951 Oct. 4 and [1956 Sept. 19]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870407 From the description of Letter, 1925. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 78558538 ...

Baziotes, William, 1912-1963

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Abstract expressionist painter; New York City. Born in Pittsburgh, Pa., Baziotes moved to New York City in 1933, where he studied painting at the National Academy of Design, 1933-1936. He participated on the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project as a teacher, 1936-1938, and painted for the Easel Painting Project, 1938-1940. In 1941 he married Ethel Copstein. He had his first one-man show at Peggy Guggenheim's Art of This Century Gallery in 1944. Baziotes ta...

Kootz, Samuel Melvin, 1898-1982

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Art dealer; New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Samuel M. Kootz, 1964 Apr. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84402281 From the description of Oral history interview with Samuel M. Kootz, 1960 Mar. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220187379 From the description of Oral history interview with Samuel M. Kootz, 1960 Mar. 2 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 312025030 ...

Marca-Relli, Conrad, 1913-2000

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d. August 29, 2000. From the description of Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. (Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)). WorldCat record id: 81540644 Collagist, New York, N.Y. Born in Boston, Mass. Taught at Yale University, University of California at Berkeley and the New College in Sarasota, Fla. Developed collage to a high art form. Died Aug. 28, 2000, at age 87. From the description of Conrad Marca-Relli letter, 1963 Aug 22. (Unkn...

Hofmann, Hans, 1880-1966

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Hans Hofmann (1880-1966) was a painter and teacher in Provincetown, Mass. From the description of Hans Hofmann papers, [ca. 1904]-1978 (bulk 1945-1965). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82551474 Painter, teacher. From the description of Hans Hofmann letter to Mrs. Spingarn, 1938 Dec. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122389762 Biography Hans Hofmann created a distinctive primordial world of color and l...

Soulages, Pierre, 1919-....

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Sugai Kumi 1919-

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Mathieu, Georges, 1921-2012

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Kootz Gallery

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Samuel M. Kootz officially opened the Kootz Gallery in 1945 in New York City. In 1953, he opened a satellite gallery in Provincetown, Massachusetts that closed one year later. Samuel M. Kootz (1898-1982) received his law degree from the University of Virginia in 1921 and practiced law briefly before moving to New York City to accept a job as an advertising account executive. While still in law school, he began visiting New York art galleries and was particularly drawn to...

Ronald, William, 1926-

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Painter; Toronto, Canada. From the description of Oral history interview with William Ronald, 1963 Apr. 18-June 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 233007052 From the description of William Ronald interview, 1963 Apr. 18-June 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220189965 From the description of Oral history interview with William Ronald, 1963 Apr. 18-June 2 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 312025062 ...

Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973

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Pablo Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and theatre designer who spent most of his adult life in France. Regarded as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, he is known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of constructed sculpture, the co-invention of collage, and for the wide variety of styles that he helped develop and explore. Among his most famous works are the proto-Cubist Les Demoiselles d'Avignon...