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Kennedy Galleries Miscellaneous records

Archives of American Art

Object Details

Creator
Kennedy Galleries
Names
Fleischman, Martha
Kuhn, Walt, 1877-1949
Provenance
These records were donated to the Archives in 2005 and 2006 by Martha Fleischman, director of the Kennedy Galleries, who compiled these miscellaneous items from the Kennedy Galleries' storage.
Creator
Kennedy Galleries
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Kennedy Galleries Miscellaneous records
Sponsor
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund. Glass plate negatives in this collection were digitized in 2019 with funding provided by the Smithsonian Women's Committee.
Summary
The Kennedy Galleries Miscellaneous Records date from 1864 - circa 1983 and measure 1.28 linear feet. These scattered records were compiled by gallery owner Martha Fleischman and relate to art collections and artists historically represented by or associated with the gallery. The collection includes a few letters, one essay, reports, ledger pages, a certificate, printed materials, and photographs of artists and artwork, particularly artwork by Walt Kuhn.
Biographical / Historical
Established in 1874 by Hermann Wunderlich as H. Wunderlich & Co. in Manhattan, Kennedy Galleries has a long history of dealing American art. When Wunderlich died in 1892, Edward G. Kennedy took over the gallery and changed the name in 1912 to Kennedy & Co. Kennedy was the first U.S. dealer to exhibit the etchings and paintings of James McNeill Whistler, and he compiled a 1910 catalogue raisonné of the artist's work. Kennedy retired in 1916, and Herman Wunderlich (Jr.) became senior partner. Lawrence A. Fleischman, joined the gallery in 1966 as a partner with the late Rudolf G. Wunderlich. In the course of more than a century in business, the gallery has promoted work by artists the likes of Albert Bierstadt, William Merritt Chase, Frederic E. Church, John Singleton Copley, Thomas Eakins, Winslow Homer, Walt Kuhn, Georgia O'Keeffe and Ben Shahn, among others. Under Lawrence A. Fleischman, the gallery served as adviser to the Vatican Museum, Rome in the early 1970s assisting in the selection and acquisition of modern art. Lawrence Fleischman was also the founder of the Archives of American Art, now a part of the Smithsonian Institution. He also served on the White House Committee for the Fine Arts during the administrations of Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. In 1966, the gallery moved to East 56th street; and in 1974 moved again to a newly constructed gallery on West 57th Street. In 2005, the gallery became a private dealership under the direction of Martha Fleischman, Lawrence A. Fleischman's daughter.
Function
Art galleries, Commercial -- New York (State)
Extent
1.28 Linear feet
Date
1864-circa 1983
Archival Repository
Archives of American Art
Identifier
AAA.fleimart
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Citation
Kennedy Galleries miscellaneous records, 1864-1983, bulk 1900-1948. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into one series. Series 1: Kennedy Galleries Miscellaneous Records, 1864-circa 1980 (1.1 linear feet; Box 1, OV 2)
Processing Information
The collection was processed by Nicole Blechynden and Barbara Aikens in 2016-2017, and the finding prepared by Barbara Aikens in 2017. Funding from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund supported this work.
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
The Kennedy Galleries Miscellaneous Records date from 1864 - circa 1983 and measure 1.28 linear feet. These scattered records were compiled by gallery owner Martha Fleischman and relate to art collections and artists historically represented by or associated with the gallery. The collection includes a few letters, one essay, reports, ledger pages, a certificate, printed materials, and photographs of artists and artwork, particularly artwork by Walt Kuhn.
Restrictions
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Related Materials
Also found at the Archives of American Art are the Lawrence and Barbara Fleischman Papers, 1837-1984, bulk 1935-1979; an interview of Lawrence A. Fleischman conducted in 1970, Feb. 28-Mar. 9, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art; an interview of Lawrence A. Fleischman conducted 1994 Apr. 18, by Gail Stavitsky, for the Archives of American Art; and an interview of Barbara Fleischman (Lawrence Fleischman's wife) conducted 2011 Dec. 27 and 2012 Jan. 5, 20, and 23 by Avis Berman for the Archives of American Art.
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1503512810080-1503512810082-0
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw947bf7dc8-2c24-44fd-a49c-625c16e41538

In the Collection

  • Kennedy Galleries Miscellaneous Records

  • Walt Kuhn, Glass Slide of Work of Art

  • Walt Kuhn, Glass Plate Negatives and Lantern Slides of Works of Art

  • Unidentified Photographs of Works of Art

  • Jack Levine's Written Comments on Marvin Cherney's Paintings

  • Childe Hassam Letter to Mr. Milkman

  • M.E. Albers, Photograph of on Horseback

  • Walt Kuhn

  • John Stuart Curry, Photographs of

  • Photographs of Works of Art Destroyed

  • Vincent Colyer Miscellaneous Ledgers and Notes

  • Vincent Colyer, Oversized Certificate and Ledger Sheet

  • William Holbrook Beard, Photograph of

  • Miscellaneous Photographs of "Works of Art and 1967 Exhibition"

  • Thomas P. Craig, Photographs of

  • Paul Magriel (Collector), Miscellaneous Printed Materials

  • Vincent Colyer, Printed Reports to U.S. Government

  • Miscellaneous Photographs of "Works of Art and 1966 Exhibition"

  • Vincent Colyer, Letters and Certificate of Introduction from Ulysses S. Grant and General William Tecumseh Sherman

  • John Stuart Curry, Printed Materials

  • Photographs of Works of Art "No Private Collections"

  • Walt Kuhn Negatives and Transparencies of Works of Art

  • Arundel Society Printed Materials

  • John Stuart Curry, Oversized Printed Materials

  • Albert Bierstadt Letter to W. H. Woolverton

  • Photograph of Walt Kuhn in Studio (3 prints)

  • Brooklyn Art Association Printed Material

  • Printed Materials

  • Oversized Photograph of William Holbrook Beard

  • Photographs of Works of Art "Identified but not Placed"

  • John Stuart Curry, Photographs of Works of Art

  • Photograph of Walt Kuhn by Edward Weston

  • Photographs of Works of Art in Private Collections

  • Walt Kuhn Letter to "Alfred"

Walt Kuhn, Glass Plate Negatives and Lantern Slides of Works of Art
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