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Creator:

Fein, Sylvia, 1919-  Search this

Subject:

Wilde, John  Search this

Huppler, Dudley  Search this

Glasier, Marshall  Search this

Priebe, Karl J.  Search this

Type:

Photographs

Scrapbooks

Citation:

Sylvia Fein papers, 1936-2011. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Magic realism (Art)  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Women authors  Search this

Theme:

Women  Search this

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)15954

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)301351

AAA_collcode_feinsylv

Theme:

Women

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_301351

Creator:

Fein, Sylvia  Search this

Names:

Glasier, Marshall, 1902-  Search this

Huppler, Dudley, 1917-1988  Search this

Priebe, Karl J., 1914-1976  Search this

Wilde, John, 1919-2006  Search this

Extent:

5.9 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Scrapbooks

Date:

1936-2011

Summary:

The papers of painter and author Sylvia Fein measure 5.9 linear feet and date from 1936 to 2011. The papers primarily document her friendships with other artists from the Wisconsin-based Magic Realist group, including Dudley Huppler, John Wilde, Marshall Glasier, and Karl Priebe, as well as her career as a painter and her work on the books Heidi's Horse and First Drawings: Genesis of Visual Thinking. Documentation consists of scattered biographical material, extensive correspondence, project files, writings by Huppler and others, printed material, photographs, artwork by Wilde and Glasier, and scrapbooks.

Scope and Content Note:

The papers of painter and author Sylvia Fein measure 5.9 linear feet and date from 1936 to 2011. The papers primarily document her friendships with other artists from the Wisconsin-based Magic Realist group, including Dudley Huppler, John Wilde, Marshall Glasier, and Karl Priebe, as well as her career as a painter and her work on the books Heidi's Horse and First Drawings: Genesis of Visual Thinking. Documentation consists of scattered biographical material, extensive correspondence, project files, writings by Huppler and others, printed material, photographs, artwork by Wilde and Glasier, and scrapbooks.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as 8 series:

Missing Title

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1936-2010 (Box 1, 8; 10 folders)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1941-2011 (Box 1-3; 2.3 linear feet)

Series 3: Project Files, 1970-2011 (Box 3-4, 8; 1.2 linear feet)

Series 4: Writings by Others, circa 1940s-1994 (Box 4; 4 folders)

Series 5: Printed Material, 1941-2010 (Box 4-5; 0.7 linear feet)

Series 6: Photographs, circa 1940-2000 (Box 5; 0.2 linear feet)

Series 7: Artwork, 1941-1947 (Box 5; 3 folders)

Series 8: Scrapbooks, circa 1940-2010 (Box 5-7; 0.8 linear feet)

Biographical Note:

Sylvia Fein (1919-2024) was a painter and author in Martinez, California. She was part of the Magic Realist Group of artists that originated at the University of Wisconsin.

Fein was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and from 1938 to 1942 she studied art at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. While there she became friends with fellow artists Marshall Glasier, John Wilde, Dudley Huppler, and Karl Priebe. In 1942 she married William Scheuber and briefly had a factory job in Milwaukee testing switches for naval planes. From 1944 to 1947 Fein lived and traveled throughout Mexico. Much of the work produced during this period was included in a solo exhibition of her paintings at the Perls Galleries in 1946. She and her husband then moved to northern California and had a daughter, Heidi. During the 1950s and 1960s, Fein continued to paint in her home studio.

In 1973 Fein decided to take a break from painting and published two books, Heidi's Horse (1976) and First Drawings: Genesis of Visual Thinking (1993). These works were greatly inspired by her friendship with art educator and researcher, Henry Shaefer-Simmern. In 2003 she resumed painting. She was featured in the group show, "With Friends: Six Magic Realists, 1940-1965" at the University of Wisconsin in 2005 and in a solo retrospective at the Bakersfield Art Museum in 2007. From 1970 to 2000 Fein was also active in the community of Pleasant Hill, California, as a member of several public services commissions.

Provenance:

The collection was donated in 2011 by Sylvia Fein.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment.

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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.

Occupation:

Painters -- Wisconsin  Search this

Authors -- Wisconsin  Search this

Topic:

Magic realism (Art)  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Women authors  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Scrapbooks

Citation:

Sylvia Fein papers, 1936-2011. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.feinsylv

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Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9ea0081e2-9520-4062-a56d-8929e32d583f

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-feinsylv

Creator:

Speicher, Eugene Edward, 1883-1962  Search this

Palmer, Erastus Dow, 1817-1904  Search this

Reid, Robert, 1862-1929  Search this

Robus, Hugo, 1885-1964  Search this

Rossiter, Thomas Prichard, 1818-1871  Search this

Weber, Max, 1881-1961  Search this

Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892  Search this

Widener, P. A. B. (Peter Arrell Brown), 1834-1915  Search this

Names:

Houghton, Mifflin and Company  Search this

United States. National Park Service  Search this

Hayne, Paul Hamilton, 1830-1886  Search this

Kensett, John Frederick, 1816-1872  Search this

Collection Creator:

Brumbaugh, Thomas B. (Thomas Brendle), 1921-  Search this

Extent:

11 Items (Letters, written in ink, ball point, graphite)

1 Photograph

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Correspondence

Date:

1818-1847

Scope and Contents:

This folder is an amalgamation of letters written and recieved by prominent figures in 19th and 20th century American art. Included in the folder are letters by Robert Reid, Hugo Robus, Thomas Prichard Rossiter, Eugene Speicher, John Greenleaf Whittier and Peter A.B. Widener.

Arrangement:

Organized alphabetically by author.

Biographical / Historical:

Erastus D. Palmer was an American sculptor. He sculpted portrait busts and religious bas-reliefs in a style that combined neoclassical idealism and realism. His most famous sculpture is "The White Captive," which depicts a young girl who has been captured by Native Americans.

Isaac Newton Phelps Stokes was an American architect born into the wealthy Phelps Stokes family. He designed St-Paul's Chapel at Columbia University and some residential buildings in New York. Phelps Stokes also published The Iconography of Manhattan Island, a six volume work about New York City. He commissioned John Singer Sargent to paint a portrait with himself and his wife, Edith née Minturn.

Robert Reid was an American artist who studied in New England and Paris. He began by painting French peasants, but became known for his murals and stained glass designs. Some of his work can be found in the Congressional Library in Washington, D.C.

Hugo Robus was an American painter and sculpture from Ohio. He studied in the United States and Paris, and then taught at the Modern Art School in New York. He worked in a very lyrical cubist style, usually with people as his subject.

Thomas Prichard Rossiter was an American painter born in New Haven, Connecticut. He traveled throughout Europe, painting portraits along the way, and he kept a studio in Paris. He painted mostly portraits, but also completed a series of paintings depicting the life of Christ.

John Frederick Kensett was an American artist and engraver who worked in New Haven, Connecticut, and New York City.

Henry Rox was a German artist who studied in Berlin and Paris before settling in the United States in 1938, where he taught at many universities, including Mount Holyoke College. He is known for fruit and vegetable photo-sculptures.

Eugene Speicher was an American realist painter from Buffalo, New York. He attended the Art Students League, and then studied in Europe for a few years. He was considered a leading portrait artist in America at the time, favoring female subjects. Speicher won numerous awards for his work, and was appointed Director of the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1945.

Max Weber was a Russian-born Jewish-American cubist. He studied with Matisse, Rousseau, and Picasso in Paris. Weber helped introduce cubism to America.

John Greenleaf Whittier was an American Quaker poet. Whittier was an ardent abolitionist who was extremely influenced by the doctrines of humanitarianism, compassion, and social responsibility found in Quakerism. He was a founding member of the American Anti-Slavery Society, and worked as a lobbyist. He is remembered today for his patriotic poetry, and his poems that were later turned into hymns.

Paul Hayne was an American poet who Whittier references in his letter to the publishers Houghton, Mifflin & Co. Hayne had just died, and his son, W.H. Hayne, wanted to edit his later poems for publication.

Widener (1834-1915) was an American businessman from Pennsylvania. During the Civil War, he supplied meat to the Union Army. By investing in trolley cars and public transit services, Widener became quite successful and wealthy. He was an avid art collector whose collection included works by Rembrandt, Edouard Manet, and Auguste Renoir. He is considered one of the top 100 wealthiest Americans of all time.

Local Numbers:

FSA A2009.06 6

Other Archival Materials:

Thomas B. Brumbaugh research material on Abbott Handerson Thayer and other artists, 1876-1994 (bulk 1960s-1994); Also located at Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Collection Rights:

Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.

Topic:

Art, American  Search this

Genre/Form:

Correspondence -- 19th century

Correspondence -- 20th century

Collection Citation:

The Brumbaugh Collection of Artist Letters. FSA.A2009.06. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Identifier:

FSA.A2009.06, Series FSA A2009.06 6

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Archival Repository:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives

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Artist:

Lois Dodd, born 22 Apr 1927  Search this

Sitter:

Lois Dodd, born 22 Apr 1927  Search this

Medium:

Oil on Masonite

Dimensions:

Board: 42.5 × 37.5 × 0.3 cm (16 3/4 × 14 3/4 × 1/8")

Frame: 43.8 × 39.1 × 3.5 cm (17 1/4 × 15 3/8 × 1 3/8")

Type:

Painting

Date:

1989

Topic:

Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this

Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this

Self-portrait  Search this

Lois Dodd: Female  Search this

Lois Dodd: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Rebecca Mitchell and Ben Harris

Object number:

NPG.2018.56

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Usage conditions apply

Copyright:

© Lois Dodd, courtesy Alexandre Gallery, New York

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Location:

Currently not on view

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4423a6fe8-71e7-4759-9240-55d7915605a0

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Collector:

Walter J. Clark  Search this

Donor Name:

Walter J. Clark  Search this

Length - Object:

12.5 cm

Width - Object:

9 cm

Height - Object:

3 cm

Culture:

Ancient Egyptian  Search this

Object Type:

Sculpture

Place:

Cairo (purchased here), Lower Egypt, Egypt, Africa

Accession Date:

15 Jul 1997

Collection Date:

1955 to 1956

Topic:

Archaeology  Search this

Accession Number:

409928

USNM Number:

A553323-0

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Interviewee:

Treiman, Joyce Wahl, 1922-1991  Search this

Interviewer:

Karlstrom, Paul J., 1941-  Search this

Subject:

Eakins, Thomas  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Joyce Wahl Treiman, 1981 October 3. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Sculptors -- United States -- Interviews  Search this

Painters -- California -- Interviews  Search this

Theme:

Women  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)12682

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212121

AAA_collcode_treima81

Theme:

Women

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Interviewee:

Fish, Janet, 1938-  Search this

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Shikler, Barbara  Search this

Subject:

Close, Chuck  Search this

Katz, Alex  Search this

Kornblee, Jill  Search this

Serra, Richard  Search this

Vicente, Esteban  Search this

Type:

Interviews

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Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Janet I. Fish, 1988 Jan. 30-Mar. 2. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Feminism and art  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Realism in art  Search this

Theme:

Women  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)13260

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212871

AAA_collcode_fish88

Theme:

Women

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

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Interviewee:

Treiman, Joyce  Search this

Interviewer:

Karlstrom, Paul J.  Search this

Names:

Eakins, Thomas, 1844-1916  Search this

Extent:

47 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1981 October 3

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Joyce Wahl Treiman conducted 1981 October 3, by Paul Karlstrom, for the Archives of American Art.

Treiman speaks of her education and its influence on her life and work; growing up in Chicago; moving to California in 1961; the persistence of realism in her paintings; her feelings about photorealism and traditional realism; the inadequacy of photographs as models; teaching at UCLA; and the influence upon her of Thomas Eakins and other 19th century painters.

Biographical / Historical:

Joyce Wahl Treiman (1922-1991) was a painter from Chicago who lived and worked in Southern California.

General:

Originally recorded on 1 sound cassette. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 3 min.

Provenance:

This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.

Restrictions:

This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Topic:

Sculptors -- United States -- Interviews  Search this

Painters -- California -- Interviews  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service. This interview received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative Pool.

Identifier:

AAA.treima81

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9391b3d54-c6aa-4f69-ba73-6a3a9a56d3fe

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-treima81

Interviewee:

Fish, Janet, 1938-  Search this

Interviewer:

Shikler, Barbara  Search this

Names:

Close, Chuck, 1940-  Search this

Katz, Alex, 1927-  Search this

Kornblee, Jill  Search this

Serra, Richard, 1938-  Search this

Vicente, Esteban, 1903-2001  Search this

Extent:

4 Sound cassettes (Sound recording)

167 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sound cassettes

Pages

Interviews

Sound recordings

Date:

1988 Jan. 30-Mar. 2

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Janet Fish conducted 1988 Jan. 30-Mar. 2, by Barbara Shikler, for the Archives of American Art. Fish, a New York artist, discusses her family background; growing up in Bermuda; her education at Yale Art School; her techniques, process, and materials; the evolution of her work; realist painting; feminism, and female representaion in the art world. She recalls associations with New York galleries Ours Gallery and 55 Mercer Gallery, as well as artists Richard Serra, Chuck Close, Jill Kornblee, Alex Katz, and Esteban Vicente.

Biographical / Historical:

Janet I. Fish (1938-) is a painter from Bermuda and New England. She lives and works in New York, N.Y.

Provenance:

These interviews are part of the Archives' Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.

Restrictions:

This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Occupation:

Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Topic:

Feminism and art  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Realism in art  Search this

Genre/Form:

Interviews

Sound recordings

Sponsor:

Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service. This interview received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative Pool.

Identifier:

AAA.fish88

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9b031b4e4-2b08-46c4-b7a4-47beec02bf9d

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-fish88

Medium:

Jade

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 5.3 x 11.8 x 7.6 cm (2 1/16 x 4 5/8 x 3 in)

Type:

Sculpture

Origin:

China

Date:

960-1279

Period:

Song dynasty

Topic:

jade  Search this

elephant  Search this

Song dynasty (960 - 1279)  Search this

China  Search this

Chinese Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Arthur M. Sackler

Accession Number:

S1987.825

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye331deb5e1-3ff8-44f5-876e-84b8be121356

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edanmdm:fsg_S1987.825

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Creator:

Fischbach Gallery  Search this

Names:

Thiabaut Galley  Search this

Altoon, John, 1925-  Search this

Antonakos, Stephen, 1926-2013  Search this

Bladen, Ronald, 1918-1988  Search this

Chamberlain, Wynn  Search this

D'Arcangelo, Allan, 1930-  Search this

Davis, Gene, 1920-1985  Search this

Dunn, Anne  Search this

Gilardi, Piero, 1942-  Search this

Hesse, Eva, 1936-1970  Search this

Katz, Alex, 1927-  Search this

Krushenick, Nicholas, 1929-1999  Search this

Levine, Les, 1935-  Search this

Mangold, Robert, 1937-  Search this

Ohlson, Douglas Dean, 1936-  Search this

Ryan, Anne, 1889-1954  Search this

Ryman, Robert, 1930-  Search this

Slavin, Arlene, 1942-  Search this

Smith, Tony, 1912-  Search this

Sugarman, George, 1912-1999  Search this

Swain, Robert, 1940-  Search this

Extent:

39.5 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Gallery records

Photographs

Date:

1937-2015

bulk 1963-1977

Summary:

The records of New York City Fischbach Gallery measure 39.5 linear feet and date from 1937 to 2015, with the bulk of materials dating from 1963 to 1977. The majority of the collection consists of artists files containing a wide variety of materials documenting the gallery's relationship with its stable of modern and avant garde artists, as well as gallery exhibitions. Files include biographical materials, correspondence, printed materials, and photographs. Gallery records also include general business correspondence, access-restricted financial records; and additional printed materials. The 2015 addition of 14 linear feet consists of inventory and client sales records in the form of card indexes. The 2019 addition consists of material related to Marilyn Fischbach's art collection.

Scope and Content Note:

The records of New York City Fischbach Gallery measure 39.5 linear feet and date from 1937 to 2015, with the bulk of materials dating from 1963 to 1977. The majority of the collection consists of artists files containing a wide variety of materials documenting the gallery's relationship with its stable of modern and avant garde artists, as well as gallery exhibitions. Files include biographical materials, correspondence, printed materials, and photographs. Gallery records also include general business correspondence, access-restricted financial records; and additional printed materials.

Artists and Exhibition Files contain information on over one hundred Fischbach Gallery artists and measure 18 linear feet. The contents of each file varies, but typically may include biographical information; correspondence between the artist, museums, and other galleries; scattered consignment information; printed materials including articles, clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and press releases; photographs of the artist, installations, constructions, and works of art; and negatives, slides, and transparencies. Substantial files are found for John Altoon, Stephen Antonakos, Ronald Bladen, Wynn Chamberlain, Allan D'Arcangelo, Gene Davis, Anne Dunn, Piero Gilardi, Eva Hesse, Alex Katz, Nicholas Krushenick, Les Levine, Robert Mangold, Doug Ohlson, Anne Ryan, Robert Ryman, Arlene Slavin, Tony Smith, George Sugarman, and Robert Swain, among others. Also included are files pertaining to group exhibitions including "According to the Letter" (1963), "Hard Center" (1963), "Six Women" (1965), "Game Without Rules" (1966), "Direct Representation" (1969), and "Eccentric Abstraction" (1966) which was organized by Lucy Lippard.

General gallery correspondence is business correspondence between the gallery and companies, individuals, museums, galleries, dealers, new or non-Fischbach artists, and institutions. Additional business records consist of an address book, lists of Fischbach artists, gallery plans, a notebook, as well as guest lists, mailing lists, and press lists.

Financial records are access restricted and require written permission from the donor's representative for use. The files document financial transactions for many of the artists represented in the artists files and includes sales records, invoices, artists' payments, and correspondence about sales and possible sales. The alphabetical financial files document routine gallery business, such as framing, shipping, insurance, messenger, publicity, etc. and are organized by name of business. General financial files consist of accounting ledgers, banking documents, insurance claims, and travel accounts.

Printed materials consist of various business cards, clippings concerning the Fischbach Gallery, and a pamphlet by Ron Williams as a guide to New York galleries. The bulk of printed materials are found in the Artists and Exhibition Files.

A small series of photographs include those from the Thiabaut Gallery, and unidentified photos of landscapes. It is likely that Fischbach Gallery occupied the space previously used by the Thiabaut Gallery and some materials were included in the collection for that reason. The bulk of photographic materials are found in the Artists and Exhibition Files.

In 2015, 14 feet of records were added to the collection. The addition consists of inventory and client sales records in the form of card indexes. The addition is access-restricted until 2065.

A 2019 addition of 0.2 linear feet, consisting of material related to Marilyn Fischbach's art collection, was processed in 2020.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as 9 series.

Missing Title

Series 1: Artists and Exhibitions Files, 1937-1977 (Boxes 1-18, 28; 18 linear feet)

Series 2: Gallery Correspondence, 1962-1974 (Boxes 18-19; 1.75 linear feet)

Series 3: Business Records, 1969-1971 (Box 27; 0.3 linear feet)

Series 4: Financial Records, 1963-1975 (Boxes 20-25; 4.5 linear feet)

Series 5: Printed Material, 1963-1972 (Box 26; 6 folders)

Series 6: Photographs, circa 1960s (Box 26; 2 folders)

Series 7: Inventory Card Indexes, circa 1960s-2015 (12.1 linear feet; Box 29-41)

Series 8: Client Sales Card Index, circa 1970s-2000s (1.9 linear feet; Box 41-42)

Series 9: Marilyn Fischbach Collection Records, circa 1975-2000 (0.2 linear feet; Box 43)

Historical Note:

The Fischbach Gallery was founded in 1960 by Marilyn Cole Fischbach at 799 Madison Avenue in New York City. The gallery was noted for its stable of minimalist young artists in the 1960s, and the work of the painterly realists in the 1970s. The gallery remains open today.

During its early years, the gallery was among the first to focus on 1960s avant-garde and minimalist artists. Marilyn possessed a talent for discovering young artists and for helping them advance their careers. Many of these young artists became well-known, including Ronald Bladen, Eva Hesse, and Alex Katz. Other artists represented by the gallery include Allan D'Arcangelo, Les Levine, Robert Mangold, Robert Ryman, George Sugarman, and Robert Swain.

The gallery also had an active exhibition schedule and organized and hosted group exhibitions of modern art, including "According to the Letter" (1963), "Hard Center" (1963), and "Direct Representation" (1969). Additionally, the Fishbach Gallery hosted "Eccentric Abstraction" in 1966, an exhibition organized by Lucy Lippard.

Later, the gallery moved to W. 57th Street in Manhattan. Fischbach hired A. Aladar Marberger as director of the gallery. Under his direction, the Fischbach Gallery shifted from the avant-garde to contemporary American realism and minimalist sculpture. In the 1980s, Marilyn Fischbach brought three investors into the gallery. She remined a co-owner, but lived in Paris, France for many years prior to her death at the age of seventy-two. The Fischbach Gallery remains open at 210 West 11th Street at 25th Street in New York City.

Provenance:

Gallery founder Marilyn C. Fischbach and director A. Aladar Marberger donated the majority of the Fischbach Gallery records in 1978. Additional records were donated in 2001 by Maureen Dawley on behalf of the Carnegie Mellon University and in 2015 and in 2019 by John Fischbach, Marilyn C. Fischbach's son.

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Topic:

Art, American  Search this

Art, Modern -- 20th century -- United States  Search this

Minimal art -- United States  Search this

Artists -- United States  Search this

Function:

Art galleries, Commercial -- New York (State)

Genre/Form:

Gallery records

Photographs

Citation:

The Fischbach Gallery records, 1937-2015, bulk 1963-1977. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art

Identifier:

AAA.fiscgall

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Fischbach Gallery records

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9250bd192-6986-4fdd-bec0-08a93a98e4ed

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-fiscgall

Artist:

Robert Henri, American, b. Cincinnati, Ohio, 1865–1929  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

24 1/2 x 20 in. (62 x 50.8 cm)

Type:

Painting

Date:

(1908)

Credit Line:

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966

Accession Number:

66.2427

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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection

School:

American Realism (Ashcan School)

On View:

Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden (Washington, DC), 2nd Floor

Data Source:

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py271e8deca-61e7-44ad-aa2d-84bb69f60ad9

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:hmsg_66.2427

Artist:

Robert Henri, American, b. Cincinnati, Ohio, 1865–1929  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas lined to linen

Dimensions:

24 1/8 × 20 1/8 in. (61.3 × 51.1 cm)

Type:

Painting

Date:

(1910)

Credit Line:

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966

Accession Number:

66.2428

See more items in:

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection

School:

American Realism (Ashcan School)

On View:

Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden (Washington, DC), 2nd Floor

Data Source:

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py2e9e7cb8f-5412-48c4-81d2-2c12006c4706

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:hmsg_66.2428