0.6 Linear feet, (partially microfilmed on 2 reels)
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into one series Series 1: Ward Eggleston Galleries Records, 1940-1965 (0.6 linear feet: Boxes 1-2)
Access Note / Rights:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Summary:
The records of the Ward Eggleston Galleries measure 0.6 linear feet and date from 1940 to 1965. The records document the history of the New York gallery through one file of correspondence; one file on the Eleventh Annual exhibition of the galleries; and artist files. Artist files consist of correspondence, exhibition announcements, price lists, photographs, and artist statements. Some of the artists represented by the galleries include Ruth Hutton Ancker, Peggy Gerry, Peter Hopkins, Joel Kaplan Annie Lenney, and Edmund Niemann.
Citation:
Ward Eggleston Galleries records, 1940-1965. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
Portions of the collection are available on 35mm microfilm reels 114 and 677 at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
Funding:
The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.
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:
Ward Eggleston Galleries was an art gallery at 161 West Fifty-seventh Street, New York, N.Y.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Donated 1968 and 1972 by Ward Eggleston, owner of the galleries.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
