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Creator:
Long Point Gallery (Provincetown, Mass.)  Search this
Subject:
Giobbi, Edward  Search this
Fromboluti, Sideo  Search this
Cicero, Carmen  Search this
Bultman, Fritz  Search this
Boghosian, Varujan  Search this
Vevers, Tony  Search this
Beauchamp, Robert  Search this
Franklin, Gilbert  Search this
Hadzi, Dimitri  Search this
Ponsold, Renate  Search this
Mazur, Michael  Search this
Simon, Sidney  Search this
Speyer, Nora  Search this
Rothschild, Judith  Search this
Motherwell, Robert  Search this
Resika, Paul  Search this
Manso, Leo  Search this
Type:
Photographs
Visitors' books
Video recordings
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
7.1 Linear feet
Arrangement:
This collection is arranged as 8 series. Series 1: Administrative Records, 1976-1999 (1.5 linear ft.; Box 1-2) Series 2: Guest Books, 1986-1998 (7 folders; Box 2) Series 3: Correspondence, 1979-1998 (0.8 linear ft.; Box 2-3) Series 4: Exhibition Files, 1959-1998, bulk 1972-1998 (0.6 linear ft.; Box 3-4) Series 5: Artists' Files, 1963-1997 (0.8 linear ft.; Box 4) Series 6: Financial Records, 1976-1998 (0.8 linear ft.; Box 5) Series 7: Printed Material, 1972-1998 (0.8 linear ft.; Box 5-6, OV 8) Series 8: Photographic Materials, 1972-1998 (1.5 linear ft.; Box 6-7)
Access Note / Rights:
Use of original papers requires an appointment. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.
Summary:
The records of the Long Point Gallery measure 7.1 linear feet and date from 1959 to 1999, bulk 1976 to 1998. The collection documents the history of the gallery through administrative records, guest books, correspondence, exhibition files, artists' files, financial records, printed material, and photographic materials.
Citation:
Long Point Gallery records, 1959-1999, bulk 1976-1998. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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:
Long Point Gallery (est. 1977, closed 1998) was a cooperative art gallery in Provincetown, Massachusetts. The gallery operated in the American Legion building during the summer seasons as an artist cooperative. Members contributed financially, as well as artistically, enabling the promotion and preparation of exhibitions throughout the summer. The founding members were Varujan Boghosian, Fritz Bultman, Carmen Cicero, Sideo Fromboluti, Edward Giobbi, Budd Hopkins, Rick Klauber, Leo Manso, Robert Motherwell, Paul Resika, Judith Rothschild, Sidney Simon, Nora Speyer, and Tony Vevers. Later in the gallery's history Robert Beauchamp, Paul Bowen, Gilbert Franklin, Dimitri Hadzi, Renate Ponsold, and Michael Mazur also became members. Some notable friends of the gallery were Nassos Daphnis, Jack Tworkov, and Myron Stout. The gallery's first director was Rick Librizzi.
Language Note:
The collection is in English
Provenance:
Donated in 1999 and 2013 by the Long Point Gallery via Rosalind Pace, former Director.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Theme:
Art Gallery Records  Search this
Art Market  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)6289
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)220265
AAA_collcode_longpoin
Theme:
Art Gallery Records
Art Market
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_220265