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Creator:
Carus Gallery (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Subject:
Carus Isserstedt, Dorthea  Search this
Type:
Photographs
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
3.2 Linear feet
Arrangement:
This collection is arranged as 5 series. Series 1: Correspondence, 1974-2000 (4 folders; Box 1) Series 2: Business Records, 1971-1996 (1.8 linear feet; Box 1-2) Series 3: Inventories, 1973-2002 (0.6 linear feet; Box 2-3) Series 4: Printed Material, 1967-1992 (0.6 linear feet; Box 3-4) Series 5: Photographic Material, 1980s-1990s (4 folders; Box 4)
Access Note / Rights:
Use of original papers requires an appointment.
Summary:
The records of Carus Gallery measure 3.2 linear feet and date from 1967-2002. This collection documents Dorothea Carus Isserstedt's management of the New York gallery through a small amount of business and personal correspondence; business records regarding acquisitions, sales, and consignments; intentories of artwork and rare books; exhibition catalogs, press clippings, and other printed material; and photographs depicting artwork and exhibition installations.
Citation:
Carus Gallery records, 1967-2002. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Use Note:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Biography Note:
The Carus Gallery was founded by Dorothea Carus Isserstedt (1914-2002). The gallery's primary interest was in European Graphic Arts, specifically German Expressionism, and Russian Constructivism. The gallery exhibited works by Alexander Archipenko, Ernst Barlach, Max Beckmann, Heinrich Campendonk, Otto Dix, Lyonel Feininger, Natalia Goncharova, George Grosz, Erich Heckel, Alexej Jawlensky, Wassily Kandinsky, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Paul Klee, Gustav Klimt, Max Klinger, Kathe Kollowitz, El Lissitzky, Kazimir Malevich, László Moholy-Nagy, Marlow Moss, Otto Mueller, Edvard Munch, Emil Nolde, Christian Rohlfs and Egon Schiele.
Language Note:
The majority of collection is in English. Some of the correspondence is in German.
Provenance:
The records were donated to the Archives in 2004 by Dr. Gheorghe Costinescu and Mrs. Silvelin von Scanzoni Costinescu, the heirs and executors of Dorothy Carus Isserstedt's estate.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Expressionism (Art)  Search this
Constructivism (Art)  Search this
Art, Modern -- 20th century  Search this
Futurism (Art)  Search this
Theme:
Art Gallery Records  Search this
Art Market  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)11127
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)247204
AAA_collcode_carugall
Theme:
Art Gallery Records
Art Market
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_247204