Otto and Ilse Gerson papers

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Otto and Ilse Gerson papers

1933-1980

The papers of New York art dealers and gallery owners Otto and Ilse Gerson measure 3 linear feet and date from 1933 to 1980. This collection includes biographical materials, correspondence, exhibition files, artists' files, collectors' files, business records, inventory and stock records, printed materials, and photographs.

3 Linear feet

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SNAC Resource ID: 8268326

Archives of American Art

Related Entities

There are 23 Entities related to this resource.

Hirshhorn, Joseph Herman, 1899-1981

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Joseph Herman Hirshhorn was born in 1899 in Mitau, Latvia. In 1905 his mother emigrated with her children to the United States and settled the family in Brooklyn, New York. To keep the family afloat, the children had to help, and Joseph left school at the age of twelve to sell newspapers. By the age of fourteen, he was an office boy for the firm that later became the American Stock Exchange. In a short time, he became a chartist, charting stocks for an editor on Wall Street. In 1916 he took a sm...

Gerson, Otto, 1902-1962.

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Otto Gerson married Ilse Goehler in 1939, and together they became important dealers in New York, ca. 1940-1962, bringing works by noted post-war European (and some American) artists to the American market. From the description of Otto and Ilse Gerson papers, 1933-1980. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81680521 ...

Lane, Alvin S. 1918-

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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 ...

Fine Arts Associates

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Uris Brothers Foundation.

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MacAulay, John A., b. 1895.

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Bradley, Harry Lynde, Mrs.

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Lipchitz, Jacques, 1891-1973

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Jacques Lipchitz (1891-1973) was a Cubist sculptor. From the description of Jacques Lipchitz letter to Sidney Shainwald, 1953 Aug. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 779477647 From the description of Jacques Lipchitz letter, 1953 Aug. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 613316804 Lithuanian born sculptor who worked in France and the United States. From the description of Letters to Ladislas Segy, ca. 1961-1962. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id...

Gerson, Ilse, 1901-1980.

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Cézanne, Paul, 1839-1906

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French artist. From the description of Autograph letter (incomplete at end and lacking signature) : [Paris], to his parents, [1876 Sept. 10]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870505 ...

Marlborough-Gerson Gallery

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May, Morton D. (Morton David), 1914-1983

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Collector, painter, photographer. President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of May Department Stores Company, founded by his grandfather, David A. May. One of the founders of the Arts and Education Council of Greater St. Louis. Member of the St. Louis Symphony Executive Committee. Trustee of St. Louis Art Museum and founding member of Board of Commissioners. Member of the Washington University Visiting Committee for the Arts, and the National Business Committee fo...

Galerie Dina Vierny

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Wotruba, Fritz, 1907-1975

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Wotruba was commissioned to create the monument to Gustav Mahler that the city of Vienna was planning in honor of the 25th anniversay of Mahler's death. He completed a model for the monument but it was ultimately rejected. Wotruba also gave sculpture lessons to Anna Mahler beginning in 1930. Marian Wotruba was Fritz's wife. From the description of Correspondence to Alma Mahler, 1933-1948. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155864855 ...

Klotz, Herbert, 1917-1986

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Otto Gerson Gallery (New York, N.Y.)

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Colin, Ralph F., 1900-1985

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Art collector; New York, N.Y. From the description of Ralph F. Colin interview, 1969 Aug. 15 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 245522763 From the description of Ralph F. Colin interview, 1965 Mar. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220192497 From the description of Ralph F. Colin interview, 1969 Aug. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220185289 Ralph F. Colin (1900-1985) was an art collector from New York, N.Y. From the descripti...

Smith, David, 1906-1965

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Sculptor; Bolton Landing, N.Y. From the description of David Smith interview, 1964 Oct. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80437636 Sculptor. Studied painting at the Art Students League in New York City between 1927 and 1932. Smith began working with sculpture around the time of leaving the League. In 1940 he moved to upstate New York where he remained until his death in 1965. Retrospective exhibitions of Smith's work at the Museum of Modern Art in 1957, and at the Fogg Art ...

Bareiss, Walter.

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Businessman and collector. Member, Junior Council, Museum of Modern Art, 1950-62; Chairman, Art Lending Service, 1951-56; Trustee, 1964-73; Chairman, Operating Committee, Office of the Director, 1969-70, Committee on Museum Collections. From the description of Oral history, 1991. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122531416 ...

Pulitzer, Joseph, 1913-1993

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Joseph Pulitzer (1913-1993) was a collector from St. Louis, Mo. From the description of Oral history interview with Joseph Pulitzer, 1978 Jan. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646396936 Art collector; St. Louis, Mo. Born 1913. From the description of Joseph Pulitzer interview, 1985 July 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220180658 Art collector; St. Louis, Mo. From the description of Joseph Pulitzer lecture, 1988 Apr. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat...

Georg-Kolbe-Museum Berlin

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Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-1851

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J.M.W. Turner was an English artist and member of the Royal Academy. From the description of Brighton Cricket Ground [art original] [ca. 1824?]. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 58463878 Nationality: English. From the description of Rockets and Blue Lights (Close at Hand) to Warn Steamboats of Shoal Water [electronic resource]. 1840. (Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute). WorldCat record id: 222503272 British painter. Fr...