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Collection Creator:

Gurr, Lena, 1897-1992  Search this

Extent:

3.1 Linear feet (Boxes 1-4)

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1921-1979, undated

Scope and Contents note:

Correspondence in this series concerns general topics and art-related activities and is between Gurr, family members, galleries including the ACA Gallery, and colleagues including Mary Cecil Allen, Mary Ascher, Herman Baron, Dorothy Block, Jean De Marco, Emma Ehrenreich, Clare Fasano, Ralph Fabri, Juliana Force, Minna Harkavy, Rockwell Kent, Karl Knaths, Louis Lozowick, Ross and Dorothy Moffett, John von Wicht, and Lynd Ward.

See Appendix for list of notable correspondents in Series 2.

Appendix: Notable Correspondents in Series 2:

Below is a list of notable correspondents found in Series 2 which also provides dates of individual letters.

Adler, Samuel: see Photographs

Allen, Mary Cecil: 06 Oct, 1956, 29 Oct 1956, 31 Dec 1956, 24 Jan 1957, 30 Jan 1957, 26 Feb 1957, 05 Mar 1957, 05 Apr 1957, 23 Apr 1957, 10 May 1957, 21 Sep 1957, 01 Oct 1957, 14 Nov 1957, 13 Dec 1957, 08 Mar 1958, 26 Apr 1958, [1958], 27 Sep 1958, 02 Oct 1958, 12 Dec 1958, 15 Dec 1958, 19 Dec 1958, 30 Dec 1958, 19 Jan 1959, 25 Feb 1959, 21 Mar 1959, 15 Apr 1959, 25 Apr 1959, 04 May 1959, 25 May 1959, 10 Jul 1959, 07 Dec 1959, 11 Mar 1960, 27 Mar 1960, 22 May 1960, 27 May 1960, 04 Nov 1960, 18 Jan 1961, 17 Mar 1961, 26 May 1961, 18 Sep 1961, 17 Oct 1961, 07 Nov 1961, 31 Dec 1961, 19 Jan 1962, 08 Mar 1962, 16 Apr 1962, 14 Apr 1962; also see Photographs

Ascher, Mary: 05 Sep 1953, 29 Sep 1957, [1958], 02 Jul 1958, 27 Jul 1959, 13 Aug 1959, 15 Jan 1960, 20 Feb 1960, 26 Jul 1960, 19 May 1961, 01 Jun 1962, 22 May 1965, 27 Aug 1965, 08 Feb 1966, 19 Jun 1966, 09 Jul 1966, 03 Oct 1968, [May 1972], [Sep 1972], 13 Feb 1974, Aug 1975, Nov 1976

Avery: 22 Jan 1959

Baron, Herman (ACA Gallery): 17 Aug 1934 (letter to Joseph Biel), 22 Aug 1934 (letter to Joseph Biel), [1935], 02 Jul 1945, Jul 1949, [Jun 1950], 22 Jul 1950, Sep 1956, 08 Jul 1958; (2); also see 19 Mar 1934 letter in Biel/Gurr scrapbook; see Photographs

Biddle, George: 28 Feb 1949

Biel, Joseph: see Herman Baron; see Jerome Milkman

Bishop, Isabel: undated (6),12 Dec 1958, 05 May 1967, 11 Feb 1968

Block, Dorothy: 17 Jan 1949, 19 Feb 1949, 12 Mar 1949, 06 May 1949, 02 Sep 1949, 09 Jul 1950, 07 Nov 1950, Dec 1950, 14 Dec 1951, 20 Aug 1952, 04 Sep 1952, 26 Nov 1952, 20 Sep 1954, [1956], 21 Jun 1956, 07 May 1957, 21 Aug 1957, 28 Feb 1965, 08 Aug 1974, 07 Jan 1978, 11 Aug 1978, 05 Sep 1978

Botkin, Henry: see Photographs

Bouche, Louis: 04 Mar 1964 (form letter signed by Bouche)

Buell, Alice Standish: 12 Nov 1950

Burliuk, David and Marussia: 15 Mar 1947, 12 Dec 1947, 21 Jan 1959

Canaday, John: 29 Dec 1960

Carewe, Sylvia (Sylvia Carewe Small): undated (letter and exhibition announcement), 25 Jan 1945, 01 Jun 1947, 24 Jun 1949, [1951]

Cecere, Ada Rasario: 05 Jun [1950]

Citron, Minna: Oct 1951 exhibition announcement and catalog

Cotton, Lillian: see Photographs

Crawford, Lesley: 20 Nov 1952, 05 Jan 1961 (letter in Gurr scrapbook 5)

Crawford, Ralston: 05 Jul 1962

de Marco, Jean: see Clara Fasano

Ehrenreich, Emma: [1940], 14 Jun 1948, Dec 1950, Oct 1953, 06 Jun 1954, 31 May 1958, 20 Jul 1960, 14 Aug 1960, 25 Aug 1960, 28 Dec 1960, 24 Jun 1961 (2),Sep 1961, 10 Jul 1962, 31 Jul 1962, 01 Mar 1963, 08 Jul 1963, [Jun 1964], 04 Jul 1965, 25 Aug 1966, 14 Sep 1971, Aug 1972

Erlanger, Elizabeth: undated (4),[1940], 02 Mar 1949, Dec 1950, 15 Mar 1955, Mar 1957, 17 Apr 1957, 15 Jun 1957, 27 Jun 1957, 25 Jan 1959, 02 Sep 1960, Jan 1963, 05 Jan 1966

Evergood, Philip: undated greeting card (illustrated)

Fabri, Ralph: 28 Feb 1951, 01 Jan 1953, 01 Sep 1953, 10 Sep 1953, 20 Jun 1955, 19 Nov 1955, 10 Jul 1956, 15 Mar 1957, 14 Jul 1957, 24 Aug 1957, 12 Jun 1958, 29 Aug 1958, 25 May 1959, 07 Sep 1959, 23 Aug 1959, 23 Jul 1960, 10 Oct 1960, 01 Mar 1961 (letter in Gurr scrapbook 5), 06 Aug 1961, 23 Aug 1961, 16 Oct 1961, 23 Apr 1962, 17 Aug 1962, [1962], 26 Jun 1963 (letter in Gurr scrapbook 5), 19 Aug 1963, 02 Oct 1963, 24 Aug 1964, 25 Aug 1965, [Apr 1966], 03 Sep 1966, 03 Sep 1967, 31 Aug 1968, 26 Aug 1969, 20 Aug 1970, 23 Aug 1971, 31 Aug 1972, 04 Nov 1972

Fasano, Clara and Jean de Marco: 17 Aug 1936, 15 Nov 1943, 09 Jun 1949, 01 Jul 1950, 23 Aug 1950, 20 Aug 1951, 18 Jun 1952, 30 Aug 1952, 27 Aug 1954, 22 Jul 1958, 09 Sep 1958, 08 Jul 1959, [Oct 1968], 04 Nov 1968, 07 Dec 1968, 27 Dec 1968, 24 Mar 1969, 10 Jul 1969, 17 Oct 1969, 21 Feb 1970, 05 May 1970, 25 May 1970, 11 Jul 1970, 29 Jul 1970, 24 Oct 1970, 30 Jan 1971, 28 Apr 1971, 18 Aug 1971, 09 Oct 1971, 05 Nov 1971, 25 Dec 1971, 04 Jan 1972, 15 Jan 1972, 21 Jul 1973, 05 Nov 1973, 09 Dec 1973, 08 Feb 1974, 04 Mar 1974, 13 Oct 1976; also see Photographs

Fiene, Ernest: 12 Mar 1961

Floch, Joseph: undated (letter to Floch), 29 Dec 1977 (letter from Mimi Floch)

Force, Juliana: 13 Dec 1932, 19 Jan 1933, 16 Dec 1933, 29 Jan 1934, 08 Feb 1934, 04 Oct 1934, 11 Apr 1938, 26 Apr 1938, 20 Feb 1940, 08 Apr 1940, 09 May 1940, 21 Sep 1940, 15 Jun 1944 (letter to Force), 19 Mar 1947; also see 01 Jun 1934 letter in Biel/Gurr scrapbook

Freilich, Michael: 12 Aug 1947, 20 Aug 1950, 01 May 1951, 15 Aug 1951, 23 Jul 1952, 18 Aug 1953, 31 Jul 1954, 14 Aug 1955, 23 Jul 1956, 16 Jul 1957, 08 Jul 1958, 31 Aug 1960, 03 Sep 1964, 09 Sep 1965

Gelb, Jan: see Interview

Genauer, Emily: 28 Nov 1958, Dec 1958

Gerardia, Helen: undated (2),26 Aug 1950, 13 Dec 1950, 18 Aug 1952, 30 Jun 1952, 23 Jan 1953, 07 Mar 1953, 22 May 1955, 02 Feb 1959, 05 Jan 1961, 14 Oct 1966

Getz, Arthur: 09 Jun 1958; also see Margarita Gibbons

Gibbons, Margarita: undated (25),25 Oct 1949, [1950], [1958] (4),[1960] (4),[Jan 1964] (2),[Feb 1964], [Oct 1969]; also see Arthur Getz

Glickman, Maurice: see Florence Lewison

Glintenkamp, Hendrick: 1956 exhibition catalog (in Gurr scrapbook 4)

Gold, Leah: 09 Jul 1957

Goodrich, Lloyd: 13 Nov 1952

Gould, Janet: undated (card with a photograph of her home); 24 Feb 1945, 05 Dec 1952, 21 Jun 1953, 24 Feb 1965; also see letters from Maria Norman

Harkavy, Minna: undated, 14 Aug 1950, 02 Sep 1952, 02 Sep 1953, 18 Jul 1960, 13 Jul 1964, 23 Aug 1965, 02 Aug 1967; also see Photographs

Harmon, Lily: undated (6),24 Sep 1945, 01 Jul 1950, 08 Sep 1954, 17 Jan 1960

Held, Louis: 07 Apr 1946, 25 Jan 1949, 14 Jun 1950, 02 Feb 1953, 26 Jun 1958, 16 Jun 1960, 08 Jun 1965, 08 Jul 1968, Nov 1969, 25 Dec 1971, Jan 1977, Oct 1977, 26 Dec 1977, Dec 1978

Hirsch, Joseph: 10 Sep 1975 (form letter signed by Hirsch)

Hirshhorn, Joseph: undated (2), 24 Sep 1945, 01 Jul 1950, 08 Sep 1954, 21 Feb 1963 (letter to Hirshhorn)

Jones, Joe: see Photographs

Kainen, Jacob: 24 Aug 1965 (letter to Kainen)

Kaplan, Joseph: see Photographs

Katz, Hilda: 30 Nov 1947, 15 Jan 1950, 02 Mar 1950, 31 May 1950, 24 Nov 1953

Kent, Rockwell: 19 Aug 1948, 10 Mar 1951, 11 Dec 1957 (letter containing photograph of Kent, Gurr, and Walter Thornton), 06 Jun 1968

Kish, Maurice: 09 May 1948, 12 Feb 1949, 13 Dec 1949, 03 Jan 1950 (letter to Kish), 27 Apr 1950, 02 May 1950, 17 May 1950, Jan 1951, 12 May 1951, 13 Mar 1952, 24 Nov 1953, 15 Aug 1955, 11 Jul 1957, 24 Jan 1960, Oct 1961, 29 Dec 1962

Klonis, Stewart: 18 Nov 1964

Knaths, Karl: 30 Oct 1967 (letter to Knaths), 28 Aug 1968 (letter to Knaths), 01 Sep 1968 (letter from Knaths in Gurr scrapbook 7), 23 Dec 1968 (letter to Knaths), 04 Jan 1970

Koenig, Martha Elizabeth: 09 Sep 1945, 23 Apr 1950 (obituary notice and photograph of Koenig from 1949); 01 Dec 1950 (letter from Koenig's husband)

Kroll, Leon: undated (5 undated letters to Kroll), 01 Dec 1958, 21 Dec 1958, 06 Dec 1959, 09 Dec 1960, 20 Jan 1961, 07 Dec 1961, 06 Mar 1962, 09 Dec 1962, 31 Mar 1964, 13 Jan 1965 (letter to Kroll), 13 Jul 1967 (letter to Kroll), 21 Jul 1967

Kruse, Alexander Z.: 10 Jun 1948, 18 Feb 1951, 11 Feb 1952, 16 Jun 1954 (letter in Gurr scrapbook 4); 28 Aug 1954

Lawrence, Jacob: undated (invitation from Charles Alan for a party in honor of Jacob Lawrence); 08 Nov 1963 (form letter signed by Lawrence); also see Photographs

Lerner, Abram: 28 Oct 1955; also see Photographs

Le Roy, Harold: see Photographs

Lewison, Florence: 03 Sep 1948, 23 Feb 1949 (2),31 Jul 1952

Lorne, Naomi: 27 Apr 1946, May 1954, 13 Jul 1955, 28 Jul 1955, 01 Sep 1955, 19 Jun 1956, 09 Jul 1956, 08 Aug 1956, 11 Aug 1956, 16 Aug 1956, Mar 1957, 24 Jun 1957, 08 Aug 1957, 14 Aug 1957, 01 Aug 1960, 22 Aug 1960, Jun 1961

Lozowick, Louis and Adele: undated, [Jan 1949], 29 Jan 1955, 07 May 1961, 23 Nov 1963, 29 Mar 1965; also see 03 May 1933 letter in Biel/Gurr scrapbook; see Photographs

MacDowell Colony: 21 Feb 1963, 04 Mar 1963, Jan 1968

Mackendrick, Lilian: undated, [1940], 10 Jan 1950, 07 Apr 1955, 26 Jun 1956, 01 Apr 1958

Marantz, Irving: see Photographs

Maril, Herman: 05 Feb 1963, 27 Oct 1967, 26 Aug 1978

Mayer, Ralph and Bena: undated, 12 Apr 1950, 12 Sep 1951, Aug 1953, 01 Aug 1958, 09 Feb 1965, 01 Aug 1965, 05 Apr 1966, 05 Nov 1973

Mayor, A. Hyatt: 15 Dec 1962

Milkman, Jerome: 03 Jan 1940, 08 Jan 1940 (letter to Milkman from Joseph Biel), 01 Jan 1945

Minnigerode, C. Powell: 03 Nov 1928 (letter in Gurr scrapbook 1)

Moffett, Ross and Dorothy: undated, 27 Oct 1956, 31 Dec 1956, Jan 1959, 17 Dec 1960, 23 Apr 1961, 19 Oct 1961, 14 Apr 1962, 13 Mar 1963, 22 Jan 1964, 02 May 1964, 04 Jan 1966, 10 Apr 1966, 25 Sep 1966, 06 Oct 1966, 15 Nov 1966, 31 Jan 1967, 03 Feb 1968, 01 Oct 1969, 07 Apr 1970, 09 Dec 1973 (letter to Dorothy)

Newman, Elias: 14 Dec 1948 (letter in Gurr scrapbook 3); 28 May 1952 (letter in Gurr scrapbook 4); 16 Oct 1953, 10 May 1971

Norman, Maria: undated (3),11 Jan 1945, 27 Jan 1945, [1945] (2),[1948], 24 Feb 1945, 14 Apr 1945, 07 Oct 1945, 02 Dec 1947, 04 Feb 1948, 03 Apr 1948, 03 Jan 1949, 18 Dec 1949, 20 Dec 1949, Jan 1950, 18 Jan 1950, 12 Feb 1951, [1951], 16 Mar 1951, 28 Jun 1951, 06 Jul 1951, 31 Jul 1951, 03 Aug 1951, 07 Aug 1951 (letter to Norman from Hallmark Cards), 24 Aug 1951 (letter to Norman from Hallmark Cards), 30 Aug 1951, 10 Sep 1951, 24 Oct 1951, Dec 1951, 02 Jan 1952, 15 Jan 1952, 17 Feb 1952, 19 Feb 1952, 12 Mar 1952, 24 Mar 1952, 08 Jun 1952, 23 Aug 1952, 01 Oct 1952, 03 Sep 1952, 14 Sep 1952, 20 Nov 1952, 20 Dec 1952, Jan 1953, 06 Mar 1953, 02 Apr 1953, 16 Apr 1953, 29 May 1953, 17 Jun 1953, 25 Jun 1953, 17 Aug 1953, 02 Oct 1953, 18 Oct 1953, 25 Dec 1953, 03 Jan 1954, 16 May 1954, 10 Jul 1954, 10 Aug 1954, 20 Aug 1954, 13 Sep 1954, 24 Sep 1954, 06 Oct 1954, 02 Nov 1954, 24 Dec 1954, 25 Dec 1954, Jan 1955, 23 Jan 1955, 27 Jan 1955, 27 Feb 1955 (2),15 Mar 1955, 30 Mar 1955, 18 Apr 1955, 26 Apr 1955, 08 May 1955, 14 May 1955 (2),16 May 1955, 28 May 1955, 07 Jun 1955, 12 Jun 1955, 24 Jun 1955, 17 Jul 1955, 27 Sep 1955, Dec 1955, 04 Jan 1956, 26 Jan 1956, 12 Mar 1956, 12 Apr 1956 [in German], 18 Apr 1956, 04 Jun 1956, 11 Jun 1956, 27 Jun 1956, [1956], 26 Jul 1956, 29 Aug 1956, 18 Sep 1956, 21 Sep 1956, 06 Nov 1956, 25 Nov 1956, 28 Nov 1956, 09 Jan 1957, 01 Apr 1957, 10 Apr 1957, 27 Apr 1957, 07 May 1957, 18 May 1957, 22 May 1957, 27 Jun 1957, 18 Jul 1957, 28 Jul 1957, 17 Aug 1957, 16 Sep 1957, 05 Oct 1957, 28 Oct 1957, 14 May 1958, 03 Jun 1958, 14 Jul 1958, 30 Jul 1958, 01 Jan 1959, 17 Mar 1959, 22 Apr 1959, 29 Nov 1959, 18 Jan 1960, 24 Mar 1960?, 25 Dec 1960 (with photograph), 09 Jan 1961, 08 Aug 1961 Nov 1961, 16 Nov 1961, 24 Nov 1961, Dec 1961, 08 Feb 1962, 04 Apr 1962 (with 2 photographs), 12 Jul 1962 (2),01 Aug 1962, 03 Mar 1963, 02 Oct 1963, 28 Oct 1963, 14 Dec 1963 (2),31 Jan 1964, 30 Jan 1965, 24 Jun 1965, 15 Nov 1965, [1966], 29 Nov 1966, 02 May 1968, 26 Dec 1968, 02 Jan 1969, Dec 1970, 15 Dec 1971; also see Photographs

Ostrowsky, Abbo: see Art Work

Pach, Walter: 26 Nov 1950

Saint-Gaudens, Homer: undated (letter to Saint-Gaudens); 12 Sep 1931 (letter in Gurr scrapbook 1); 10 Jun 1948

Scaravaglione, Concetta: undated (2), 24 Aug 1970

Schapiro, Meyer: 04 Feb 1963, 26 Dec 1963 (letter to Schapiro)

Scharff, Constance: [1940] (2), Dec 1950, 17 Oct 1953, Dec 1955 (letter in Gurr scrapbook 4); 15 Mar 1977 (exhibition announcement)

Seckar, Alvena: 29 Mar 1946, [May 1946], 02 Aug 1946 (including a transcript of radio interview with Gurr), 07 Mar 1948, 21 May 1949 exhibition announcement, [Jan 1952] (3),05 Jan 1952, 05 Apr 1952, 18 Oct 1953, 21 May 1954

Small, Sylvia Carewe: see Sylvia Carewe

Soyer, Moses: undated, 04 May 1966 (letter to Soyer), 13 Oct 1974 (invitation to memorial service)

Soyer, Raphael: [May 1949] (form letter in Gurr scrapbook 3)

Steichen, Kate: 20 Apr 1949

Toney, Adele: undated (2)

Tromka, Ann and Abram: 04 Jun 1948, Jan 1949, 06 May [1954], 31 Jul 1954, 30 Aug 1954, 22 Sep 1954, 12 Oct 1954, 16 Oct 1954, 23 Oct 1954, 29 Oct 1954 (with Abram Tromka's 22 June 1954 obituary), 13 Jun 1957

von Wicht, John: undated (4),03 Feb 1951, 28 Sep 1951, 09 Jul 1952, 25 Jul 1952, 09 Oct 1953, 13 Feb [1956], 09 Apr 1956, 07 Sep 1956 (illustrated letter), 17 Jan 1958, 27 Jan 1958 (illustrated letter), 15 Feb 1958, 28 Sep 1959, Dec 1968

Walker, Hudson: [Sep 1965], 25 Jan 1967, 07 Aug 1968, Dec 1976 (thanks for sympathy card)

Ward, Lynd: 08 Feb 1957 (letter in Gurr scrapbook 4); 12 Apr 1965, 06 Nov 1972 (2 letters in Gurr scrapbook 8)

Wilson, Solomon: 07 Oct 1956; also see Photographs

Woljeska, Helen: 04 Jan 1945, 15 Jan 1945, 26 Sep 1945

Young, Gladys G.: 18 Jun 1945

Zorn, Clara: Dec 1950

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research. Patrons must use microfilm copy.

Collection Rights:

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.

Collection Citation:

Lena Gurr papers, 1908-1979. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.gurrlena, Series 2

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9a6c4038e-87c9-489d-b6d2-ee5c2092bb36

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-gurrlena-ref17

Artist:

Jacob Kainen, American, b. Waterbury, Connecticut, 1909–2001  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

48 1/4 X 60 1/4 IN. (122.3 X 152.9 CM.)

Type:

Painting

Date:

1972

Credit Line:

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of the artist, 1976

Accession Number:

76.85

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School:

Washington Color School

Data Source:

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py283b3aa8d-698f-4b22-a2cc-96f7be6b0757

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:hmsg_76.85

Artist:

Jacob Kainen, American, b. Waterbury, Connecticut, 1909–2001  Search this

Medium:

Lithograph on paper

Dimensions:

30 1/8 X 23 IN. (76.5 X 58.4 CM.)

Type:

Print

Date:

1973

Credit Line:

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Mrs. Beuford Cole, Eugene, Oregon, 1977

Accession Number:

77.231

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School:

Washington Color School

Data Source:

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py2492daa53-4606-4269-ae7f-bf8bde36c0be

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:hmsg_77.231

Artist:

Jacob Kainen, American, b. Waterbury, Connecticut, 1909–2001  Search this

Medium:

Etching and aquatint on paper

Dimensions:

SHEET: 25 7/8 X 19 3/4 IN. (65.7 X 50.2 CM.) PLATE: 19 13/16 X 16 IN. (50.3 X 40.6 CM.)

Type:

Print

Date:

1976

Credit Line:

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Mrs. Beuford Cole, Eugene, Oregon, 1977

Accession Number:

77.232

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School:

Washington Color School

Data Source:

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py28b3da35d-9e53-4ae9-b5d9-68412efa76bc

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edanmdm:hmsg_77.232

Artist:

Jacob Kainen, American, b. Waterbury, Connecticut, 1909–2001  Search this

Medium:

Color lithograph on paper

Dimensions:

33 3/8 X 24 9/16 IN. (84.8 X 62.3 CM.)

Type:

Print

Date:

1975

Credit Line:

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Mrs. Beuford Cole, Eugene, Oregon, 1977

Accession Number:

77.233

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School:

Washington Color School

Data Source:

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py28f3ef43b-4418-4f0b-8964-7221d4fa90a5

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:hmsg_77.233

Artist:

Jacob Kainen, American, b. Waterbury, Connecticut, 1909–2001  Search this

Medium:

Color lithograph on paper

Dimensions:

24 X 31 13/16 IN. (61.0 X 78.3 CM.)

Type:

Print

Date:

1974

Credit Line:

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Mrs. Beuford Cole, Eugene, Oregon, 1977

Accession Number:

77.234

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School:

Washington Color School

Data Source:

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py23b01e0c6-23c1-42c6-9fc9-c8bce5fa992b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:hmsg_77.234

Artist:

Jacob Kainen, American, b. Waterbury, Connecticut, 1909–2001  Search this

Medium:

Color lithograph on paper

Dimensions:

SHEET: 24 1/16 X 31 5/8 IN. (61.1 X 80.3 CM.) IMAGE: 20 1/4 X 28 IN. (51.4 X 71.1 CM.)

Type:

Print

Date:

1974

Credit Line:

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Mrs. Beuford Cole, Eugene, Oregon, 1977

Accession Number:

77.235

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School:

Washington Color School

Data Source:

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py25f3a02ea-a47e-49de-af12-f39c695d9f71

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:hmsg_77.235

Artist:

Jacob Kainen, American, b. Waterbury, Connecticut, 1909–2001  Search this

Medium:

Hand-colored lithograph and woodcut on paper

Dimensions:

sheet: 41 x 29 3/4 in. (104.1 x 75.5 cm) image (irreg): 35 x 25 1/4 in. (89.5 x 64.1 cm)

Type:

Print

Date:

1989

Credit Line:

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of the Smithsonian Resident Associate Program, 1990

Accession Number:

90.8

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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection

School:

Washington Color School

Data Source:

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py264625ba2-a1d6-4ae4-b3e4-78a17a378977

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:hmsg_90.8

Subject:

Kainen, Jacob  Search this

Type:

Photographs

Date:

1981 May

Citation:

Jacob Kainen with his painting Argosy X, 1981 May. Jacob Kainen papers, 1905-2009. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Artists at or with their work  Search this

Artists' studios  Search this

Painting  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA)5104

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Jacob Kainen papers, 1905-2009, bulk 1940-2001

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_item_5104

Creator:

Nancy Drysdale Gallery  Search this

Names:

Brook Alexander Editions  Search this

Crown Point Press  Search this

Tyler Graphics, Ltd.  Search this

Bartlett, Jennifer, 1941-  Search this

Burton, Scott  Search this

Christenberry, William, 1936-2016  Search this

Clapsaddle, Jerry, 1941-  Search this

Drysdale, Nancy McIntosh, 1931-  Search this

Fuller, R. Buckminster (Richard Buckminster), 1895-  Search this

Gilliam, Sam, 1933-2022  Search this

Kainen, Jacob  Search this

Katz, Alex, 1927-  Search this

LeWitt, Sol, 1928-2007  Search this

Mangold, Robert, 1937-  Search this

Puryear, Martin, 1941-  Search this

Scully, Sean, 1945-  Search this

Sonfist, Alan  Search this

Tracy, Michael, 1943-  Search this

Truitt, Anne, 1921-2004  Search this

Wegman, William  Search this

Zakanitch, Robert, 1935-  Search this

Extent:

9 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Photographs

Drawings

Interviews

Date:

1971-1996

Summary:

The records of the Nancy Drysdale Gallery measure 9.0 linear feet and span the years 1971 to 1996. The bulk of the collection comprises artist files that document the gallery's relations with 67 artists, many of whom were represented by the gallery.

Scope and Content Note:

This collection measures 9.0 linear feet and dates from 1971 to 1996. The bulk of the collection comprises artist files that document the gallery's relationships with 67 artists, many of whom were represented, or whose work was handled by, the gallery. In addition to artist files, the collection contains exhibition files, printed material, and publishers files.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as four series reflecting the original arrangement imposed by the Gallery.

Missing Title

Series 1: Group Exhibition Files, 1978-1994 (Box 1, 0.5 linear ft.)

Series 2: Fine Art Publishers Files, 1972-1995 (Boxes 1-2, 1.5 linear ft.)

Series 3: Artist Files, 1971-1996 (Boxes 2-9, 7 linear ft.)

Series 4: Miscellaneous Printed Material, 1993-1994 (Box 9, 1 folder)

Historical Note:

When colleague Max Protetch moved to New York City in 1976, his gallery at 2151 P Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., became the Protetch-McIntosh Gallery under his successor, Cincinnati dealer, Nancy McIntosh Drysdale. Drysdale then moved the gallery to 406 7th Street, N.W., and changed the name to the McIntosh/Drysdale Gallery. Several years later, Drysdale vacated the 7th Street address and operated as a private dealer before opening the Nancy Drysdale Gallery at 2103 O Street, N.W., in 1991.

Provenance:

The records of the Nancy Drysdale Gallery were donated to the Archives of American Art by Nancy Drysdale in 1997.

Restrictions:

The collection is open for resesarch. Use requires an appointment.

Rights:

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.

Topic:

Artists -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this

Art, Modern -- 20th century -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this

Function:

Art galleries, Commercial -- Washington (D.C.)

Genre/Form:

Slides (photographs)

Photographs

Drawings

Interviews

Citation:

Nancy Drysdale Gallery records, 1971-1996 Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.nancdryg

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Nancy Drysdale Gallery records

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw94d447496-6e05-47a8-b1a1-dfeb24920bf9

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-nancdryg

Creator:

Kainen, Jacob  Search this

Kainen, Ruth Cole (1922-2009)  Search this

Names:

Addison Gallery of American Art  Search this

Australian National Gallery  Search this

Baltimore Museum of Art  Search this

British Museum  Search this

Brooklyn Museum  Search this

Corcoran Gallery of Art  Search this

Corcoran School of Art (Washington, D.C.)  Search this

Middendorf Gallery  Search this

National Gallery of Art (U.S.)  Search this

Smithsonian American Art Museum  Search this

Acton, David, 1953-  Search this

Agee, William C.  Search this

Berman, Avis  Search this

Broun, Elizabeth  Search this

Butler, Bryce  Search this

Cole, Phoebe  Search this

Fine, Ruth, 1941-  Search this

Fort Wayne Museum of Art  Search this

Frohlich, Newton, 1936-  Search this

Gilkey, Gordon  Search this

Gorky, Arshile, 1904-1948  Search this

Halasz, Piri  Search this

Harrison, Carol  Search this

Holden, Donald  Search this

Holladay, Wilhelmina Cole, 1922-  Search this

Hopps, Walter  Search this

Jackson, John Baptist, 1701-1780?  Search this

Jordon, Jim  Search this

Kalonyme, Louis  Search this

Lunn, Harry, 1933-1998  Search this

Morse, Peter  Search this

Nordland, Gerald  Search this

O'Connor, Francis V.  Search this

Pollack, Jerome  Search this

Powell, Richard J., 1953-  Search this

Purcell, Ann  Search this

Rand, Harry  Search this

Reynolds, Jock  Search this

Ries, Martin, 1926-  Search this

Solman, Joseph, 1909-2008  Search this

Steinberg, Leo  Search this

Taylor, Joshua Charles, 1917-  Search this

Taylor, Prentiss, 1907-1991  Search this

Tejera, V. ((Victorino))  Search this

Thornton, Valerie  Search this

Weber, Joanne  Search this

Extent:

33.3 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Diaries

Transcripts

Videotapes

Visitors' books

Lectures

Prints

Greeting cards

Interviews

Scrapbooks

Date:

1905-2009

bulk 1940-2001

Summary:

The papers of painter, printmaker, and curator Jacob Kainen measure 33.3 linear feet and date from 1905 to 2009, with the bulk of the material from 1940-2001. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence/subject files including personal correspondence to and from friends and family members and professional correspondence and records concerning Kainen's activities as an artist, curator, teacher, and art collector. The collection also contains biographical material, writings, diaries, calendars, inventories, interview transcripts, printed material, photographs, works of art by other artists, and nine scrapbooks.

Scope and Content Note:

The papers of painter, printmaker, and curator Jacob Kainen measure 33.3 linear feet and date from 1905 to 2009, with the bulk of the material from 1940-2001. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence/subject files including personal correspondence to and from friends and family members and professional correspondence and records concerning Kainen's activities as an artist, curator, teacher, and art collector. The collection also contains biographical material, writings, diary and journal entries, calendars, inventories, interview and "dialog" transcripts, printed material, photographs, works of art by other artists, and nine scrapbooks.

Biographical materials include items concerning Kainen's career as a curator and artist, in addition to a useful bibliography, detailed biographical outline, and a copy of an FBI report compiled on him. Also included are five videocassette recordings of Kainen.

Alphabetical correspondence/subject files comprise the bulk of the collection and include both Jacob's and Ruth's correspondence with family, friends, colleagues, artists, art critics, curators, museums, arts organizations, galleries, and many others. There is a significant amount of correspondence with David Acton, the Addison Gallery of Art and Jock Reynolds, William Agee, Australian National Gallery, Baltimore Museum of Art, Avis Berman, the British Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Elizabeth Broun and the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bryce Butler, Pheobe Cole, the Corcoran Gallery and School of Art, Richard Field, Ruth Fine, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Newton Frohlich, Gordon Gilkey and the Pacific Northwest College of Art, Arshile Gorky, Piri Halesz, Carol Harrison, Donald Holden, Wilhelmina Holladay, John Baptist Jackson, Jim Jordon, Lou Kantor, Harry Lunn Jr., Middendorf Gallery, National Gallery of Art, Peter Morse, Gerald Nordland, Francis O'Connor, Jerome Pollack, Richard Powell, Ann Purcell, Harry Rand, Martin Ries, Joseph Solman, Leo Steinberg, Prentiss Taylor, Victorino Tejera, Valerie Thornton, Joanne Weber, and numerous family members.

Writings are by and about Jacob Kainen. Kainen's writings include articles, lectures, exhibition catalog essays, notes, travel notebooks, short stories, poems, and written statements about his artistic motivations and justifications. There are writings about Kainen by Avis Berman, Ruth Cole Kainen, and others. The bulk of the numerous diary entries are from Ruth Cole Kainen's diaries, many of which concern Jacob and their family. There are also annotated and revised diary entries. There is one folder of diary entries and one folder of journal entries by Jacob Kainen and two dismantled journal-like notebooks. The papers include daily calendars and travel itineraries from 1972 through 2001.

The papers include transcripts of formal interviews and informal conversations with Jacob Kainen. Transcripts are of informal dinner, telephone, and general conversations between friends, colleagues, artists, and Ruth Cole Kainen. Included are conversations with Avis Berman, Walter Hopps, Harry Rand, Joshua Taylor, and several others. Many of these transcripts were also annnotated by Jacob and Ruth Kainen. Also found are numerous transcripts of more formal interviews with Kainen by art historians, art critics, and students.

There are inventories, appraisals, and lists of sold and not sold paintings, as well as color photographs of some of Kainen's works of art. Also found are inventories of the Kainens' art collection. Printed materials include Kainen's exhibition catalogs and announcements, clippings of articles by and about Jacob Kainen, and an exhibition guestbook.

Photographs are of Kainen with his family and friends, at exhibition openings, and working in his studios. Works of art by others includes handmade greeting cards, limited edition prints, and portfolios given to Jacob Kainen. Nine scrapbooks containing news clippings and exhibition publications document the entirety of Kainen's career as an artist.

Arrangement:

The Jacob Kainen papers are arranged into 11 series.

Missing Title

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1938-2001 (Boxes 1, 32; 0.8 linear feet)

Series 2: Correspondence/Subject Files, 1936-2003 (Boxes 1-12, 32-33; 11.8 linear feet)

Series 3: Writings, circa 1920s-2002 (Boxes 12-13, 33; 1.6 linear feet)

Series 4: Diaries, circa 1952-2002 (Boxes 13-18, 33-38; 10.0 linear feet)

Series 5: Calendars, 1953-2008 (Boxes 18-20, 38; 1.7 linear feet)

Series 6: Transcripts, circa 1975-1994 (Boxes 20-21, 38; 1.4 linear feet)

Series 7: Inventories, 1927-2001 (Boxes 21-22; 1.0 linear feet)

Series 8: Printed Material, 1938-2003 (Box 22, 38, OV 31; 0.6 linear feet)

Series 9: Photographs, 1905-2000 (Boxes 22-25, 38, OV 31; 3.3 linear feet)

Series 10: Works of Art by Others, 1942-2000 (Boxes 25-26, OV 31; 1.2 linear foot)

Series 11: Scrapbooks, 1936-1998 (Boxes 27-30, 38; 1.3 linear feet)

Biographical Note:

Jacob Kainen (1909-2001) was a painter, printmaker, and curator who worked primarily in Washington, D.C.

Born on December 7, 1909 in Waterbury, Connecticut, Jacob Kainen moved with his family to New York City in 1918. Kainen studied at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn from 1927 until 1930, and at the Art Student's League. In the early 1930s, Kainen became involved in social causes and formed close friendships with the early abstractionists, including John Graham, Arshile Gorky, and Stuart Davis. He joined the Artists' Union and a contributor to its journal, Art Front, along with Stuart Davis and Harold Rosenberg. Jacob's participation in the Artists' Union was later investigated by the FBI.

From 1935 until 1942, Kainen worked for the Graphic Arts Division of the Works Progress Administration in New York City and began exhibiting with the New York School. It was during this period that he married Bertha Friedman. Jacob and Bertha had two sons together, Dan and Paul, and divorced in 1968.

In 1942, Kainen made a life-changing decision to leave New York City and move to Washington, D.C. to accept what he thought would be a temporary position as a scientific aide in the Division of Graphic Arts at the Smithsonian Institution. Kainen quickly became Assistant Curator and Curator in 1946. He served as Curator for twenty years, completely reshaping the department and building the graphic arts collection. His print exhibitions brought the work of S.W. Hayter, Josef Albers, Adja Yunkers, Louis Lozowick, Karl Schrag, José Guerrero, Louis Schanker, Werner Drewes, and Boris Margo to Washington audiences - graphic work that might not have been shown that early in the area.

1947 marked the opening of the Washington Workshop Center for the Arts, where Kainen served as a teacher and guide to several important artists, helping to make the workshop a magnet for new talent and instrumental in furthering the careers of several artists. Although Kainen taught Gene Davis and Alma Thomas and introduced Morris Louis to Leon Berkowitz, he never considered himself a member of the "Washington Color School."

In 1949, the Corcoran Gallery of Art held a retrospective of Kainen's prints and three years later Kenneth Noland organized Kainen's first painting retrospective at Catholic University. Kainen's paintings from the 1940s illustrated a shift away from social realism toward abstract expressionism. In 1956, Jacob Kainen received a grant from the American Philosophical society to conduct research in Europe for his monograph on the English woodcut artist, John Baptist Jackson. He traveled to Europe again in 1962 to study paintings and prints from the Mannerist Period.

From 1966 until 1970, Kainen worked as the Curator of prints and drawings at the National Collection of Fine Arts (now the Smithsonian American Art Museum). He married Ruth Cole in February of 1969. Kainen retired from the Smithsonian a year later to devote himself full-time to his art, but continued to serve as a special consultant to the Smithsonian American Art Museum for nineteen years. In 1971 and 1972, Kainen taught painting and the history of printmaking at the University of Maryland. A retrospective of Kainen's paintings was held in 1993 at the National Museum of American Art (SAAM).

Throughout his artistic career, Kainen experimented with different mediums and explored different styles, yet he identified himself as a painter. Jacob Kainen participated in at least twenty-five one man shows and several group exhibitions. His works are in collections across the United States and abroad, including the National Gallery of Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the British Museum. He worked in his studio up until the time of his death on March 19, 2001 at his home in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

Related Material:

Found among the holdings of the Archives of American Art is an oral history interview of Jacob Kainen conducted by Avis Berman in 1982 for the Archives' "Mark Rothko and His Times" oral history project. Also found are microfilm copies of Bertha Kainen's correspondence with Avis Berman regarding Berman's essay about Jacob Kainen.

Separated Material:

The Archives of American Art also holds microfilm of material lent for microfilming (reels 565, 2147-2149, and 2200) including correspondence, writings by Kainen, and papers relating to the Smithsonian Institution Loyalty Board's investigation of Jacob Kainen from 1942-1954. Most, but not all, of the loaned materials were included in later gifts. Loaned materials not donated at a later date remain with the lender and are not described in the container listing of this finding aid.

Provenance:

Jacob and Ruth Kainen first lent the Archives of American Art material for microfilming from 1973-1981, the bulk of which was included in the later gifts. Papers were then donated in multiple accretions between 1981-2007 by Jacob and Ruth Kainen, and in 2009 from the estate of Ruth Kainen via executor Teresa Covacevich Grana. Also in 2003, eight photographs of Jacob and Ruth Kainen were transferred from the National Portrait Gallery to the Archives of American Art.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.

Rights:

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 -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this

Curators -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this

Art teachers -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this

Topic:

Painting, Modern -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this

Painting, Abstract -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this

Artists' studios -- Photographs  Search this

Art -- Collectors and collecting -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this

Printmakers -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Diaries

Transcripts

Videotapes

Visitors' books

Lectures

Prints

Greeting cards

Interviews

Scrapbooks

Citation:

Jacob Kainen papers, 1905-2008, bulk 1940-2001. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.kainjaco

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Jacob Kainen papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw974ec158d-d417-4d06-931d-44a4af17ab27

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-kainjaco

Creator:

Grand Central Art Galleries  Search this

Names:

Galerie Jeanne Bucher  Search this

Grand Central Moderns (Gallery)  Search this

Asher, Elise, 1914-  Search this

Barrie, Erwin S., 1886-1983  Search this

Browne, Byron, 1907-1961  Search this

Candell, Victor, 1903-1977  Search this

DeMartini, Joseph, 1896-1984  Search this

Gonzalez, Xavier, 1898-1993  Search this

Kainen, Jacob  Search this

Lam, Jennett, 1911-  Search this

Moy, Seong  Search this

Osver, Arthur, 1912-2006  Search this

Roberts, Colette, 1910-  Search this

Rowan, Herman  Search this

Salemme, Lucia A.  Search this

Watts, Robert M., 1923-1988  Search this

Extent:

1.3 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Date:

1931-1968

bulk circa 1952-circa 1965

Summary:

The records of New York City's Grand Central Art Galleries measure 1.3 linear feet and date from 1931 to 1968, with the bulk of the material from circa 1952 to circa 1965. The majority of the records are related the Grand Central Moderns, the modern art division of Grand Central Art Galleries. The collection includes group exhibition files, artists' files, printed material and photographs.

Scope and Contents:

The records of New York City's Grand Central Art Galleries measure 1.3 linear feet and date from 1931 to 1968, with the bulk of the material from circa 1952 to circa 1965. The majority of the records are related the Grand Central Moderns, the modern art division of Grand Central Art Galleries. The collection includes group exhibition files, artists' files, printed material and photographs.

Group exhibition files consist of catalogs, announcements, clippings, artist biographies, correspondence and photographs. The art exchange exhibition between Grand Central Moderns and Galerie Jeanne Bucher is especially noteworthy.

Artists' files include exhibition catalogs, announcements, resumes, clippings, photographs and limited correspondence. The bulk of the material is on artists who had exhibitions at Grand Central Moderns. Notable artists include Elise Asher, Byron Browne, Victor Candell, Joseph De Martini, Xavier Gonzalez, Jacob Kainen, Jennett Lam, Seong Moy, Arthur Osver, Herman Rowan, Lucia Salemme, and Robert Watts, among others.

Printed material mostly consists of exhibition catalogs and announcements of other galleries. There are a few clippings on Grand Central Art Galleries.

There are a few photographs of artwork.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as 4 series.

Series 1: Group Exhibition Files, 1952-1957 (Box 1, OV 3; 0.3 linear feet)

Series 2: Artists' Files, 1940-1968 (Box 1, 0.7 linear feet)

Series 3: Printed Material, 1951-1965 (Boxes 1-2; 0.3 linear feet)

Series 4: Photographs, 1931, circa 1960-circa 1965 (Box 2; 2 folders)

Biographical / Historical:

Grand Central Art Galleries (1923-1994) was a large New York-based art gallery, which also had a modern art division called Grand Central Moderns (1947-circa 1967).

The Grand Central Art Galleries was founded in 1923 and operated as the exhibition space of the Painters and Sculptors Gallery Association in New York City. Grand Central Art Galleries was located at Grand Central Terminal for nearly 30 years before moving on to the Biltmore Hotel at 40 Vanderbilt Avenue, then relocating to 24 West 57th Street. The Galleries regularly exhibited the works of its members and sometimes boasted as many as thirty to forty exhibitions annually.

From its establishment in 1923, Edwin S. Barrie was the director of Grand Central Art Galleries and he founded Grand Central Moderns in 1947, which he also managed until the early 1950s. The gallery moved from one address to another before ultimately relocating to 130 East 56th Street. Colette Roberts was the curator and she took over as director in 1952 until roughly 1965, about two years before Grand Central Moderns closed. Byron Browne, Kenneth Campbell, Lamar Dodd, Xavier Gonzalez, George Morrison and Louise Nevelson were a few of the artists represented by the gallery.

Erwin S. Barrie retired from his position as director of Grand Central Art Galleries in 1975. The gallery closed in 1994.

Separated Materials:

The Archives of American Art also holds microfilm of material lent for microfilming (reels NGCAG1-NGCAG2) including 23 yearbooks, 1928-1945, and exhibition catalogs, 1923-1929. The originals were returned to Grand Central Art Galleries after microfilming and are not described in the the container listing of this finding aid.

Provenance:

Grand Central Art Galleries loaned materials for microfilming in 1966. Addition records were donated to the Archives of American Art by Grand Central Art Galleries in 1966 and 1967.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.

Topic:

Art, Modern -- United States  Search this

Function:

Art galleries, Commercial -- New York (State)

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Citation:

Grand Central Art Galleries, 1931-1938, bulk circa 1952-circa 1965. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.grancent

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Grand Central Art Galleries records

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9a8b77b84-cb49-458a-a455-0e4964c61312

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-grancent

Artist:

Jacob Kainen, born Waterbury, CT 1909-died Washington, DC 2001  Search this

Printer:

Jack Lemon, born Estline, SD ca. 1936  Search this

Ron Wyffels  Search this

Workshop:

Landfall Press, Inc.  Search this

Medium:

color lithograph on paper

Dimensions:

image: 22 1/8 x 28 1/4 in. (56.2 x 71.7 cm)

Type:

Graphic Arts-Print

Date:

1974

Topic:

Abstract  Search this

Mythology\classical\Hesperus  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist

Object number:

1976.14.6

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department:

Graphic Arts

Data Source:

Smithsonian American Art Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7123d8152-0bac-4e5a-8120-a2023cfa69d3

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:saam_1976.14.6

Originator (author or composer, etc.):

Kainen, Jacob  Search this

Measurements:

overall: 7 1/4 in x 4 3/4 in x 1/2 in; 18.415 cm x 12.065 cm x 1.27 cm

Object Name:

Book

Date made:

1950

Credit Line:

Douglas D. and Lloyd Morgan

ID Number:

1982.0187.00021

Accession number:

1982.0187

Catalog number:

1982.0187.00021

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Work and Industry: Graphic Arts

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-4a39-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_824702

Artist:

Jacob Kainen, 7 Dec 1909 - 19 Mar 2001  Search this

Sitter:

Gene Davis, 1920 - 1985  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

152.4 x 122.0 cm (60 x 48 1/16" )

Type:

Painting

Date:

1961

Topic:

Gene Davis: Male  Search this

Gene Davis: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: Smithsonian American Art Museum

Object number:

1979.80.11 NMAA

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Catalog of American Portraits

Data Source:

Catalog of American Portraits

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4bc7dd564-78a9-4236-90d3-4f8e9e08ad46

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_1979.80.11_NMAA

Artist:

Jacob Kainen, 7 Dec 1909 - 19 Mar 2001  Search this

Sitter:

Unidentified Sitter  Search this

Medium:

Graphite on wove paper

Dimensions:

25.4 x 19.7 cm (10 x 7 3/4" ), Estimate

Type:

Drawing

Date:

1935-45

Topic:

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: National Gallery of Art

Object number:

1999.82.1.45

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Catalog of American Portraits

Data Source:

Catalog of American Portraits

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4a4bf6203-3cee-4440-9ed6-de673ae8c633

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_1999.82.1.45

Artist:

Jacob Kainen, 7 Dec 1909 - 19 Mar 2001  Search this

Sitter:

Jacob Kainen, 7 Dec 1909 - 19 Mar 2001  Search this

Medium:

Graphite on wove paper

Dimensions:

35.6 x 27.9 cm (14 x 11" ), Estimate

Type:

Drawing

Date:

1974

Topic:

Jacob Kainen: Male  Search this

Jacob Kainen: Visual Arts\Artist\Printmaker\Etcher  Search this

Jacob Kainen: Visual Arts\Artist\Printmaker\Engraver  Search this

Jacob Kainen: Visual Arts\Curator  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: National Gallery of Art

Object number:

1999.82.15.15

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Catalog of American Portraits

Data Source:

Catalog of American Portraits

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm41bd03f5f-afac-4116-9aa8-6c50b0fa749b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_1999.82.15.15

Artist:

Jacob Kainen, 7 Dec 1909 - 19 Mar 2001  Search this

Sitter:

Jacob Kainen, 7 Dec 1909 - 19 Mar 2001  Search this

Medium:

Graphite on wove paper

Dimensions:

35.6 x 27.9 cm (14 x 11" ), Estimate

Type:

Drawing

Date:

1974

Topic:

Jacob Kainen: Male  Search this

Jacob Kainen: Visual Arts\Artist\Printmaker\Etcher  Search this

Jacob Kainen: Visual Arts\Artist\Printmaker\Engraver  Search this

Jacob Kainen: Visual Arts\Curator  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: National Gallery of Art

Object number:

1999.82.15.16

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Catalog of American Portraits

Data Source:

Catalog of American Portraits

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm48edd900a-4e3d-4379-9634-71336500cbf7

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_1999.82.15.16

Artist:

Jacob Kainen, 7 Dec 1909 - 19 Mar 2001  Search this

Sitter:

Jacob Kainen, 7 Dec 1909 - 19 Mar 2001  Search this

Medium:

Graphite on wove paper

Dimensions:

35.6 x 27.9 cm (14 x 11" ), Estimate

Type:

Drawing

Date:

1974

Topic:

Jacob Kainen: Male  Search this

Jacob Kainen: Visual Arts\Artist\Printmaker\Etcher  Search this

Jacob Kainen: Visual Arts\Artist\Printmaker\Engraver  Search this

Jacob Kainen: Visual Arts\Curator  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: National Gallery of Art

Object number:

1999.82.15.17

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Catalog of American Portraits

Data Source:

Catalog of American Portraits

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4a56760f2-634a-436c-a5db-2e1a7741c2c0

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_1999.82.15.17

Artist:

Jacob Kainen, 7 Dec 1909 - 19 Mar 2001  Search this

Sitter:

Unidentified Woman  Search this

Medium:

Graphite on wove paper

Dimensions:

19.8 x 12.5 cm (7 13/16 x 4 15/16" ), Estimate

Type:

Drawing

Date:

c. 1949

Topic:

Unidentified Woman: Female  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: National Gallery of Art

Object number:

1999.82.19.31

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Catalog of American Portraits

Data Source:

Catalog of American Portraits

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm41c87e9cd-da9a-4c34-b9cb-11d61909523c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_1999.82.19.31