Alan Gallery records

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Alan Gallery records

1953-1970

Correspondence with artists; general business correspondence, 1953-1969; legal documents (some pertaining to owner Charles Alan's separation from the Downtown Gallery and establishment of the Alan Gallery); business records, including price lists, inventories, loan agreements, purchase and consignment records, receipts for purchases, and general ledgers; a card file of gallery stock; two card files recording purchases; two scrapbooks of printed materials on gallery exhibitions; paid bills, statements, tax and insurance records; and photographs (reel 1400) of Landau-Alan Gallery stock, and of Alan Gallery artists.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6772190

Archives of American Art

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Latham, John, 1921-2006

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Burlin, Paul, 1886-1969

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Katzman, Herbert, 1923-2004

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Wilson, Bryan, 1927-

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Squier, Jack.

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Malaval, Robert, 1937-1980

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Guglielmi, Louis, 1906-1956.

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Cremean, Robert, 1932-

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Hunt, Richard, 1935-

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Sculptor Richard Hunt was born September 12, 1935, on Chicago's historic South Side. From his mother, Hunt developed an appreciation of the arts, while he developed a business acumen and interest in politics working at his father's barbershop. At an early age, Hunt gravitated towards drawing, painting and the medium through which he was to transform his own life and the art world -- sculpture. Hunt continued his artistic development at the Junior School of The Art Institute. Hunt attended the Un...

Siporin, Mitchell, 1910-1976

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Novelli, Gastone, 1925-1968

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Levine, Jack, 1915-2010

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Painter; New York, N.Y. From the description of Jack Levine interview, 1968 Sept. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220187653 Artist. From the description of Reminiscences of Jack Levine : oral history, 1956. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309738074 Painter; Boston, Mass. and New York, N.Y. Exponent of Social Realism during the 1930s. He resided in Boston until 1942. Married to painter Ruth Gik...

Zerbe, Karl, 1903-1972

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Preusser, Robert O. (Robert Ormerod), 1919-1992

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Pendergast, Eileen, 1937-

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Tam, Reuben

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Reuben Tam (1916-1991) was an American landscape painter in Maine and Hawaii. From the description of Reuben Tam papers, 1931-1996. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 756821020 From the description of Reuben Tam papers, 1938-1997. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 613314166 From the description of Reuben Tam papers, 1931-2006. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 767864419 Painter, educator; New York, N.Y and Hawaii. Born 1916. Died 1991. ...

Kinigstein, Jonah (American painter and designer, born 1923)

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Lea, Wesley.

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Andrews, Oliver

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Alan, Charles, 1908?-1975

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Art dealer; New York, N.Y. Attended Horace Mann School, graduating in 1924. Attended Yale School of Drama in 1925, then worked as a set designer for MGM and Warner Brothers. In 1930, Alan became a theatrical set designer and director. After serving in the Army in World War II, he worked for Edith Halpert at the Downtown Gallery. In 1952, he opened the Charles Alan Gallery, specializing in contemporary art. Alan closed the gallery in 1970 to become a private dealer. ...

Cohen, George Michael, 1931-

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Cloar, Carroll

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Oliveira, Nathan, 1928-2010

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Conner, Bruce, 1933-2008

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Lawrence, Jacob, 1917-2000

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Fredenthal, David, 1914-1958

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Painter, illustrator; Detroit, Mich. and New York, N.Y. From the description of David Fredenthal papers, 1931-1960. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84232707 ...

D'Arista, Robert (American painter, 1929-1987)

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Brice, William, 1921-2008

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Moses, Ed, 1926-

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Ed Moses is an American painter and central figure in the Los Angeles art scene and a key promoter of Post-War, West Coast art. Best known for his eclectic range of abstract paintings, Moses’ work is unified by his interest in transitory processes and the mutability of concepts. His work constantly shifted throughout his career, building off of the theories formulated by the pieces made before. His canvases are formal abstractions using a variety of processes to experiment with surface, creating...

Adkins, Paul, 1939-

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Morris, Robert J., 1933-

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Titus, Robert Austin, 1915-

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Oscar, Charles, 1923-

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Lewandowski, Edmund, 1914-1998

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Levi, Julian E. (Julian Edwin), 1900-1982

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Painter, educator; New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Julian E. Levi, 1968 Oct.-Dec [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81348846 Julian E. Levi (1900-1982) was a painter and educator from New York, N.Y. Levi studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and in France. He was on the faculties of the Art Students' League, New School for Social Research, and Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. ...

Knipschild, Robert L. (Robert Leon), 1927-

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Painter and educator; Cincinnati, Ohio. From the description of Robert Knipschild papers, 1945-1974. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122515455 ...

Morris, George L. K., 1905-1975

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Painter, sculptor; New York, N.Y. Died 1975. From the description of George L. K. Morris interview, 1968 Dec. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220188357 George L.K. Morris (1905-1975) was a painter and sculptor in New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with George L.K. Morris, 1968 Dec. 11 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 458411404 Painter, sculptor, designer and educator; New York, N.Y. Died 1975. ...

Downtown Gallery (New York, N.Y.)

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Art gallery; New York, N.Y.; Owned by Edith Gregor Halpert. Established as Our Gallery in 1926 by Edith Gregor Halpert and Berthe Kroll Goldsmith for the purpose of promoting modern American art. Downtown Gallery was an early promoter of American folk art. The gallery name changed to Downtown Gallery in 1927, and Halpert became its sole owner in 1935. Subsidiary galleries operated by Downtown Gallery on its premises were: The Daylight Gallery (opened 1930), American Folk...

Boyce, Richard, 1920-

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Pribble, Easton, 1917-2003

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Millman, Edward, 1907-1964

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Edward Millman (b. Chicago on January 1, 1907; d. Woodstock, N.Y., Feb. 11, 1964), painter, muralist, educator and lecturer. From the description of Millman, Edward, 1907-1964 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10600452 Mural painter; Chicago, Illinois. Painted murals for the Federal Art Project in Chicago, Illinois. From the description of Edward Millman papers, 1933-1951. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122502677 ...

Alan Gallery (New York, N.Y.)

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The Alan Gallery was established by Charles Alan in 1952. In 1966, Felix Landau purchased the gallery and renamed it the Landau-Alan Gallery. After Alan left in 1969, the name was changed to the Felix Landau Gallery. From the description of Alan Gallery records, 1953-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122576587 ...