This collection is arranged as 5 series. Series 1: Elinor Poindexter Desk Files, 1947-1969 (Box 1, 8 folders) Series 2: Correspondence, 1955-1971 (Box 1-2, 1.8 linear feet) Series 3: Artists' Files, 1931-1983, undated (Box 2-5, 2.4 linear feet) Series 4: Financial and Legal Files, 1955-1985 (Box 5-6, 1.0 linear feet) Series 5: Photographic Materials, 1933-1977 (Box 6-7, 1.4 linear feet)
Access Note / Rights:
Use of original papers requires an appointment.
Summary:
The records of the Poindexter Gallery measure 7.1 linear feet and date from 1931-1985 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1955-1978 when the gallery was active. The majority of the collection consists of artists' files documenting the gallery's relationships with its artists, including exhibitions, and containing a wide variety of materials, including photographs. Also found are the "desk files" kept by the gallery's founder, Elinor Poindexter; correspondence; and financial and legal records.
Citation:
Poindexter Gallery records, 1931-1985, bulk 1955-1978. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Funding:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by Smithsonian Institution Collections Care and Preservation Fund.
Use Note:
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Related Materials:
Among other resources relating to the Poindexter Gallery records in the Archives of American Art is an oral history with gallery owner, Elinor Poindexter, conducted by Paul Cummings on September 9, 1970.
Biography Note:
The Poindexter Gallery was founded in 1955 in New York City by Elinor Poindexter. The gallery specialized in sculpture, abstract, and figurative art and featured the works of such artists as Richard Diebenkorn, Jules Olitski, Nell Blaine, Willem de Kooning, Giorgio Spaventa, Franz Kline, Earl Kerkam, Milton Resnick and Robert De Niro, among others. The Poindexter Gallery closed in 1978.
Language Note:
The collection is in English
Provenance:
The Poindexter Gallery records were donated over a period from 1968-1978 by the Poindexter Gallery via owners Elinor Poindexter and art director Harold Fondren. A 2006 accession was donated by Christie Poindexter Dennis, daughter of Elinor.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
