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Signa Gallery records, 1957-1963

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Series 1: Administrative Files, 1957-1963
0.4 Linear feet
Box 1

Administrative files are comprised of a lease for the gallery and a certificate of incorporation for the gallery. Correspondence is between gallery managers Alfonso Ossorio, Elizabeth Parker, and John Little and other galleries, business associates, and artists, including Fritz Bultman, Philip Guston, and Jack Tworkov. Guestbooks and notes include a guestbook and an address book for the gallery, various artist biographies, and some miscellaneous notes. Also included are a file of photographs of exhibition openings, and a file of photographs of Franz Kline paintings.
Description Container Select
Certificate of Incorporation, 1957
1
1
Lease, 1960
1
2
Correspondence, undated
1
3
Correspondence, 1957
1
4
Correspondence, 1958
1
5-6
Correspondence, 1959
1
7
Correspondence, 1960-1963
1
8
Guestbook, 1959-1960
1
9
Attendance Records, 1959-1960
1
10
Address Book, undated
1
11
Artist Biographies, undated
1
12-14
Franz Kline Paintings, undated
1
15
Gallery Openings, undated
1
16
Miscellaneous, undated
1
17
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Series 2: Exhibition and Lecture Files, 1957-1960
0.3 Linear feet
Box 1

Exhibitions and Lecture files are comprised of photographs, press material, and correspondence related to exhibitions at the gallery. Also included are a series of lectures and two audio tape reels that accompany one of the lectures.
Description Container Select
Exhibitions 1-4 and "Review of the Season", 1957
1
18
"The Artists' Vision" Exhibition, 1958
1
19
"The Evocative Eye" Exhibition, 1958
1
20
"The Human Image" Exhibition, 1958
1
21
"An International Selection" Exhibition, 1958
1
22
"The Animate Space" Exhibition, 1959
1
23
Second Exhibition of 1959, 1959
1
24
Third Exhibition of 1959, 1959
1
25
Opening Exhibition of 1960, 1960
1
26
Second Exhibition of 1960, 1960
1
27
Third Exhibition of 1960, 1960
1
28
"Courtyard Art Festival", 1960
1
29
"Greece Through an Artist's Eye" Lecture, 1959 July 10
1
30
"Signa Gallery Art Symposium", 1959 July 17
1
31
Bucminster Fuller Lecture, 1959 August 28
1
32
"Critic's Panel" Lecture, 1959 September
2 Sound tape reels
Tape reels are untranscribed.
1
33
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Series 3: Financial Material, 1957-1963
0.6 Linear feet
Boxes 1-2

Financial material includes insurance documents, bank records such as checking accounts, invoices, consignments, and some ledgers.
Description Container Select
Insurance: Edward F. Cook, 1957-1960
1
34
Insurance: Harvey Eigenfeld, 1958-1961
1
35
Income Tax, 1957-1960
1
36
Checking Account, 1957-1963
1
37-47
Account Book, 1959-1960
1
48
Petty Cash Ledger, 1959-1960
1
49
Invoices for Gallery Expenses, 1957-1959
1
50-53
Invoices for Gallery Expenses, 1959-1960
2
1-2
Paint Sales Records, 1958-1959
2
3
Sales Ledger, 1958-1960
2
4
Sales Receipts, 1957-1961
2
5
Consigned Stock, circa 1957-1960
2
6-7
Consignment Receipts, 1958-1960
2
8-11
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Series 4: Printed Material, 1967-1960
0.1 Linear feet
Box 2

Printed material is made up of newspaper clippings, exhibition announcements, and exhibition catalogs.
Description Container Select
Clippings, undated, 1959
2
12
Exhibition Announcements and Catalogs, 1957-1960
2
13-16
Miscellaneous, undated, 1958-1959
2
17

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