Miscellaneous

Object Details

Collection Citation: Midtown Galleries records, 1904-1997. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Collection Rights: The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Scope and Contents note: Miscellaneous records include Midtown Galleries guest registers complete at 32 volumes except for the first two years of the galleries's existence. This series includes artifacts, mainly samples of artist-designed or inspired silk fabrics produced for the Onandoga Silk Co.; several department stores featured garments made from the fabrics and mounted small exhibitions of the paintings on which the fabrics were based. Also, two brass labels from paintings and a sound recording with a cover designed by a Midtown Galleries artist. Writings by authors other than Alan D. Gruskin are manuscripts about Isabel Bishop and Philip Guston (Gruskin's writings are part of Series 8: Personal Papers of Alan D. and Mary J. Gruskin). Legal documents include items such as the galleries' Act of Incorporation, partnership agreements, and leases.

Collection Restrictions: The collection is open for research. Patrons must use microfilm copy.