Family correspondence; personal and professional correspondence relating to Porter's career as a gallery owner, with Caresse Crosby, Eldzier Cortor, Worden Day, Edith Halpert, Adolph Gottlieb, Karl Knaths, Peggy Guggenheim, Mark Rothko, Willem de Kooning, and many others; diaries; notes; financial papers; clippings; publicity catalogs; and miscellany.
Biographical / Historical:
Painter, sculptor, gallery owner; Wainscott, N.Y. Porter opened the G Place Gallery with Caresse Crosby in 1943.
Provenance:
Lent for microfilming 1970 by Edwin David Porter.
Restrictions:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
1 Linear foot ((partially microfilmed on 2 reels))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1938-1972
Scope and Contents:
Correspondence, photographs; writings; exhibition catalogs and announcements; and clippings.
REELS 680 & 1007: Correspondence, mostly business and professional letters; writings such as "The Animal in Art" and other jottings on art and form; price lists, statements from galleries and sales memos; catalogs and annoucements; clippings; photographs of Caparn's work, and photos of Caparn in her studio, snapshots and a portrait by Maya Deren, 1948, as well as one by Alan Shayne.
UNMICROFILMED: Correspondence, clippings, exhibition material, receipts, photographs and records relating mainly to the Federation of Modern Painters and Sculptors.
Biographical / Historical:
Sculptor; Connecticut.
Related Materials:
Rhys Caparn papers also at Syracuse University.
Provenance:
Donated 1972-1983 by Rhys Caparn.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
285 Items (photographic prints, b&w, 8 x 10 in. and smaller.)
5 Slides (b&w)
133 Slides (col.)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Slides
Date:
[ca. 1950-1960]
Scope and Contents:
285 photographs of art work by sculptors Vincent Glinsky and Cleo Hartwig; 5 slides (b&w) of Hartwig's work; and 133 color slides of work by artists Robert Cronbach, Peter Grippe, Joseph Konzal, Michael Lekakis, Charles Green Shaw, and Warren Wheelock.
Biographical / Historical:
Art gallery; New York, N.Y. Operated by Douglas Berman and Peter Daferner.
Provenance:
Donated 1996 and 1998 by Douglas Berman.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
