The collection is arranged as three series. Series 1: Artist Files, 1956-1983, bulk 1970-1983 (Box 1-3; 2.5 linear feet) Series 2: Exhibition and Event Files, 1971-1982 (Box 3, BV 4; 0.7 linear feet) Series 3: Unprocessed Addition, 1971-1982 (Box 5; 0.2 linear feet)
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 Jehu-Wong Gallery, Jehu Gallery, and Upper Market Street Gallery records measure 3.4 linear feet and dates from 1956 to 1983, with the bulk of the records dating from 1970 to 1983. The collection sheds light on the galleries' operations through artist files, exhibition and event files, photographs, and one scrapbook. There is a 0.2 linear foot unprocessed addition to this collection donated in 2024 that includes installation photographs, photographs of works of art and artists including Jerry Burchard and Michael Miller, and printed material regarding Burchard.. Materials date from circa 1972-1981.
Citation:
Jehu-Wong Gallery, Jehu Gallery, and Upper Market Street Gallery records, 1956-1983, bulk 1970-1983. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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:
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Biography Note:
The Upper Street Market Gallery was founded in San Francisco, California in 1971. Operations of the gallery were divided between five founding members, including artist Ronald Jehu. The gallery exhibited work in both retrsopective and developmental stages, showing assemblages, photographs, paintings, sculptures, and crafts as well as theatrical shows, poetry readings, and musical performances. The gallery changed its name to Jehu Gallery in 1978, and at that point was sharing its space with Asian art and antiquities dealer Wylie Wong. The gallery was renamed Jehu-Wong Gallery in 1981. Its final exhibition, Yoshitoshi: Serenity and Violence , was in the spring of 1982.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
The collection was donated in 1983 by Ronald Jehu and in 2024 by Wylie Wong.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001