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Creator:

Pelton, Agnes, 1881-1961  Search this

Names:

Annixter, Jane  Search this

Extent:

2.1 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Sketches

Sketchbooks

Scrapbooks

Date:

1885-1989

Summary:

The papers of painter Agnes Pelton measure 2.1 linear feet and date from 1885-1989. Found within the papers are biographical materials; business and personal correspondence, many addressed to Jane Levington Comfort; writings; printed material; 3 mixed media scrapbooks; one studio guestbook, signed by visitors to Agnes Pelton's studio; artwork, including loose sketches and 9 sketchbooks; and photographs of Pelton, her family and friends, and her work.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of painter Agnes Pelton measure 2.1 linear feet and date from 1885-1989. Found within the papers are biographical materials; business and personal correspondence, many addressed to Jane Levington Comfort; writings; printed material; 3 mixed media scrapbooks; one studio guestbook signed by visitors to Agnes Pelton's studio; artwork, including loose sketches and 9 sketchbooks; and photographs of Pelton, her family and friends, and her work.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as 7 series.

Missing Title

Series 1: Biographical Materials, 1898-1989 (2 folders; Box 1)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1930-1980 (0.4 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 3: Writings, 1913-1956 (8 folders; Box 1)

Series 4: Printed Material, 1913-1955 (6 folders; Box 1)

Series 5: Scrapbooks and Guestbook, 1911-1955 (0.7 linear feet; Boxes 1, 4)

Series 6: Artwork, 1885-1957 (0.5 linear feet; Boxes 2-3)

Series 7: Photographic Material, 1886-1955 (0.4 linear feet; Box 3)

Biographical / Historical:

Painter Agnes Pelton (1881-1961) lived and worked in Long Island, New York, and Cathedral City, California, and is known for her desert landscapes, portraits, and abstract paintings.

Born in Stuttgart, Germany to William and Florence Pelton, Pelton and her mother relocated to New York after her father's death in 1890. Her mother, who had studied music at the Stuttgart Conservatory, opened the Pelton School of Music in Brooklyn, which remained in operation for 30 years. Pelton began her art studies at the Pratt Institute in 1895 and continued working with one of her instructors, Arthur Dow, at his summer school in Ipswich, Massachusetts, after her graduation in 1900. She later worked with William Langson Lathrop and Hamilton Field, and traveled abroad to attend the British Academy in Rome in 1910 and 1911.

In 1912, after seeing her work in an exhibition in Hamilton Field's studio in Ogunquit, Maine, Walt Kuhn invited Pelton to participate in the 1913 Armory Show. During her early career, Pelton created works that were primarily influenced by Davies's philosophy on the effect of natural light, and which she termed "Imaginative Paintings." After a visit to New Mexico in 1919, Pelton began shifting to another style of painting, focusing on Southwestern landscapes and figurative portraits, which she continued from her studios in New York City and Long Island. In 1932, Pelton moved to Cathedral City, California and began painting abstract works in a new stylistic phase, which were visual explorations of her growing interest in spirituality and philosophy. In 1938, she became a founding member of the Transcendental Painting Group, which included Raymond Jonson and Emil Bisttram. Pelton died in Cathedral City in 1961.

Provenance:

The Agnes Pelton papers were assembled by Cornelia and Irving Sussman for a biography of Agnes Pelton. They were donated to the Archives by gallery director Jan Rindfleisch on behalf of the Sussmans, in 1984. In 1997, circa 162 letters from Agnes Pelton to Jane Levington Comfort, that are now part of this collection, were bequeathed to Cornelia and Irving Sussman by Jane Levington Comfort through Joan Crisci, the executor of Comfort's estate, and donated to the Archives. An additional studio guestbook was donated in 2021 by Kay Hillery, whose in-laws were neighbors and friends with Agnes Pelton. Both the letters from Agnes Pelton to Jane Levington Comfort and the studio guestbook donations were facilitated by Michael Kelley.

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.

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 -- California  Search this

Topic:

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Sketches

Sketchbooks

Scrapbooks

Citation:

Agnes Pelton papers, 1885-1989. 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.peltagne

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9a289c7ce-c51e-4e37-86a3-724f74143e4a

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-peltagne

Collection Creator:

Pelton, Agnes, 1881-1961  Search this

Container:

Box 2, Folder 3

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1885-1886

Collection Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.

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:

Agnes Pelton papers, 1885-1989. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

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

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Agnes Pelton papers

Agnes Pelton papers / Series 6: Artwork

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw97af08e2a-b4a1-46e7-87f7-87be4c8433db

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-peltagne-ref44

Collection Creator:

Pelton, Agnes, 1881-1961  Search this

Container:

Box 2, Folder 4

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1911-1922

Collection Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.

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:

Agnes Pelton papers, 1885-1989. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

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

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Agnes Pelton papers

Agnes Pelton papers / Series 6: Artwork

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9e75fbfe3-66cf-4207-b8ba-f413673a6f37

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-peltagne-ref45

Collection Creator:

Pelton, Agnes, 1881-1961  Search this

Container:

Box 2, Folder 5

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1938

Collection Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.

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:

Agnes Pelton papers, 1885-1989. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

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

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Agnes Pelton papers

Agnes Pelton papers / Series 6: Artwork

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw913bb1480-315f-4df9-85f8-f070aef16dc8

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-peltagne-ref46

Collection Creator:

Pelton, Agnes, 1881-1961  Search this

Container:

Box 2, Folder 6

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1917-1929

Collection Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.

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:

Agnes Pelton papers, 1885-1989. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

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

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Agnes Pelton papers

Agnes Pelton papers / Series 6: Artwork

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9a7219210-a1a0-4229-b0b8-7cd363c1c0a5

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-peltagne-ref47

Collection Creator:

Pelton, Agnes, 1881-1961  Search this

Container:

Box 2, Folder 7

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1929-1931

Collection Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.

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:

Agnes Pelton papers, 1885-1989. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

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

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Agnes Pelton papers

Agnes Pelton papers / Series 6: Artwork

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw990b46cc3-04d2-4584-84f9-706babe592b7

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-peltagne-ref48

Collection Creator:

Pelton, Agnes, 1881-1961  Search this

Container:

Box 2, Folder 8

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1930-1935

Collection Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.

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:

Agnes Pelton papers, 1885-1989. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

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

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Agnes Pelton papers

Agnes Pelton papers / Series 6: Artwork

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9bd9ba18a-08ca-45e7-8686-3d684f80051d

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-peltagne-ref49

Collection Creator:

Pelton, Agnes, 1881-1961  Search this

Container:

Box 2, Folder 9

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1931

Collection Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.

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:

Agnes Pelton papers, 1885-1989. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

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

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Agnes Pelton papers

Agnes Pelton papers / Series 6: Artwork

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9feae29a1-a15e-4010-aa22-df03a7c817b1

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-peltagne-ref50

Collection Creator:

Pelton, Agnes, 1881-1961  Search this

Container:

Box 3, Folder 1

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1936-1949

Collection Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.

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:

Agnes Pelton papers, 1885-1989. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

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

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Agnes Pelton papers

Agnes Pelton papers / Series 6: Artwork

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw97ecf75ae-c7fc-41c1-8a5c-6fc876c2ee5d

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-peltagne-ref51

Collection Creator:

Pelton, Agnes, 1881-1961  Search this

Container:

Box 3, Folder 2

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1942-1957

Collection Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.

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:

Agnes Pelton papers, 1885-1989. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

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

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Agnes Pelton papers

Agnes Pelton papers / Series 6: Artwork

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9d7c5e4bc-7190-425f-bbeb-89654996bfaa

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-peltagne-ref52

Collection Creator:

Pelton, Agnes, 1881-1961  Search this

Extent:

0.5 Linear feet (Boxes 2-3)

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1885-1957

Scope and Contents:

Artwork consists of loose sketches of figures and abstract forms. The 9 sketchbooks are of childhood drawings, landscapes, figures, and flowers. Annotated notebook/sketchbooks include notes, thoughts, and dated entries with some accompanying illustrations and sketches.

Arrangement:

Materials are arranged chronologically by document type.

Collection Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.

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:

Agnes Pelton papers, 1885-1989. 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.peltagne, Series 6

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9f5710bed-b335-4098-b510-2f8ad85f556b

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-peltagne-ref6

Creator:

Brook, Alexander, 1898-1980  Search this

Brook, Alexander, 1898-1980  Search this

Subject:

Bacon, Peggy  Search this

Biddle, George  Search this

Brett, Catherine  Search this

Covarrubias, Miguel  Search this

Pollock, Jackson  Search this

Spencer, Niles  Search this

Knee, Gina  Search this

Bouché, Louis  Search this

Type:

Photographs

Watercolors

Sketches

Transcriptions

Scrapbooks

Sketchbooks

Interviews

Etchings

Illustrations

Topic:

Post-impressionism (Art)  Search this

Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

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

Theme:

Diaries  Search this

Lives of American Artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)6833

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)208960

AAA_collcode_brooalex

Theme:

Diaries

Lives of American Artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_208960

Creator:

Kraushaar Galleries  Search this

Kraushaar Galleries  Search this

Subject:

Wilson, Ralph L.  Search this

Fausett, Dean  Search this

Lasker, Joe  Search this

Murdock, Roland P.  Search this

Phillips, Duncan  Search this

Kuhn, Walt  Search this

Smith, Vernon  Search this

Robinson, Boardman  Search this

Lechay, James  Search this

Laurent, Robert  Search this

Hartell, John  Search this

Cantene, David  Search this

Schnakenberg, H. E. (Henry Ernest)  Search this

Kraushaar, Antoinette M.  Search this

Harrison, Preston  Search this

Heliker, John  Search this

Williams, Esther  Search this

Luks, George Benjamin  Search this

Glackens, Edith  Search this

Navas, Elizabeth S.  Search this

DeLonga, Leonard  Search this

Evett, Kenneth Warnock  Search this

Halberstadt, Ernst  Search this

Prendergast, Maurice Brazil  Search this

Morris, Carl  Search this

Ruellan, Andrée  Search this

Smalley, David  Search this

Flannery, Vaughn  Search this

Cowles, Russell  Search this

Penney, James  Search this

Beal, Gifford  Search this

Bacon, Peggy  Search this

Beal, Reynolds  Search this

Hardy, Thomas  Search this

Glackens, William J.  Search this

Prendergast, Charles  Search this

Demuth, Charles  Search this

Albrizio, Humbert  Search this

Lachaise, Gaston  Search this

Bignou, Etienne  Search this

Kirsch, Frederick D. (Frederick Dwight)  Search this

Sloan, John  Search this

Allard, J.  Search this

Bouché, Louis  Search this

Juley, Peter A.  Search this

Stanley, Alix W.  Search this

Arnest, Bernard  Search this

Brueming, Karen  Search this

Miller, Harriette  Search this

Kraushaar, John F.  Search this

Guillaume, Paul  Search this

Art Institute of Chicago  Search this

Toledo Museum of Art  Search this

Cleveland Museum of Art  Search this

Wichita Art Museum  Search this

Whitney Museum of American Art  Search this

New Britain Institute. Art Museum  Search this

Ernest Brown and Co.  Search this

Carnegie Institute  Search this

University of Nebraska--Lincoln. Department of Art  Search this

Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Type:

Photographs

Sketches

Drawings

Exhibition catalogs

Financial records

Notes

Sketchbooks

Topic:

Works of art  Search this

Art, American  Search this

Artists -- United States  Search this

Depressions -- 1929  Search this

Theme:

Art Market  Search this

Art Gallery Records  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)7781

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)209946

AAA_collcode_kraugall

Theme:

Art Market

Art Gallery Records

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_209946

Creator:

Wilson, Sol, 1896-1974  Search this

Wilson, Sol, 1896-1974  Search this

Subject:

Hopper, Edward  Search this

Bouché, Louis  Search this

Burliuk, David  Search this

Evergood, Philip  Search this

Babcock Galleries  Search this

Topic:

Painting, American  Search this

Theme:

Lives of American Artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)9380

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)211577

AAA_collcode_wilssol

Theme:

Lives of American Artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_211577

Designer:

Dorothy Cole Ruddick, American, 1925 - 2010  Search this

Medium:

Pen and black ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 31.6 x 24 cm (12 7/16 x 9 7/16 in.)

Type:

textile designs

Sketchbook

Object Name:

Sketchbook

Designed in:

USA

Date:

ca. 1950

Credit Line:

Gift of Abby, Lisa and Margie Ruddick

Accession Number:

2021-43-12

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4b4d12198-7312-4c3c-83e6-8663d96ec596

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_2021-43-12

Creator:

Frank K. M. Rehn Galleries  Search this

Names:

Bartlett, Frederic Clay, 1873-1953  Search this

Bellows, George, 1882-1925  Search this

Brook, Alexander, 1898-1980  Search this

Burchfield, Charles Ephraim, 1893-1967  Search this

Chappell, Warren, 1904-  Search this

Clancy, John C., 1897-1981  Search this

Coleman, Glenn O., 1887-1932  Search this

Cook, Howard Norton, 1901-1980  Search this

Cuthbert, Virginia, 1908-2001  Search this

Dasburg, Andrew, 1887-1979  Search this

Gellatly, John, 1853-1931  Search this

Hawthorne, Charles Webster, 1872-1930  Search this

Henri, Robert, 1865-1929  Search this

Hopper, Edward, 1882-1967  Search this

Hopper, Jo N. (Josephine Nivison), 1883-1968  Search this

James, Alexander, 1890-1946  Search this

Kroll, Leon, 1884-1974  Search this

Luks, George Benjamin, 1867-1933  Search this

Mangravite, Peppino, 1896-  Search this

Marsh, Felicia Meyer, 1912-1978  Search this

Marsh, Reginald, 1898-1954  Search this

McFee, Henry Lee, 1886-1953  Search this

Melchers, Gari, 1860-1932  Search this

Orton, J. Robert  Search this

Pepper, Charles Hovey, 1864-1950  Search this

Phillips, Duncan, 1886-1966  Search this

Poor, Henry Varnum, 1887-1970  Search this

Russo, Alexander  Search this

Spalding, John T.  Search this

Sparhawk-Jones, Elizabeth, 1885-1968  Search this

Speicher, Eugene Edward, 1883-1962  Search this

Spruance, Benton, 1904-1967  Search this

Strater, Henry, 1896-  Search this

Tucker, Allen, 1866-1939  Search this

Tucker, Richard Derby, 1903-  Search this

Winters, Denny Sonke, 1907-1985  Search this

Young, Mahonri Mackintosh, 1877-1957  Search this

Extent:

21.8 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Scrapbooks

Sketchbooks

Photographs

Date:

1858-1969

bulk 1919-1968

Summary:

The Frank K. M. Rehn Galleries records measure 21.8 linear feet and are dated 1858-1969 (bulk 1919-1968). The records consist mainly of business correspondence with collectors, artists, museums and arts organizations, colleagues, and others. A small amount of Frank K. M. Rehns personal correspondence and a few stray personal papers of individual artists are interfiled. Also included are financial records, scrapbooks, printed matter, miscellaneous records, and photographs documenting most of the history of a highly regarded New York City art gallery devoted to American painting.

Scope and Content Note:

The Frank K. M. Rehn Galleries records measure 21.8 linear feet and are dated 1858-1969 (bulk 1919-1968). The records consist mainly of business correspondence with collectors, artists, museums and arts organizations, colleagues, and others. A small amount of Frank K. M. Rehn's personal correspondence and a few stray personal papers of individual artists are interfiled. Also included are financial records, scrapbooks, printed matter, miscellaneous records, and photographs documenting most of the history of a highly regarded New York art gallery devoted to American painting.

Series 1: Correspondence contains correspondence with artists, museums and arts organizations, collectors, colleagues, and others documents the workings of Rehn Galleries from its earliest days through 1968. A small amount of Frank K. M. Rehn's personal correspondence and a few scattered personal papers of individual artists are interfiled with the business correspondence.

Series 2: Financial Records includes banking, insurance, and investment records, tax returns and related documentation, miscellaneous financial records and paid bills. Among the insurance records are detailed monthly schedules listing paintings with titles, artists, and insurance values. Miscellaneous financial records include inventories of gallery stock, notes regarding business expenses and income, and receipt books recording incoming paintings. Also included are a small number of items concerning the personal business of Frank Rehn and John Clancy.

Five volumes of Scrapbooks (Series 3) contain clippings and a small number of exhibition catalogs documenting the activities of Rehn Galleries and many of its associated artists. Additional Printed Matter in Series 4 includes material relating to Rehn Galleries and its artists, as well as publications produced by Rehn Galleries. General, art-related printed matter consists of articles, auction catalogs, advertisements, and publications of various museums, arts organizations, and schools. There is also material about artists not affiliated with Rehn Galleries. Additional printed items concern miscellaneous subjects that are not art-related.

Series 5: Miscellaneous Records, includes artwork, lists and notes, and writings. Photographs in Series 6 are of people including artists represented by Rehn as well as several not affiliated with the gallery. Noticeably absent are likenesses of Frank Rehn and John Clancy. Photographs of works of art are by Rehn Galleries' artists and others. Reginald Marsh's photographs consist of family and personal photographs that were either given to Rehn Galleries or perhaps loaned for research use, and include views of Marsh from early childhood through later life, photographs of family and friends, and a small family album. Also included are photographs are of Marsh's childhood drawings.

Arrangement:

Series 1: Correspondence is arranged alphabetically and Series 3: Scrapbooks is in rough chronological order. Series 2, and 4-6 are arranged in categories, as indicated in the Series Descriptions/Container Listing. Unless otherwise noted, items within each folder are arranged chronologically.

The collection is arranged into 6 series:

Missing Title

Series 1: Correspondence, 1858-1969, undated (Boxes 1-15; 14.4 linear ft.; Reels 5849-5869)

Series 2: Financial Records, 1919-1968, undated (Boxes 15-17; 2.6 linear ft; Reel 5869)

Series 3: Scrapbooks, 1919-1940 (Boxes 23-24; 0.6 linear ft.; Reels 5869-5870)

Series 4: Printed Matter, 1882-1969, undated (Boxes 18-20; 2.4 linear ft.; Reels 5870-5872)

Series 5: Miscellaneous Records, circa 1920-1968 (Boxes 20-21; 0.7 linear ft; Reel 5872)

Series 6: Photographs, 1871-1966, undated (Boxes 22, 24, OV 25; 1.0 linear ft.; Reel 5872)

Historical Note:

Frank K. M. Rehn (1886-1956), son of the marine painter Frank Knox Morton Rehn, after several years' experience as an employee of the Milch Galleries and as exhibition manager for the Salmagundi Club, opened his own art gallery in 1918. In its earliest years, the gallery operated as the Galleries of Frank K. M. Rehn. From the mid 1920s through the mid 1940s, the name used was Frank K. M. Rehn Galleries. As early as 1946, the gallery was referred to simply as Rehn Galleries. The gallery closed in 1981.

Throughout its existence, Rehn Galleries specialized in representing American painters. During the first five years Rehn's operation was a private gallery at 6 West 50th Street, New York City. Among the artists he first represented were older, established men such as J. Alden Weir, George Inness, Alexander Wyant, Theodore Robinson, Thomas Dewing, and John H. Twachtman. Occasionally, Rehn handled works by such luminaries of the period as Robert Henri, George Luks, and John Singer Sargent. Among the living artists affiliated with the gallery in its first years were Daniel Garber, Walter Griffin, Dodge MacKnight, and Robert Spencer. Rehn's most popular artist during this time was Childe Hassam, who sued for recovery of a painting that, although acquired by Rehn through a reputable dealer, had been stolen from Hassam's studio many years earlier.

Despite the newspaper publicity surrounding Hassam's lawsuit, the business was a successful venture almost immediately. Very early, a number of important collectors including Duncan Phillips, John Gellatly, John T. Spaulding, Albert McVitty, E. W. Root, and C. Vanderbilt Barton displayed confidence in Rehn's judgment and integrity, which enhanced his gallery's reputation and stature among both collectors and artists. In 1923, the gallery moved to 693 Fifth Avenue and began operating as Rehn Galleries, a commercial gallery in the same building that housed in a building that housed Kennedy and Company and the Bourgeois Galleries. At this time, Rehn hired an assistant, John C. Clancy (1897-1981), who had formerly been with Henry Reinhardt and Son and M. Knoedler.

The Rehn Galleries soon enjoyed a regular following among museum curators and collectors visiting from out of town. The gallery's roster of artists grew along with its reputation. Rehn focused almost exclusively on American painters, occasionally showing drawings and prints by artists who were primarily painters; notable exceptions were sculptor Mahonri Young and Henry Varnum Poor who, in addition to being a painter, was known for his work in ceramics. Among the painters eventually represented were: Peggy Bacon, George Bellows, Alexander Brook, Charles Burchfield, John F. Carlson, John Carroll, Howard Cook, Jon Corbino, Virginia Cuthbert, Andrew Dasberg, Sidney Gross, Edward Hopper, Alexander James, Irving Kaufmann, Yeffe Kimball, Leon Kroll, Peppino Mangravite, Reginald and Felicia Meyer Marsh, Henry Mattson, Henry Lee McFee, Kenneth Hayes Miller, Charles Rosen, Robert Riggs, Alexander Russo, Elizabeth Sparhawk-Jones, Eugene Speicher, Henry Strater, Richard Derby Tucker, Franklin C. Watkins, and Denny Winters.

In 1930, Rehn Galleries moved one block south to the Air France Building at 683 Fifth Avenue, and remained there for thirty years. John C. Clancy, Rehn's long-time assistant, became Gallery Director in 1953 after a stroke prevented Rehn from continuing to run his business in an active capacity. Eventually, Rehn's widow sold Clancy the gallery, which he continued to operate under varying names, including Rehn Gallery, Frank K. M. Rehn Galleries, Frank Rehn Gallery, and Rehn Galleries. From 1960 until 1966, The Rehn Galleries were at 36 East 61st Street from 1960 until 1966, when the gallery moved to a space formerly occupied by Kootz Gallery at 855 Madison Avenue, where it remained in business for another fifteen years.

Related Material:

John Clancy interview by Paul Cummings, July 10, 1970. Oral History Program, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Samuel Adler Papers, 1902-1979. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Contains a recording (1 cassette; untranscribed) of Beverly Chesler interviewing John Clancy about the history of Rehn Galleries, 1973; Samuel Adler is present and participates briefly in the interview.

Provenance:

The Frank K. M. Rehn Galleries records were loaned by John Clancy for microfilming in 1959; in 1966, this same material was donated to the Archives. Mr. Clancy made subsequent gifts of additional gallery records in 1978 and 1981. In 1985, the Whitney Museum of American Art donated to the Archives correspondence with Edward Hopper that John Clancy had loaned the museum many years earlier. A death mask of George Luks received with the collection is on extended loan to the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution.

Restrictions:

The collection has been digitized and is available online via AAA's website.

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:

Art, Modern -- 20th century -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Works of art  Search this

Function:

Art galleries, Commercial -- New York (State)

Genre/Form:

Scrapbooks

Sketchbooks

Photographs

Citation:

Frank K. M. Rehn Galleries records, 1858-1969 (bulk 1919-1968). Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

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

Identifier:

AAA.franrehg

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Frank K. M. Rehn Galleries records

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9b5275f6d-e2b7-4f51-a515-53b316671902

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-franrehg

Collection Creator:

Frank K. M. Rehn Galleries  Search this

Container:

Box 6

Reel 5857, Frame 312-395

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1918-1965

Scope and Contents note:

Harshe, William R.

Hart, Mrs. Louis B.

Hart, Pop

Hart Publishing Co.

Hartford, Huntington (See also Gallery of Modern Art incorporating the Huntington Hartford Collection)

Hartman, Rosella

Hartog, Joseph

Hartwell, S. S.

Hartwick College

Harvard Alumni Bulletin

Harvey, F. Sailor

Hassam, Childe

Collection Restrictions:

The collection has been digitized and is available online via AAA's website.

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:

Frank K. M. Rehn Galleries records, 1858-1969 (bulk 1919-1968). Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

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

See more items in:

Frank K. M. Rehn Galleries records

Frank K. M. Rehn Galleries records / Series 1: Correspondence, A-Z

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9b39737bb-c42c-4aba-b1ba-acd83f586078

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-franrehg-ref213

Collection Creator:

Frank K. M. Rehn Galleries  Search this

Extent:

(Boxes 20-21; 0.7 linear feet; Reel 5872)

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1920-1968

Scope and Contents note:

Artwork consists of undated painted Christmas cards by Yeffee Kimball and Denny Winters, and a painted greeting card by Warren Chappell sent to Reginald Marsh. Pen and ink drawings, 1925-1927 and undated, are by George Luks, Reginald Marsh, Mahonri Young, and unidentified artists. Other artwork includes a sketchbook and watercolor painting by Reginald Marsh.

Among the writings are a short story, "The Power of Money," probably by Frank K. M. Rehn, poems by Coleman Kamile and unknown, and an unsigned essay titled "An American Collector."

Collection Restrictions:

The collection has been digitized and is available online via AAA's website.

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:

Frank K. M. Rehn Galleries records, 1858-1969 (bulk 1919-1968). Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

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

Identifier:

AAA.franrehg, Series 5

See more items in:

Frank K. M. Rehn Galleries records

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw92ed7cf18-bd27-4769-89e1-6cf099b812c9

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-franrehg-ref599

Collection Creator:

Mallery, Garrick, 1831-1894  Search this

Container:

Box 11

Cabinet Artwork

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1880

undated

Scope and Contents:

Original drawings in sketchbook. Also other correspondence re. Dakota. INV 08742601, 08742602, 08742603, 08742604, 08742605, 08742606, 08742607, 08742608, 08742609.

Collection Restrictions:

Manuscript 2372 is open for research.

Access to Manuscript 2372 requires an appointment.

Collection Rights:

Contact the repository for terms of use.

Collection Citation:

Manuscript 2372, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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MS 2372 Garrick Mallery Collection on Sign Language and Pictography

MS 2372 Garrick Mallery Collection on Sign Language and Pictography / Series 3: Materials on Pictographs and Petroglyphs / 3.3: Correspondence, drawings, and photographs filed by Native American tribe or subject / Dakota

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3e27fe67a-4719-49cd-97b7-cdd1f930cef3

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-naa-ms2372-ref1232

Collection Creator:

Asch, Moses  Search this

Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this

Folkways Records  Search this

Container:

Box Asch_01_008, Folder 37

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

undated

Scope and Contents note:

Essays/writings (Folkways-related); misc. notes

See OS02-03 for Emma Courlander's sketchbook with "Building Blocks" art and copy, undated

Collection Restrictions:

Access by appointment only. Contact the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections at rinzlerarchives@si.edu or (202) 633-7322 for additional information.

Collection Rights:

Copyright restrictions apply. Contact archives staff for additional information.

Collection Citation:

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.ASCH, File Asch_01_008_037

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Moses and Frances Asch Collection

Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 1: Correspondence

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5dfe3ac04-3ad3-4604-a5eb-d0b18ca0f224

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-asch-ref765