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Creator:
Santa Monica Art Gallery  Search this
Extent:
0.4 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1953-1967
Summary:
The small selection of records of the Santa Monica Art Gallery measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1953 to 1967. The records document the history of the gallery through artist statements, correspondence with Round the World Tours, and photographs.
Scope and Contents:
The small selection of records of the Santa Monica Art Gallery measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1953 to 1967. The records document the history of the gallery through artist statements, correspondence with Round the World Tours, and photographs.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged as one series. Series 1: Santa Monica Art Gallery, 1953-1967(0.4 linear feet; Box 1)
Biographical / Historical:
Established in 1947 as a commercial art gallery by librarians at the Santa Monica Library, the gallery exhibited abstract art from 1947 to 1965 when the building was torn down. The gallery exhibited mostly local and amatuer artists, with exceptions like Hans Burkhardt, Wayne Thiebaud, Helen Lundeberg, Stanton Macdanold-Wright, June Wayne, Rico Lebrun, Lorser Feitelson, Francis de Erdely, and Bill Brice.
Provenance:
Donated 1993 by Richard Campbell, an artist who had been second Chairman of the Board of the Santa Monica Art Gallery.
Restrictions:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Rights:
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.
Function:
Art galleries, Commercial -- California
Citation:
Santa Monica Art Gallery Selected Records, 1953-1967. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.santmoni
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Santa Monica Art Gallery selected records
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9f3dc2b31-840c-4f2d-879a-da398a3292f9
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-santmoni