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Park Place, The Gallery of Art Research, Inc. records and Paula Cooper Gallery records, circa 1961-2018

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Series 2: Park Place, The Gallery of Art Research, Inc., 1961-1973, 1989
4.1 Linear feet
Boxes 1-4, 50-51, OV 52

Additional records related to Park Place Gallery are found in Series 3; researchers are encouraged to reference both series.
The series is arranged as 5 subseries:
  • 2.1: Correspondence, 1964-1968
  • 2.2: Business Files, 1965-circa 1970
  • 2.3: Artists' Files, 1961, 1964-1973
  • 2.4: Financial Records, 1965-1972
  • 2.5: Printed Materials, 1964-1972, 1989

2.1

Correspondence, 1964-1968
The Park Place Gallery correspondence is between the former director John Gibson, Paula Cooper, and gallery assistants to clients, museums, and other galleries regarding artwork inquiries, sales, and exhibitions. Also found is one folder of requests for Park Place Gallery buttons. Folders are arranged alphabetically by correspondent's last name; button inquiries are filed at the end of the subseries.
Description Container
Correspondence, A-B, 1965-1968
1
7
Correspondence, C-D, 1966-1968
1
8
Correspondence, Denver [and Misc.], 1966-1968
1
9
Correspondence, E-G, 1965-1968
1
10
Correspondence, H-M, 1964-1968
1
11
Correspondence, N-R, 1965-1968
1
12
Correspondence, S-T, 1965-1968
1
13
Correspondence, U-Z, 1965-1968
1
14
Park Place Gallery Buttons, 1966-1967
1
15

2.2

Business Files, 1965-circa 1970
Found are documents related to the founding of Park Place, The Gallery of Art Research, Inc., a guest book, and one folder of various legal and financial records. Folders are arranged alphabetically by folder title.
Description Container
Beldock, Levine and Hoffman, circa 1970, 1965-1968
1
16
Guest Book, 1965-1966
1
17
Park Place, The Gallery of Art Research, Inc., circa 1965-1967
1
18
Park Place, The Gallery of Art Research, Inc. Organizing Documents, 1965-1967
1
19

2.3

Artists' Files, 1964-1973, 1961
Files for eight of the ten Park Place Gallery artists are found here: Dean Fleming, Peter Forakis, Anthony (Tony) Magar, Tamara Melcher, Forest Myers, David Novros, Edwin Ruda, and Leo Valledor. There are no files for Mark di Suvero and Robert Grosvenor; however, a handful of artwork slides are found. Additional material related to Edwin Ruda is located in Series 3. Materials are varied and include artists' statements, bibliographies, biographies, correspondence, exhibition flyers, interview transcripts, clippings and other printed materials, and photographic materials. Folders are arranged alphabetically by artist's last name; photographic materials are generally found at the end of the artists' materials. Folders containing materials regarding multiple Park Place Gallery artists and miscellaneous artists are arranged at the end of the subseries.
Description Container
Fleming, Dean, 1965-1973
2 Folders
1
20-21
Fleming, Dean and Anthony Magar Exhibition (Dec. 19, 1965 - Jan. 20, 1966), circa 1965-1966
1
22
Forakis, Peter, 1966-1968
Includes original color drawings
1
23
Forakis, Peter
Correspondence, 1966-1973, 1961
1
24
Teaching Jobs, 1966-1967
1
25
Slides, 1971, 1966
1
26
Magar, Anthony, Photographs, 1960s
1
27
Melcher, Tamara, circa 1966-1967
1
28
Melcher, Tamara, Slides, 1966
1
29
Melcher, Tamara and David Novros, Slides (Duplicates), circa 1964-1966
1
30
Myers, Forest, 1965-1974
2
1
Myers, Forest
Albany Mall Photos, Model, circa 1970-1973
2
2
Anti-War Negatives, circa 1968-1973
2
3
Correspondence, 1969-1973
2
4
Photographs (1964-1970), circa 1964-1972
2 Folders
2
5-6
Slides, 1966-1971
2
7
Slides of Early Pieces, 1971, 1966
2
8
Novros, David, circa 1966-1970
2
9
Novros, David, Slides, 1966
2
10
Ruda, Edwin, Photographs of Early Work (1964-1967), circa 1964-1968
2 Folders
2
11-12
Valledor, Leo, circa 1965-1971
2 Folders
2
13-14
Valledor, Leo, Slides, circa 1964-1967
2
15
Park Place Gallery Artists
Original Park Place Gallery Photo Book and Biographies, circa 1964-1968
2
16
Photographic Materials, circa 1965-1967
2
17
Photographs, circa 1964-1968
3 Folders
2
18-20
Slides, circa 1965-1967
2
21
Transparencies, 1965-1966
2
22
Miscellaneous Artists
Biographies, circa 1967-1969
2
23
Slides, 1966-1971
2
24

2.4

Financial Records, 1965-1972
Financial Records include check ledgers, a general ledger, paid bill receipts, sales invoices, tax forms, and other miscellaneous financial and banking records. Folders are arranged alphabetically by folder title.
Description Container
Accounting Information, Misc., 1967-1970
3
1
Cancelled Checks (Jan. - Nov. 1967), 1967
2 Folders
3
2-3
Check Ledgers (Dec. 1965 - Apr. 1968), 1965-1968
Oversized materials housed in Box 50, Folders 1-3
3
4
Deposit Receipts (Dec. 1965 - Apr. 1968), 1965-1968
3
5
General Ledger (Feb. - Sept. 1968), 1968
3
6
Insurance, 1966-1968
3
7
John Gibson Suit, 1966-1970
3
8
Multiples, Inc. [Bills], 1967
3
9
Paid Bills (Oct. 1965 - Dec. 1968), 1965-1968
9 Folders
3
10-18
Paid Bills, John D. Schiff, 1965-1967
3
19
Paid Bills, Treitel-Gratz Co., Inc., 1966-1967
3
20
Petty Cash, 1966-1967
2 Folders
3
21-22
[Sales Invoices (1966) and Quarterly Invoices to Patrons], 1965-1967
4
1
Sales Invoices (1967), 1967
4
2
Statement of Revenue and Expenses (Sept. 16, 1968 - Aug. 31, 1969), 1969
4
3
Tax Bulletins, 1966-1972
4
4
Taxes (1966), 1966-1967
4
5
Taxes (1967), 1967-1968
4
6
Check Ledgers (Dec. 1965 - Apr. 1968), 1965-1968
3 Ledgers
Oversized materials from Box 3, Folder 4
50
1-3

2.5

Printed Materials, 1964-1972, 1989
Printed Materials include newspaper clippings, gallery announcements, a handwritten gallery floor plan, a poster for the 1964 Park Place Invitational Show drawn by Mark di Suvero with artists' names handwritten by Robert Grosvenor, and a 1988 interview transcript with Paula Cooper discussing Park Place Gallery. The bulk of printed materials related to specific artists are filed in the Artists' Files subseries. Folders are arranged alphabetically by folder title.
Description Container
Clippings, 1965-1972
2 Folders
Oversized materials housed in Box 51, Folders 1-2
4
7-8
DropCity Magazine, "The Being Bag,", circa late 1960s
4
9
Interview Transcript with Paula Cooper re: Park Place (1988), 1989
4
10
Miscellaneous, 1960s
4
11
Park Place Gallery Announcements, 1966-1970
4
12
Park Place Gallery Floor Plan, circa 1966
Oversized material housed in OV 52
4
13
Park Place Invitational Show Poster (Mar. - Apr. 1964) [Names handwritten by Robert Grosvenor], 1964
Oversized material housed in OV 52
4
14
Oversized Newspaper Clippings, 1965-1972
2 Folders
Oversized materials from Box 4, Folder 7 and arranged at bottom of box due to fragility
51
1-2
Park Place Gallery Floor Plan, circa 1966
Oversized material from Box 4, Folder 13
OV 52
Park Place Invitational Show Poster (Mar. - Apr. 1964) [Names handwritten by Robert Grosvenor], 1964
Oversized material from Box 4, Folder 14
OV 52

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