Series 2 | A Finding Aid to the Nathan Halper business records, 1952-1979 | Digitized Collection | Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution | Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution

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Series 2: Correspondence , 1952-1979

1.3 Linear feet

Boxes 1-2

Correspondence is with artists, estate executors, gallery partners, collectors, galleries, and museums regarding works of art, potential and finalized sales, account balances, requests for information, and general updates. Correspondents include Milton and Sally Avery, Gandy Brodie, Victor Candell, Anthony Caro, G. Alan Chidsey (estate executor for Marsden Hartley), John Murray Cuddihy, Edwin Dickinson, Noah Goldowsky, Marsden Hartley, Hans Hofmann, Angelo Ippolito, Lester Johnson, Wolf Kahn, William King, Samuel Kootz, Marcia Marcus, Boris Margo, George McNeil, Dolores Muller (estate executor for Jan Muller), Robert W. Munford, Mrs. Elie Nadelman, Merton Simpson, David Smith, Richard Stankiewicz, Tal Streeter, Selina Trieff, William Turnbull, and Anthony Vevers. There is also significant correspondence with collectors Spencer M. Cowan, Heyward Cutting, Mrs. Herbert Lee, Alfred List, Alex B. Stone, and George L. Sturman.

Correspondence with insurance agents, shipping companies, and gallery visitors are also filed in the series. In addition, the correspondence file of Nathan Halper includes requests for loans from his personal art collection and the sale of artwork on the behalf of Dolores Muller after the closing of the HCE Gallery.

Correspondence is arranged alphabetically by name.

This series has been scanned in its entirety.

Description	Container	Select
Andre Emmerich Gallery, 1959-1966	1 2	Select: Andre Emmerich Gallery, 1959-1966
Art Cart, Inc., 1962-1963	1 3	Select: Art Cart, Inc., 1962-1963
Art Institute of Chicago, 1956, undated	1 4	Select: Art Institute of Chicago, 1956, undated
Avery, Milton and Sally, 1956-1969	1 5	Select: Avery, Milton and Sally, 1956-1969
A, Miscellaneous, 1957-1967 Includes letters from Anne Arnold	1 6	Select: A, Miscellaneous, 1957-1967 Scope and Contents note Includes letters from Anne Arnold
Baltimore Museum of Art, 1956-1963	1 7	Select: Baltimore Museum of Art, 1956-1963
Berkeley Express and Moving Co., 1955-1966	1 8	Select: Berkeley Express and Moving Co., 1955-1966
Boston Truck Co., 1957-1965	1 9	Select: Boston Truck Co., 1957-1965
Brodie, Gandy, 1957-1962	1 10	Select: Brodie, Gandy, 1957-1962
B, Miscellaneous, 1955-1961 Includes letters from William Baziotes, Henry Botkin, Anne Brigadier, Edith Bry, Jeanne Bultman, and Paul Burlin	1 11	Select: B, Miscellaneous, 1955-1961 Scope and Contents note Includes letters from William Baziotes, Henry Botkin, Anne Brigadier, Edith Bry, Jeanne Bultman, and Paul Burlin
Candell, Victor, 1957-1966	1 12	Select: Candell, Victor, 1957-1966
Caro, Anthony, 1960	1 13	Select: Caro, Anthony, 1960
Chidsey, G. Alan, 1956-1961	1 14	Select: Chidsey, G. Alan, 1956-1961
Chrysler Art Museum of Provincetown, 1964-1969	1 15	Select: Chrysler Art Museum of Provincetown, 1964-1969
Cleveland Museum of Art, 1962, undated	1 16	Select: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1962, undated
Cowan, Spencer M., 1955-1957	1 17	Select: Cowan, Spencer M., 1955-1957
Cuddihy, John Murray, 1955-1956	1 18	Select: Cuddihy, John Murray, 1955-1956
Cutting, Heyward, 1964-1967	1 19	Select: Cutting, Heyward, 1964-1967
C, Miscellaneous, 1955-1966 Includes a letter from Calvert Coggeshall	1 20	Select: C, Miscellaneous, 1955-1966 Scope and Contents note Includes a letter from Calvert Coggeshall
Diamond, Harold, 1957-1966	1 21	Select: Diamond, Harold, 1957-1966
Dickinson, Edwin, 1959-1969	1 22	Select: Dickinson, Edwin, 1959-1969
Dix, George E., 1958-1962	1 23	Select: Dix, George E., 1958-1962
Drew, Virginia Tibbetts, 1964	1 24	Select: Drew, Virginia Tibbetts, 1964
D, Miscellaneous, 1959-1970 Includes letters from Nanno de Groot	1 25	Select: D, Miscellaneous, 1959-1970 Scope and Contents note Includes letters from Nanno de Groot
E and A Silberman Galleries, 1957	1 26	Select: E and A Silberman Galleries, 1957
Eastern Van Lines, 1968, undated	1 27	Select: Eastern Van Lines, 1968, undated
E, Miscellaneous, 1958-1967 Includes letters from Harry Engel and Marisol Escobar	1 28	Select: E, Miscellaneous, 1958-1967 Scope and Contents note Includes letters from Harry Engel and Marisol Escobar
Felix Landau Gallery, 1959-1963	1 29	Select: Felix Landau Gallery, 1959-1963
Fontana Gallery, 1966	1 30	Select: Fontana Gallery, 1966
Francis, John A., 1957-1962	1 31	Select: Francis, John A., 1957-1962
F, Miscellaneous, 1955-1967 Includes letters from John Frank	1 32	Select: F, Miscellaneous, 1955-1967 Scope and Contents note Includes letters from John Frank
Galerie Charles Lienhard, 1962-1963	1 33	Select: Galerie Charles Lienhard, 1962-1963
Goldowsky, Noah, 1962-1965	1 34	Select: Goldowsky, Noah, 1962-1965
G, Miscellaneous, 1953-1968 Includes letters from Edward Giobbi, Sidney Gordin, Adolph Gottlieb, and John Grillo	1 35	Select: G, Miscellaneous, 1953-1968 Scope and Contents note Includes letters from Edward Giobbi, Sidney Gordin, Adolph Gottlieb, and John Grillo
Halper, Nathan, 1971-1979	1 36	Select: Halper, Nathan, 1971-1979
Hofmann, Hans, 1954-1956	1 37	Select: Hofmann, Hans, 1954-1956
Howard Wise Gallery, 1960-1966	1 38	Select: Howard Wise Gallery, 1960-1966
H, Miscellaneous, 1963-1968 Includes letters from William Hegelheimer and Peter Hooven	1 39	Select: H, Miscellaneous, 1963-1968 Scope and Contents note Includes letters from William Hegelheimer and Peter Hooven
Ippolito, Angelo, 1957-1966	1 40	Select: Ippolito, Angelo, 1957-1966
Isaacs Gallery, 1961-1962	1 41	Select: Isaacs Gallery, 1961-1962
I, Miscellaneous, 1960-1966	1 42	Select: I, Miscellaneous, 1960-1966
Johnson, Lester, 1960-1965	1 43	Select: Johnson, Lester, 1960-1965
Joseph H. Hirshhorn Collection, 1960-1965	1 44	Select: Joseph H. Hirshhorn Collection, 1960-1965
J, Miscellaneous, 1958-1966	1 45	Select: J, Miscellaneous, 1958-1966
Kahn, Wolf and Emily, 1957-1968	1 46	Select: Kahn, Wolf and Emily, 1957-1968
King, William, 1958-1965	1 47	Select: King, William, 1958-1965
Kirstein, Lincoln, 1957, undated	1 48	Select: Kirstein, Lincoln, 1957, undated
Kootz Gallery/Samuel M. Kootz Gallery, 1953-1957	1 49	Select: Kootz Gallery/Samuel M. Kootz Gallery, 1953-1957
K, Miscellaneous, 1956-1965 Includes letters from Alex Katz, Lila Katzen, Stanley Brandon Kearl, Karl Knaths, and George Koras	1 50	Select: K, Miscellaneous, 1956-1965 Scope and Contents note Includes letters from Alex Katz, Lila Katzen, Stanley Brandon Kearl, Karl Knaths, and George Koras
Lannan, J. Patrick, 1959-1966	1 51	Select: Lannan, J. Patrick, 1959-1966
Lariviere, Paul, 1958-1961	1 52	Select: Lariviere, Paul, 1958-1961
Lee, Mrs. Herbert, 1960-1963	1 53	Select: Lee, Mrs. Herbert, 1960-1963
Lehman, John E., 1960-1966	1 54	Select: Lehman, John E., 1960-1966
Leo Castelli Gallery, 1960-1965	1 55	Select: Leo Castelli Gallery, 1960-1965
List, Albert, 1959-1966	1 56	Select: List, Albert, 1959-1966
L, Miscellaneous, 1953-1968 Includes a letter from Mrs. Bernard Langlais	1 57	Select: L, Miscellaneous, 1953-1968 Scope and Contents note Includes a letter from Mrs. Bernard Langlais
Manuel Brothers, Inc., 1964-1968	1 58	Select: Manuel Brothers, Inc., 1964-1968
Marcus, Marcia, 1960-1967	1 59	Select: Marcus, Marcia, 1960-1967
Margo, Boris, 1957-1963	1 60	Select: Margo, Boris, 1957-1963
Marlborough Fine Art/Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, 1960-1965	1 61	Select: Marlborough Fine Art/Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, 1960-1965
Martha Jackson Gallery, 1962-1966	1 62	Select: Martha Jackson Gallery, 1962-1966
McNeil, George, 1956-1966	1 63	Select: McNeil, George, 1956-1966
Motherwell, Robert, 1953-1961	1 64	Select: Motherwell, Robert, 1953-1961
Muller, Dolores, 1962-1967	1 65	Select: Muller, Dolores, 1962-1967
Munford, Robert W., 1961-1966	1 66	Select: Munford, Robert W., 1961-1966
Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, 1966-1969	1 67	Select: Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, 1966-1969
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, 1965-1968	1 68	Select: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, 1965-1968
M, Miscellaneous, 1955-1970 Includes letters from Leo Manso	1 69	Select: M, Miscellaneous, 1955-1970 Scope and Contents note Includes letters from Leo Manso
Nadelman, Mrs. Elie, undated, 1956	1 70	Select: Nadelman, Mrs. Elie, undated, 1956
New Yorker, 1953-1961	1 71	Select: New Yorker, 1953-1961
N, Miscellaneous, 1953-1966 Includes a letter from Louise Nevelson	1 72	Select: N, Miscellaneous, 1953-1966 Scope and Contents note Includes a letter from Louise Nevelson
Ohio State University School of Art, 1965-1967	1 73	Select: Ohio State University School of Art, 1965-1967
Orlov, Myer L., 1962-1963	1 74	Select: Orlov, Myer L., 1962-1963
Overstreet, William G., 1966-1967	1 75	Select: Overstreet, William G., 1966-1967
O-P, Miscellaneous, 1952-1966 Includes letters from Felix Pasilis and Walter Pach	1 76	Select: O-P, Miscellaneous, 1952-1966 Scope and Contents note Includes letters from Felix Pasilis and Walter Pach
Ross, Harold, 1965-1968	1 77	Select: Ross, Harold, 1965-1968
R, Miscellaneous, 1957-1967 Includes letters from Ralph Rosenberg	1 78	Select: R, Miscellaneous, 1957-1967 Scope and Contents note Includes letters from Ralph Rosenberg
Schiff, Terhune and Company, 1955-1956	2 1	Select: Schiff, Terhune and Company, 1955-1956
Schwartz, Therese M., 1955-1966	2 2	Select: Schwartz, Therese M., 1955-1966
Sidney Janis Gallery, 1957-1959	2 3	Select: Sidney Janis Gallery, 1957-1959
Simpson, Merton, 1959	2 4	Select: Simpson, Merton, 1959
Smith, David, 1955-1958	2 5	Select: Smith, David, 1955-1958
Sofro, Louis J., 1957	2 6	Select: Sofro, Louis J., 1957
Staempfli Gallery, 1964-1965	2 7	Select: Staempfli Gallery, 1964-1965
Stankiewicz, Richard, 1959-1964	2 8	Select: Stankiewicz, Richard, 1959-1964
Stone, Alex B., 1960-1964	2 9	Select: Stone, Alex B., 1960-1964
Streeter, Tal, 1961-1970	2 10	Select: Streeter, Tal, 1961-1970
Sturman, George L., 1962-1966	2 11	Select: Sturman, George L., 1962-1966
Sturman, George L., 1967-1968	2 12	Select: Sturman, George L., 1967-1968
S, Miscellaneous, 1956-1967 Includes letters from Robert Schoelkopf, Maurice Sievan, and Robert Stanley	2 13	Select: S, Miscellaneous, 1956-1967 Scope and Contents note Includes letters from Robert Schoelkopf, Maurice Sievan, and Robert Stanley
T. Rogers and Co., 1961	2 14	Select: T. Rogers and Co., 1961
Terry Dintenfass, Inc., 1962-1965	2 15	Select: Terry Dintenfass, Inc., 1962-1965
Terry, Alice, 1961-1963	2 16	Select: Terry, Alice, 1961-1963
Trieff, Selina, 1959-1968	2 17	Select: Trieff, Selina, 1959-1968
Turnbull, William, 1960	2 18	Select: Turnbull, William, 1960
Tuton, Edward H., 1965-1966	2 19	Select: Tuton, Edward H., 1965-1966
T, Miscellaneous, 1955-1963 Includes letters from Reuben Tam, Bob Thompson, and Wally Tworkov	2 20	Select: T, Miscellaneous, 1955-1963 Scope and Contents note Includes letters from Reuben Tam, Bob Thompson, and Wally Tworkov
University of Massachusetts, 1968	2 21	Select: University of Massachusetts, 1968
U, Miscellaneous, 1958-1968	2 22	Select: U, Miscellaneous, 1958-1968
Vevers, Anthony, 1962-1969	2 23	Select: Vevers, Anthony, 1962-1969
V, Miscellaneous, 1961-1968	2 24	Select: V, Miscellaneous, 1961-1968
Waddington Galleries, 1961-1969	2 25	Select: Waddington Galleries, 1961-1969
Weil, George L., 1966-1967	2 26	Select: Weil, George L., 1966-1967
Wien, Sidney A., 1959	2 27	Select: Wien, Sidney A., 1959
William H. Young Insurance Agency, 1964-1967	2 28	Select: William H. Young Insurance Agency, 1964-1967
W, Miscellaneous, 1955-1970	2 29	Select: W, Miscellaneous, 1955-1970
Y, Miscellaneous, 1955-1966	2 30	Select: Y, Miscellaneous, 1955-1966
Unidentifiable and Illegible, 1957-1968	2 31	Select: Unidentifiable and Illegible, 1957-1968

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