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Doris Meltzer papers, 1930-1976

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Series 1: Correspondence , 1944-1976
0.6 Linear feet
Box 1

Correspondence is largely personal in nature and documents Meltzer's friendship with other members of the art world including Edward Cleghorn the assistant director of the Montreal Museum of Fine Art, artist Carl E. Pickhardt Jr., and his wife Rosamond Forbes, daughter of Fogg Museum director Edward W. Forbes. Professional correspondence consists of letters regarding the loaning, exhibition of artwork, along with the establishment of Doris Meltzer Gallery.
This series is arranged in chronological order.
Description Container Select
Personal Correspondence, 1953-1959
1
1-3
Personal Correspondence, 1960-1965
1
4-6
Personal Correspondence, 1966-1970
1
7
Personal Correspondence, 1971-1974
1
8
Personal Correspondence, 1975-1976
1
9-10
Greeting Cards and Wedding Invites, circa 1953-1976
1
11-12
Professional Correspondence, 1944-1976
1
13
Professional Correspondence with Hans Fr. Neilsen, 1963-1969
1
14
Doris Meltzer Gallery Professional Address Lists, circa 1955-1965
1
15
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Series 2: Gallery Records , 1951-1976
0.4 Linear feet
Box 1-2

Gallery Records document the establishment and management of the Doris Meltzer Gallery. Materials include documentation of inventory, sales and consignment of artwork managed by the Meltzer gallery as well as compiled information on artists that the gallery held shows for and appraisal of artwork and artist estates.
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Fine Arts Dealer Application and Business Tax Certificate, 1963, 1969
1
16
Doris Meltzer Gallery Leases, 1964-1969
1
17
Artwork Appraisal Records, 1976
1
18
Artwork Consignment Records, 1964-1976
1
19
Inventory, Sales and Loans, 1967-1975
1
20
Gifts to Other Institutions, 1966-1968
1
21
Information on Edward Waldo Forbes Estate, 1970
1
22
Information on Kurt Lewy and Jankel Adler, circa 1959-1963
1
23
Information on Lilo Salberg and Maria Martner, circa 1960
1
24
Carl Pickhart Exhibition Documents, 1961-1962
1
25
Artwork Forgery Lawsuits, 1951-1974
1
26
Gallery Rent Lawsuit, 1972
1
27
Miscellaneous Doris Meltzer Gallery Notes, circa 1968-1974
2
1
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Series 3: Professional Files , 1930-1967
0.3 Linear feet
Box 2

Professional Files document Meltzer's participation in different juried exhibitions, teaching and arts fellowship opportunities. This series also contains information related to Meltzer's tenure as the director of the National Serigraph Society. Additional materials include sale records of Meltzer's artwork and a subject file on poet Kenneth Fearing, including photographs of sketches Meltzer did of the poet.
Description Container Select
National Serigraph Society, 1946-1962
2
3-4
Sales Records of Meltzer Artwork, 1940-1956
2
2
Juried Exhibition Submission Information, 1941-1948
2
5
Professional Organization Membership Lists, circa 1949-1961
2
6
Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship Application, 1951
2
7
Fulbright Application, 1951-1952
2
8
International Exchange of Persons Application, 1952-1954
2
9
Elementary and High School Art Teacher Applications and Certificates, 1930-1944
2
10
Artist Equity Bureau Teaching Application, 1950-1951
2
11
Subject Files on Poet Kenneth Fearing, 1961
2
12
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Series 4: Printed Material , circa 1935-1976
0.3 Linear feet
Box 2

Printed Material includes exhibition announcements and catalogs for various exhibitions held at the Doris Meltzer gallery. Additional exhibition catalogs reflect Federal Arts Program shows and exhibitions of Meltzer's artwork. Printed materials also the National Serigraph Society through press releases, catalogs, membership information and the organization's newsletter Serigraph Quarterly.
Description Container Select
Exhibition Catalogs, Meltzer, 1944-1946
2
13
Exhibition Catalogs, Doris Meltzer Gallery, 1957, 1960
2
14
Exhibition Announcements, Doris Meltzer Gallery, 1955-1972
2
15
Exhibition Catalogs, Federal Art Gallery, circa 1935-1943
2
16
National Serigraph Society Exhibition Catalogs, 1944-1959
2
17
National Serigraph Announcements and Press Releases, circa 1945-1953
2
18
National Serigraph Society Membership Ephemera, 1946-1953
2
19
Serigraph Quarterly Newsletters, 1946-1950
2
20
Silkscreen Printing, 1943
2
21
Newsclippings, 1937-1976
2
22
Miscellaneous Printed Material, 1940-1972
2
23
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Series 5: Photographic Material , circa 1946-1971
1 Linear foot
Box 2-4

Photographic material consists of photographs, slides and negatives of exhibitions and artwork represented and sold by the Doris Meltzer Gallery along with images of Meltzer working and attending events there. Also found are photographs of exhibitions and events and the office of the Serigraph Gallery. Of note are photographs of a serigraph gallery workshop demonstrating how to create a silk screen print.
Description Container Select
Photographs, Meltzer at Doris Meltzer Gallery, circa 1955
2
24
Photographs, Art Treasures for a Small Museum (Nov. 20-Jan. 7, 1957), Doris Meltzer Gallery Exhibition, circa 1957
2
25
Photographs, Northwest Coast Native American Art Exhibition, Doris Meltzer Gallery, circa 1957
2
26
Photographs, Kay Christensen Exhibition, Doris Meltzer Gallery, 1959
2
27
Photographs, Kurt Lewy: Painting, Drawings, and Enamels (Oct. 1959), Doris Meltzer Gallery, circa 1959
2
28
Photographs, Miscellaneous Doris Meltzer Gallery Exhibition, circa 1970
2
29
Photographs, Meltzer Collection of Works by August Rodin, circa 1958
2
30
Photographs, Sold Rodin Paintings, circa 1951-1958
2
31
Photographs, Artwork Sold by Doris Meltzer Gallery, circa 1954-1962
2
32-33
Photographs, Miscellaneous Artwork Represented by Doris Meltzer Gallery, circa 1954-1962
3
1-3
Photographs, Serigraph Gallery and Events, circa 1954
3
4
Photographs, Serigraph Gallery Workshops, circa 1950
3
5
Photographs, Artwork by Serigraphs International Artists, circa 1953-1959
3
6-8
Photographs, The Making of a Serigraph, circa 1946-1953
4
1
Photographs, Home Displayed Serigraph Prints, circa 1946-1967
4
2
Photographs, Travel, circa 1964
4
3
Slides, Exhibitions, 1970
4
4
Slides, East Asian Bazaar, 1971
4
5
Negatives, Miscellaneous Artwork, circa 1953-1962
4
6

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  • To request an appointment to view materials, make your selections using the checkboxes and click the "Reading Room" button. Please note, you will receive the full box.
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