Series 1 :Bertha Schaefer Gallery Records , 1909-1971, bulk 1950-19700.8 Linear feet
Box 1
Correspondence includes handwritten and typed letters to and from Bertha Schaefer and Bertha Schaefer Gallery, from artists, publishers, universities, galleries, etc. There are letters, cards, and postcards, mostly addressed to Bertha Schaefer and concerning the gallery. Some correspondence may concern personal matters, but also concern gallery sales, artist representation by the Bertha Shaefer Gallery, artworks shipped, received, and exhibited. A bulk of the correspondence is from Balcomb Greene, and one folder is dedicated to correspondence from Dorothy Farr. Additionally, there are letters from many notable artists. Of note: an undated, handwritten letter from Marcel Duchamp; a letter dated August 26, 1963 written from Madrid and signed "Pablo" (presumed to be Pablo Picasso) and addresses his art dealer, Aime Maeght, and Bertha Schaefer's previously stated unwillingness "to deal with him"; a letter dated June 6, 1966 from Ad Reinhardt; and a letter dated October 14, 1948 from Jackson Pollock.
Also included are artist files on a small number of the artists who exhibited their work at the gallery; exhibition materials, including catalogs, announcements, posters, and some specific exhibitions; printed material and clippings; and four photographs -- of Bertha Schaefer in a souvenir photo at Mackinac Island, Schaefer in a group photo at the Brooklyn Museum's "14 Painter-Printmakers" exhibition, a color photo of a house in South Carolina, and one photo of Hale Woodruff's "Figure" painting. Note that the printed material may contain clippings referencing Bertha Schaefer as an interior designer. See Box 3 for more printed material and clippings pertaining to interior design.
This series consists of 5 subseries, and is arranged alphabetically where possible, and chronologically thereafter.
1.1 Correspondence, 1932-1971 1.2 Artist Files, 1909-1970 1.3 Exhibition Files, 1945-1966 1.4 Printed Material, 1923-1968 1.5 Photographs, circa 1950-1958 1.1 :Correspondence, 1932-1971, bulk 1950-1970 Description Container Correspondence, 1932-1935 Select: Correspondence, 1932-1935 Correspondence, circa 1940s Select: Correspondence, circa 1940sScope and Contents(Includes a letter from Marcel Duchamp) Correspondence, 1940-1957 Select: Correspondence, 1940-1957 Correspondence, circa 1946-circa 1966 Select: Correspondence, circa 1946-circa 1966Scope and Contents(Bulk of letters from Balcomb Greene) Correspondence, 1948-1959 Select: Correspondence, 1948-1959Scope and Contents(Includes a letter from Jackson Pollock) Correspondence, circa 1958-1967 Select: Correspondence, circa 1958-1967Scope and Contents(Includes a letter from Fernando Zobel) Correspondence, 1960-1967 Select: Correspondence, 1960-1967Scope and Contents(Includes a letter from Pablo Picasso and a letter from Ad Reinhardt) Correspondence, 1967-1969 Select: Correspondence, 1967-1969 Correspondence, 1970-1971 Select: Correspondence, 1970-1971 Correspondence - From Dorothy Farr, 1953-1961 Select: Correspondence - From Dorothy Farr, 1953-1961
1.2 :Artist Files, 1909-1970, bulk 1950-1965 Description Container Ben-Zion, 1942-1964 Select: Ben-Zion, 1942-1964 Alfred Jensen, 1957-1958 Select: Alfred Jensen, 1957-1958 Roger Jorgensen, circa 1965-1970 Select: Roger Jorgensen, circa 1965-1970 Alfred Maurer, 1909-1935 Select: Alfred Maurer, 1909-1935 Aline Rhonie, circa 1960 Select: Aline Rhonie, circa 1960 Henry Toledano, 1953-1954 Select: Henry Toledano, 1953-1954
1.3 :Exhibition Files, 1945-1966 1.4 :Printed Material, 1923-1968, bulk 1954-1965 1.5 :Photographs, circa 1950-1958 
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