Due to the pre-existing microfilm arrangement, the collection is arranged as one series.
Access Note / Rights:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Summary:
The records of the Charlton Art Gallery date from 1977 to 1982. Found are printed materials concerning the artists represented, exhibitions held at the gallery, and the art scene of San Antonio, Texas.
Citation:
Charlton Art Gallery records, 1977-1982. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
The collection has been microfilmed on reel 3308. The microfilm has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
Location of Originals:
Originals returned to the lender, Anne Alexander, after microfilming.
Funding:
The digitization of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Information System (CIS) IRM Pool Fund
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.
Loan:
Loan
Biography Note:
The Charlton Art Gallery (est. 1977) was a commercial art gallery in San Antonio, Texas founded by Anne Alexander. Located downtown along the San Antonio River, the gallery primarily exhibited work by local and regional artists as well as artists from Mexico. Prior to opening the Charlton Gallery, Anne Alexander co-founded the Sol del Rio Gallery with Dorothy Katz, maintaining co-ownership from 1968 to 1973.
Artists who exhibited work at the Charlton Gallery include Marilyn Lanfear, Brad Braune, Richard Wawro, Marcia Gygli King, Dan Mitchell Allison, and Feliciano Bejar. Alexander also frequently showed work by faculty members at the University of Texas at San Antonio and San Antonio College. Alexander served as president of the gallery into the 1980s.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
The records were microfilmed in 1982 as part of the Archives of American Art's Texas project and returned to Anne Alexander after filming.
Digitization Note:
This site provides access to the papers of Charlton Art Gallery in the Archives of American Art that were digitized in 2025 from 1 reel of microfilm, and total 66 images.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
